Table 1.82a
Suicide deaths per 100,000 population, United States, 1999 and 2002 |
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2002 |
1999 |
| Population group |
Number |
Ratea |
Standard error |
Number |
Ratea |
Standard error |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
31,645 |
10.9 |
0.1 |
29,183 |
10.5 |
0.1 |
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|
|
|
|
|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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|
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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.
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