Table 1 Suicide methods in absolute numbers and percentages by gender in EAAD countries combined through the years 2000–4/5*

	Male		Female		Total
	No	%	No	%	No	%
Poisoning by drugs (X60–X64)	10 211	8.6	10 209	24.7	20 420	12.7
Poisoning by other means (X65–X69)	6432	5.4	1766	4.3	8198	5.1
Hanging (X70)	64 730	54.3	14 735	35.6	79 465	49.5
Drowning (X71)	3598	3.0	3186	7.7	6784	4.2
Firearms (X72–X74)	11 593	9.7	548	1.3	12 141	7.6
Jumping (X80)	9341	7.8	5977	14.5	15 318	9.5
Moving object (X81)	5817	4.9	2162	5.2	7979	5.0
Other methods	7400	6.2	2755	6.7	10 155	6.3
Total	119 122	100	41 338	100	160 460	100

*Available years summarised.