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Suicide Suicide (self inflicted harm) is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. If possible, please add Geni profiles to one of the method projects, and/or to one of the cause projects, both listed below; or SEE: Cause of Death Projects needed? if not listed. If the method is NOT KNOWN, then add to this "umbrella" project. Suicide is often carried out as a result of despair...
Add those who have died by suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot. Most people who attempt suicide do not die—unless they use a gun. Across all suicide attempts without a gun, 4% result in death. But when a gun is involved, that figure skyrockets to 90%. That second chance matters: the vast majority of people who survive a suicide attempt do not go on to die from a later attempt. The research ...