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Suicide by electrocution
Suicide by electrocution, a rare method of suicide caused by electric current, about 0.2% of UK suicides (222 of 102,163, 2005-2021), one quarter of electrocution deaths in autopsy series, with cardiac arrhythmia as the fatal mechanism.
Suicide by firearm
Suicide by firearm: a suicide committed with a gun; the leading method of US suicide (27,300 deaths, over half in 2023) and the most lethal method (about 89.6% case fatality), addressed through lethal means counseling, secure storage, and ERPOs.
Suicide by hanging
Suicide by hanging is a form of asphyxia in which the weight of the body tightens a ligature around the neck, one of the most common suicide methods worldwide and around 70% fatal per attempt.
Suicide by jumping from height
Suicide by jumping from height: a lethal but uncommon suicide method from bridges, buildings, cliffs, and terraces. Barriers and nets at hotspots cut site suicides by roughly 90%; displacement evidence is mixed.
Suicide by pilot
Suicide by pilot, also called aircraft-assisted pilot suicide, is a pilot's deliberate use of an aircraft to end their own life, sometimes also killing passengers and people on the ground.
Suicide by poisoning
Suicide by poisoning: intentional ingestion or introduction of toxic substances such as pesticides, medications, or household chemicals as a suicide method; a leading method worldwide, especially pesticide self-poisoning in low- and middle-income countries, with case fatality varying by agent and strong evidence that means restriction saves lives.
Suicide Club (自殺サークル) (film)
Suicide Club (自殺サークル, Jisatsu Sākuru), also Suicide Circle, is a 2001 Japanese horror-mystery film written and directed by Sion Sono, released March 9, 2002, opening with 54 schoolgirls' mass suicide at Shinjuku station; sequel Noriko's Dinner Table.
Suicide door
A suicide door is an automobile door hinged at its rear edge, so it swings open toward the rear; automakers prefer terms like coach door.
Suicide gene therapy
Suicide gene therapy, also called gene-directed enzyme prodrug therapy (GDEPT), is a cancer treatment in which tumor cells are given a gene that converts a harmless prodrug into a toxin.
Suicide in India
Suicide in India: major public health issue; MDS estimated ~187,000 deaths in 2010 (ages 15+), NCRB reported rate 12.4 per lakh in 2022; Mental Healthcare Act 2017 decriminalized suicide; NSPS 2022 targets 10% reduction by 2030.
Suicide in Japan
Suicide in Japan (自殺): peaked at 31,755 deaths in 1998 after the Asian financial crisis, fell over 35% from 2006 to 2022 to 20,320 in 2024 under the Basic Act on Suicide Countermeasures, while student suicides hit records in 2024-2025.
Suicide in Lesotho
Suicide in Lesotho: exceptionally high estimated rates (87.5 per 100,000 age-standardised, 2019), the world's highest female rate, rising 2000–2019 trends, modelled WHO data of uncertain quality, and a mental health system only now gaining a national policy.
Suicide in Lithuania
Suicide in Lithuania: the EU's highest suicide death rate, 18.8 per 100,000 in 2023, about halved since 2000 but stalled since 2022; governed by the National Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2023–2026 targeting 16.6 per 100,000 by 2026.
Suicide in South Korea
South Korea has generally held the highest suicide rate among OECD member states since 2003, recording 29.1 deaths per 100,000 in 2024, compared to 27.8 in 2025.
Suicide in the United Kingdom
Suicide in the United Kingdom: 7,147 deaths registered in 2024; England and Wales rate 11.4 per 100,000, male rate 17.6 versus female 5.7; coroner-certified with long registration delays; devolved prevention strategies in all four nations.
Suicide in the United States
Suicide in the United States: 48,824 deaths in 2024 at 13.7 per 100,000, after rising from 10.8 in 2003 and plateauing 2018–2023; male rates about four times female rates; 988 Lifeline launched 2022.
Suicide Is Painless
Suicide Is Painless, also known as Theme from M*A*S*H, is a 1970 song by Johnny Mandel and 14-year-old Mike Altman for the film MASH; its instrumental version became the M*A*S*H TV series theme.
Suicide legislation
Suicide legislation: statutory and case law on criminalizing or decriminalizing suicide and attempted suicide, and on assisted dying. Includes Suicide Act 1961, WHO decriminalization policy, and jurisdictions such as Canada, Belgium, Netherlands.
Suicide methods
Suicide methods are the means used to end life, dominated globally by pesticide ingestion, hanging, and firearms; availability shapes national patterns, lethality differs by method, and means restriction is a key evidence-based prevention strategy.
Suicide of Amanda Todd
The suicide of Amanda Todd (October 10, 2012), a 15-year-old from Port Coquitlam, BC, followed webcam sextortion and blackmail; Dutch extortionist Aydin Coban was convicted in Canada in 2022, sentenced to 13 years, later converted to six Dutch years.
Suicide of Atul Subhash
Atul Subhash, 34, a Bengaluru techie also called Subhash Atul, died by suicide on December 9, 2024, leaving a 24-page note and video accusing wife Nikita Singhania of harassment, false cases, and a Rs 3 crore extortion demand; an abetment FIR followed.
Suicide of Audrie Pott
The suicide of Audrie Pott was the 2012 death of a 15-year-old Saratoga High School sophomore who killed herself eight days after being sexually assaulted at a house party.
Suicide of Charlotte O'Brien
Charlotte O'Brien, 12, a Year 7 student at Santa Sabina College, Strathfield, Sydney, died by suicide in September 2024 after reported bullying; her family's advocacy drove NSW and national anti-bullying policy change.
Suicide of Christine Chubbuck
Christine Chubbuck, Sarasota WXLT-TV Channel 40 reporter, shot herself live on air during Suncoast Digest on July 15, 1974; footage remains largely unavailable, and her story inspired the 2016 films Christine and Kate Plays Christine.
Suicide of Gabriel Taye
Gabriel Taye, an 8-year-old Cincinnati third-grader, died by suicide January 26, 2017, two days after a school bathroom attack; the case led to a Sixth Circuit immunity ruling and a $3 million 2021 settlement.
Suicide of Jacintha Saldanha
Jacintha Saldanha, an Indian-born nurse at London's King Edward VII Hospital, died by suicide in December 2012 after transferring a 2Day FM royal prank call from DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian about the Duchess of Cambridge; the 2014 inquest ruled suicide and Australian regulation followed.
Suicide of Jamey Rodemeyer
Suicide of Jamey Rodemeyer, also described as the death of Jamey Rodemeyer: the September 18, 2011 suicide of a 14-year-old Williamsville, New York freshman after anti-gay bullying, which prompted a criminal investigation, school suspensions, Lady Gaga's response, and his parents' anti-bullying advocacy.
Suicide of Joe Gliniewicz
Suicide of Joe Gliniewicz: Fox Lake, Illinois lieutenant Charles Joseph "G.I. Joe" Gliniewicz shot himself on September 1, 2015, staging his death as a murder to hide seven years of embezzlement from the Police Explorer program.
Suicide of Kurt Cobain
Suicide of Kurt Cobain: the Nirvana frontman, 27, shot himself in Seattle on April 5, 1994; ruled suicide by King County Medical Examiner, no Werther effect found, murder theories rejected by police.
Suicide of Lia Smith
Suicide of Lia Smith (2004–2025), Middlebury College senior and transgender former diver from Woodside, California, found dead October 23, 2025 in Cornwall, Vermont; the Chief Medical Examiner ruled suicide, and coverage linked her death to anti-trans policies.