2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.91a

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Table 1.91a
Suicide deaths per 100,000 population,^a United States, 1999 and 2004

Population group		2004			1999
Population group		Number	Rate	Standard error	Number	Rate	Standard error
Total		32,428	10.9	0.1	29,183	10.5	0.1
Age, not age adjusted	0-17	1,029	1.4	0.0	1,004	DNA	DNA
	18-44	15,284	13.5	0.1	14,713	DNA	DNA
	45-64	10,917	15.4	0.1	7,977	13.2	0.1
	65 and over	5,198	14.3	0.2	5,489	15.8	0.2
Race	American Indian/Alaska Native	403	12.2	0.6	291	10.1	0.6
	Asian/Pacific Islander	765	5.8	0.2	657	6.0	0.2
	Black	2,018	5.3	0.1	1,948	5.6	0.1
	White	29,242	12.0	0.1	26,287	11.3	0.1
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	2,204	5.9	0.1	1,693	5.9	0.2
	Non-Hispanic, all races	30,109	11.6	0.1	27,370	11.0	0.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	1,969	5.5	0.1	1,922	5.7	0.1
	Non-Hispanic, White	27,000	12.9	0.1	24,528	12.0	0.1
Gender	Male	25,555	18.0	0.1	23,442	17.8	0.1
Gender	Female	6,873	4.5	0.1	5,741	4.0	0.1
Education, ages 25-64	Less than high school	2,495	21.7	0.4	2,988	17.7	0.3
	High school graduate	7,030	21.5	0.3	8,104	18.4	0.2
	At least some college	5,964	10.6	0.1	6,872	9.4	0.1
Residence location^b	Large central metro	8,321	9.6	0.1	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Large fringe metro	6,839	9.5	0.1	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Medium metro	6,776	11.5	0.1	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Small metro	3,492	12.4	0.2	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Micropolitan (nonmetro)	4,067	13.2	0.2	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Noncore (nonmetro)	2,933	14.8	0.3	DNA	DNA	DNA

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

^b For more information, see the National Vital Statistics System entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.