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Table 2 Methods used for attempts and suicide in the year 2019 and 2020

From: Analysis of news media reports of suicides and attempted suicides during the COVID-19 lockdown in India

Methods

Suicide

Attempts

 

2019 (n = 181)

2020 (n = 295)

2019 (n = 23)

2020 (n = 36)

Consumption of poisonous substance

39 (21.5)

25 (8.5)

9 (39.1)

8 (22.2)

Drowning

10 (5.5)

11 (3.7)

1 (4.3)

4 (11.1)

Hanging

76 (42)

190 (64.4)*

5 (13.8)

Jumping in front of train

17 (9.4)

6 (2)

3 (13.0)

Jumping from height

20 (11)

30 (10.1)

3 (13.0)

8 (22.2)

Others (Self-immolation, self-infliction,)

19 (10.5)

33 (11.2)

7 (30.4)

11 (30.5)

  1. Data not known for 46 suicide cases; 8 attempted cases. Values are presented as number of cases (%). Significant differences for method of suicides cases between 2019 and 2020 χ2 37.8
  2. *p < 0.05