There are more suicides than homicides. There are twice as many suicides as homicides. Suicide rates are higher for people of low income. Suicide shows little prejudice to economic status. It is representative proportionally among all levels of society.
More men commit suicide than women.
Most suicidal people are undecided about living or dying, and they gamble with death, leaving it to others to save them. People who want to kill themselves will not always feel suicidal or constantly be at a high risk for suicide. They feel that way until the crisis period passes. Most suicides are caused by a single dramatic and traumatic event. There is no genetic predisposition to suicide.