Suicide deaths per 100,000 populationa, by race, United States, 2002 |
| Population group | Total | White | Black | API | AI/AN | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | ||
| Total | 10.9 | 0.1 | 12.0 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 0.6 | |
| Age (not age adjusted) | 0-17 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 18-44 | 13.4 | 0.1 | 14.7 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 17.8 | 1.2 | |
| 45-64 | 14.9 | 0.1 | 16.6 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 9.9 | 1.3 | |
| 65 and over | 15.6 | 0.2 | 16.8 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 10.0 | 1.0 | * | * | |
| Gender | Female | 4.2 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Male | 18.4 | 0.1 | 20.0 | 0.1 | 9.8 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 16.4 | 1.1 | |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality (based on < 20 deaths).
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: Standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.