"Figure 10: Since 2013, hanging, strangulation and suffocation has been the most common suicide method among females","" "Proportion of suicide by method, females, England and Wales, 2001 to 2019","" "","" "Notes","1. The National Statistics definition of suicide is given in [Section 9: Glossary](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2019registrations#glossary). 2. Figures are for females aged 10 years and over. 3. Deaths of non-residents are included in figures for England and Wales, based on postcode boundaries as of May 2020. 4. Figures are for deaths registered, rather than deaths occurring 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 7: Registration delays](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2019registrations#registration-delays). 5. “Other” category includes methods of suicide such as firearm, smoke, fire and flames, and unspecified events. 6. Table 15 in the Suicides in England and Wales dataset has more information regarding definitions." "Unit","%" "","" "","Drowning","Fall and Fracture","Poisoning","Hanging, strangulation and suffocation ","Jumping or lying in front of a moving object","Sharp object","Other" "2001","7.3","2.8","49.0","26.6","2.9","1.0","10.3" "2002","7.4","4.1","48.3","26.1","2.9","1.0","10.2" "2003","7.3","4.1","46.3","26.9","2.9","1.3","11.2" "2004","6.6","3.5","46.1","28.2","3.4","1.6","10.6" "2005","6.9","4.9","43.4","30.6","2.6","1.3","10.3" "2006","6.8","3.9","40.3","34.1","3.2","1.7","10.0" "2007","6.2","3.9","39.6","33.9","4.6","1.2","10.6" "2008","7.1","4.9","36.3","37.8","3.3","2.2","8.4" "2009","6.9","3.0","35.4","38.4","3.9","1.6","10.8" "2010","5.7","3.3","36.9","37.7","5.9","2.2","8.3" "2011","6.4","4.3","38.1","35.0","3.3","1.9","11.1" "2012","5.7","4.1","39.9","37.5","3.1","1.7","8.0" "2013","5.7","3.7","36.6","41.6","2.9","1.7","7.8" "2014","5.8","4.1","35.1","42.0","4.1","1.7","7.1" "2015","5.7","3.9","32.2","45.0","5.1","1.6","6.5" "2016","4.8","4.6","33.6","45.3","3.7","1.8","6.2" "2017","5.2","3.1","36.8","42.8","4.8","1.3","6.0" "2018","4.2","3.6","34.1","46.4","3.6","1.8","6.4" "2019","5.0","4.0","32.8","46.7","3.5","1.9","6.2"