Suicide deaths per 100,000 population, United States, 1999 and 2002 |
2002 | 1999 | ||||||
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Population group | Number | Ratea | Standard error | Number | Ratea | Standard error | |
Total | 31,645 | 10.9 | 0.1 | 29,183 | 10.5 | 0.1 | |
Age (not age adjusted) | 0-17 | 974 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1,004 | DNA | DNA |
18-44 | 15,197 | 13.4 | 0.1 | 14,713 | DNA | DNA | |
45-64 | 9,926 | 14.9 | 0.1 | 7,977 | 13.2 | 0.1 | |
65 and over | 5,548 | 15.6 | 0.2 | 5,489 | 15.8 | 0.2 | |
Race | American Indian or Alaska Native | 324 | 10.2 | 0.6 | 291 | 10.1 | 0.6 |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 661 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 657 | 6.0 | 0.2 | |
Black | 1,939 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 1,948 | 5.6 | 0.1 | |
White | 28,721 | 12.0 | 0.1 | 26,287 | 11.3 | 0.1 | |
Ethnicity | Hispanic, all races | 1,952 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 1,693 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
Non-Hispanic, all races | 29,539 | 11.6 | 0.1 | 27,370 | 11.0 | 0.1 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 1,896 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 1,922 | 5.7 | 0.1 | |
Non-Hispanic, White | 26,687 | 12.9 | 0.1 | 24,528 | 12.0 | 0.1 | |
Gender | Female | 6,246 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 5,741 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
Male | 25,399 | 18.4 | 0.1 | 23,442 | 17.8 | 0.1 | |
Education (age 25-64) | Less than high school | 3,210 | 17.9 | 0.3 | 2,988 | 17.7 | 0.3 |
High school graduate | 9,237 | 20.4 | 0.2 | 8,104 | 18.4 | 0.2 | |
At least some college | 8,133 | 9.9 | 0.1 | 6,872 | 9.4 | 0.1 | |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
DNA - Data have not been analyzed.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.