Musician suicide statistics
average age: 40 years old
oldest suicide: 77 years old
youngest suicide: 19 years old
men: 49
women: 3
methods:
shooting: 18
hanging: 14
unknown circumstances: 7
fall from building: 3
intentional overdose: 3
stabbing: 3
throwing self in front of train: 2
carbon monoxide poisoning: 2
frequency:
January: 3
February: 5
March: 2
April: 9
May: 4
June: 5
July: 3
August: 2
September: 1
October: 6
November: 7
December: 4
More musicians kill themselves in April than in September: (9:1 ratio)
February 3rd, April 7th, and October 21st are the most popular dates. (3:3:2)
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