Chemical Suicide

Leading Causes of Death
  • Suicide ranked in the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States in 2010.
  • Heart disease and Cancer lead the way
  • Firearm suicides comprised 50.5% of total
  • Suffocation/Hanging 24.7%
  • Poisoning 17.2%
  • Drowning 1.1%
There are other methods of suicide that are not listed here as well. [23]