1. There are four male suicides for every one female; however, at least twice as many females as males attempt suicide. 2. Sixty percent of all people who commit suicide kill themselves with guns. 3. Guns are now used in more suicides than homicides. 4. Women are more likely to use drugs or poison than violent means; men are more inclined to use a quick, violent means of suicide such as a gun or hanging. 5. 500,000 Americans survive suicide attempts each year. 6. Of those who commit suicide, only 25% are determined to have been mentally ill. 7. Of those who commit suicide, 80% warned someone that they were contemplating doing so. 8. The highest suicide rates are among people ages 35-49 and people 65 and over. 9. The suicide rate on American Indian reservations is 5 times the national average.