All Indian Health Service Area Maps
Native
American Suicides per 100,000, Ages 0-19, IHS Areas, 1989-1998
 |
|
IHS Area
|
Death Rate
(per 100,000)
|
Percentile
|
| Aberdeen |
19.6 |
95-100 |
| Alaska |
25.1 |
95-100 |
| Albuquerque |
7.7 |
75-94 |
| Bemidji |
10.7 |
95-100 |
| Billings |
8.6 |
95-100 |
| California |
5.0 |
50-74 |
| Nashville |
2.9 |
0-49 |
| Navajo |
7.4 |
75-94 |
| Oklahoma |
4.3 |
50-74 |
| Phoenix |
8.1 |
75-94 |
| Portland |
8.5 |
95-100 |
| Tucson |
18.8 |
95-100 |
| All IHS Areas
Combined |
9.2
|
|
| United States Rate |
3.0 |
|
|
|
Suicide
Age Specific Rates
1989-1998
|
Age Group (years) |
Death Rate (per 100,000) |
|
Under 1 |
0.0 |
|
1-4 |
0.0 |
|
5-9 |
0.1* |
|
10-14 |
4.6 |
|
15-19 |
31.8 |
* Rates are based
on fewer than 20 deaths and should be interpreted with caution.
|
|
SUMMARY |
- Between 1989 and 1998,
462 Native American children and youth committed suicide.
- Suicide
rates were highest among those age 15 to 19 years.
- Among Native
American youth who committed suicide, 52% of suicides were committed
with a firearm, and more than one third were by hanging/suffocation.
- During
the most recent period, 1997�98, suicide rates for Native American
males were 5.2 times greater than rates for black males and 3.6 times
greater than white males. The suicide rate for Native American females
was 4.7 times greater than black females and 3.4 times greater than
white females.
- Suicide rates for Native American males and females
remained unchanged from 1989 to 1998.
- The highest rates of youth
suicide occurred in the Tucson, Aberdeen, and Alaska IHS Areas. These
Areas had rates that were 6 to 8 times greater than U.S. national
rates.
|
|
|
Suicide Rate per 100,000
Population1981�98
|
Year |
Native American Rate |
Black Rate |
White Rate |
|
81-82 |
8.27 |
1.07 |
2.66 |
|
83-84 |
8.90 |
1.23 |
2.74 |
|
85-86 |
8.48 |
1.44 |
3.18 |
|
87-88 |
8.07 |
1.77 |
3.32 |
|
89-90 |
10.21 |
1.97 |
3.4 |
|
91-92 |
8.50 |
2.23 |
3.34 |
|
93-94 |
8.56 |
2.57 |
3.32 |
|
95-96 |
8.58 |
2.15 |
3.12 |
|
97-98 |
10.23 |
1.99 |
2.87 |
|
Suicide by Method Used
1989-1998
|
Method Used |
Frequency (%) |
|
Firearms |
51.9 |
|
Hanging |
37.4 |
|
Jumping |
0.5 |
|
Motor Vehicle Exhaust
Gas |
0.5 |
|
Poisoning |
6.1 |
|
Submersion |
0.5 |
|
Other |
3.2 |
|
|
