"Figure 4: The proportion of suicide deaths due to hanging continues to increase","" "Percentage of suicide by method, England and Wales, deaths occurring between April and July, between 2015 and 2020","" "","" "Notes","1. The National Statistics definition of suicide is given in [Section 7: Glossary](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsfromsuicidethatoccurredinenglandandwales/aprilandjuly2020#glossary). 2. Figures are for persons aged 10 years and over. 3. Figures for England and Wales combined (area code K04000001) include death of non-residents. 4. Figures are for deaths occurring, rather than deaths registered in each calendar year. Because of the length of time it takes to complete a coroner's inquest, it can take months or even years for a suicide to be registered. More details can be found in [Section 4: Late registrations of suicide deaths](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsfromsuicidethatoccurredinenglandandwales/aprilandjuly2020#late-registration-of-suicide-deaths). 5. “Other” category includes methods of suicide such as firearm, smoke, fire and flames, and unspecified events. 6. More information regarding definitions can be found in Table 14 in the Suicides in England and Wales dataset." "Unit","Proportions of all suicides (%) " "","" "Date of death occurrence is between","Hanging, suffocation and strangulation","Poisoning","Other","Jumping or lying in front of a moving object","Drowning","Fall and fracture","Sharp object" "April and July 2020","60.8","18.9","7.3","2.6","3.6","3.1","3.7" "April and July 2019","58.8","19.4","6.8","3.8","3.9","4.2","3.1" "April and July 2018","59.2","19.2","7.7","3.9","3.3","3.4","3.1" "April and July 2017","56.6","20.8","6.3","4.9","4.0","3.9","3.5" "April and July 2016","56.3","21.7","7.7","4.3","4.0","3.4","2.6" "April and July 2015","55.1","21.3","7.5","5.7","4.4","3.4","2.6"