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[–]Irascible-harpy 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Women attempt suicide 1.2 times as often as men. The larger number of male deaths by suicide is likely attributable to methodology. Men and women tend to use different methods. I'd argue women tend to put more thought into their corpse and the impact of their death on the people they leave behind. Men also are more likely to own guns, which are a major driver in the success of a suicide attempt.