Table 2 Suicide methods in percentages in EAAD countries by gender, annual means for the years 2000–4/5

	Poisoning by drugs	Poisoning by other means	Hanging	Drowning	Firearms	Jumping	Moving object	Other methods
Belgium
Males	6.8	3.9	57.3	7.0	12.0	3.3	5.2	4.5
Females	17.4	3.3	36.9	18.6	3.7	7.6	6.3	6.1
England
Males	14.7	11.5	55.4	2.1	3.6	2.7	5.4	4.7
Females	41.0	4.5	36.4	4.5	0.6	3.6	5.9	3.5
Estonia
Males	1.6	2.4	79.1	0.3	8.5	3.2	0.4	4.4
Females	9.2	2.6	70.8	1.9	1.7	10.6	0.0	3.3
Finland
Males	17.3	6.1	33.4	3.7	24.6	4.7	4.8	5.4
Females	50.1	1.2	20.7	9.7	2.1	6.6	6.0	3.5
Germany
Males	8.2	4.1	54.9	2.0	10.4	7.8	5.6	7.1
Females	23.2	3.1	37.9	6.7	1.3	14.1	5.2	8.3
Hungary
Males	6.9	5.1	69.7	1.2	4.1	5.0	2.6	5.5
Females	26.6	6.6	45.3	3.9	0.6	9.6	2.4	5.0
Iceland
Males	22.7	8.6	36.7	6.3	15.6	4.7	0.0	5.5
Females	45.2	14.3	16.7	16.7	0.0	2.4	0.0	4.8
Ireland
Males	8.0	2.9	60.2	16.2	7.6	1.8	2.0	1.2
Females	28.1	1.3	33.4	25.5	1.9	3.6	4.9	1.3
Italy
Males	2.7	9.5	55.4	5.0	6.8	14.0	1.8	5.0
Females	7.6	7.6	28.8	12.1	1.5	33.3	6.1	3.0
Luxembourg
Males	8.7	8.0	39.1	2.7	13.0	17.1	2.0	9.4
Females	28.6	8.2	14.3	3.1	1.0	32.7	3.1	9.2
Netherlands
Males	10.8	3.7	48.4	6.5	4.1	8.2	11.7	6.6
Females	24.4	2.5	33.8	10.4	0.5	10.7	12.0	5.8
Portugal
Males	2.1	13.2	52.3	4.3	12.5	5.7	1.1	8.7
Females	9.1	21.8	31.5	13.1	2.7	11.7	1.4	8.8
Scotland
Males	17.4	6.7	56.2	3.9	2.1	5.6	2.5	5.5
Females	46.0	1.1	33.3	6.4	0.1	6.3	1.6	5.1
Slovenia
Males	2.2	7.3	65.9	2.3	12.6	3.7	1.5	4.6
Females	8.3	5.1	55.4	11.9	1.1	9.4	3.7	5.1
Spain
Males	3.4	4.4	52.7	3.9	6.9	18.3	3.7	6.7
Females	8.1	6.4	29.5	6.8	1.0	37.4	3.0	7.8
Switzerland
Males	13.1	3.5	27.2	3.0	33.6	9.2	6.0	4.5
Females	37.5	2.4	19.1	10.0	3.6	14.7	8.5	4.3
Total
Males	8.6	5.5	54.5	3.0	9.7	7.6	4.8	6.1
Females	24.9	4.4	35.7	7.8	1.3	14.1	5.2	6.6