Preference of lethal methods is not the only cause for higher suicide rates in males

Characteristics of Attempted Suicide Patients Presenting to a Greek Emergency Department

“…Females are more likely to attempt suicide by poisoning than males, while males are more likely to use methods of suicide with high lethality like hanging than females [49,50]. However, even within the same method the outcome has been found to be more lethal for males [51,52].…”

Gender differences in suicide in Serbia within the period 2006-2010

“…According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO) 1 suicides are considerably more common among males in all European countries, while attempted suicides are considerably common in females. These differences can be explained by expressive impulsiveness in males who more often choose more effective (more lethal) suicide methods, as well as by the fact that important roles in the suicidal behavior have also various cultural expectations both from males and females [2][3][4] . Then suicide becomes an option they think about.…”

Risk factors of suicide attempts by poisoning: review

“…For example, men prefer potentially lethal methods, such as hanging or shooting, [13][14][15] whereas women use less aggressive and slower methods, such as some types of poisoning. [16][17][18] The study of suicide attempts by poisoning is justified by the consistent evidence of a growing use of toxic agents as a method. [19][20][21][22] Of the main toxic agents, medications have been increasingly used in the last decades, and are now more frequent than pesticides.…”