Table 1.82b Suicide deaths per 100,000 population, by State, 1999 and 2002 |
|
2002 |
1999 |
State |
Number |
Ratea |
Standard error |
Number |
Ratea |
Standard error |
United States |
31,645 |
10.9 |
0.1 |
29,183 |
10.5 |
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alabama |
514 |
11.4 |
0.5 |
555 |
12.5 |
0.5 |
Alaska |
132 |
21.0 |
1.9 |
96 |
16.8 |
1.9 |
Arizona |
886 |
16.5 |
0.6 |
765 |
15.5 |
0.6 |
Arkansas |
377 |
14.0 |
0.7 |
336 |
12.6 |
0.7 |
California |
3,227 |
9.6 |
0.2 |
3,074 |
9.6 |
0.2 |
Colorado |
727 |
16.2 |
0.6 |
574 |
13.7 |
0.6 |
Connecticut |
259 |
7.4 |
0.5 |
274 |
7.9 |
0.5 |
Delaware |
74 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
86 |
11.0 |
1.2 |
District of Columbia |
31 |
5.1 |
0.9 |
30 |
5.1 |
0.9 |
Florida |
2,337 |
13.4 |
0.3 |
2,026 |
12.2 |
0.3 |
Georgia |
909 |
11.0 |
0.4 |
873 |
11.1 |
0.4 |
Hawaii |
120 |
9.5 |
0.9 |
136 |
11.1 |
1.0 |
Idaho |
201 |
15.5 |
1.1 |
181 |
14.8 |
1.1 |
Illinois |
1,145 |
9.1 |
0.3 |
1,020 |
8.3 |
0.3 |
Indiana |
743 |
12.1 |
0.4 |
627 |
10.4 |
0.4 |
Iowa |
314 |
10.5 |
0.6 |
305 |
10.3 |
0.6 |
Kansas |
345 |
12.6 |
0.7 |
299 |
11.2 |
0.7 |
Kentucky |
539 |
12.8 |
0.6 |
470 |
11.6 |
0.5 |
Louisiana |
499 |
11.2 |
0.5 |
518 |
11.9 |
0.5 |
Maine |
166 |
12.3 |
1.0 |
175 |
13.4 |
1.0 |
Maryland |
477 |
8.7 |
0.4 |
433 |
8.3 |
0.4 |
Massachusetts |
436 |
6.5 |
0.3 |
431 |
6.7 |
0.3 |
Michigan |
1,106 |
11.0 |
0.3 |
974 |
9.9 |
0.3 |
Minnesota |
497 |
9.7 |
0.4 |
437 |
9.0 |
0.4 |
Mississippi |
343 |
12.1 |
0.7 |
304 |
11.0 |
0.6 |
Missouri |
693 |
12.1 |
0.5 |
700 |
12.5 |
0.5 |
Montana |
184 |
19.9 |
1.5 |
162 |
17.7 |
1.4 |
Nebraska |
201 |
11.7 |
0.8 |
177 |
10.5 |
0.8 |
Nevada |
423 |
19.8 |
1.0 |
402 |
21.3 |
1.1 |
New Hampshire |
132 |
10.2 |
0.9 |
137 |
11.2 |
1.0 |
New Jersey |
552 |
6.3 |
0.3 |
562 |
6.6 |
0.3 |
New Mexico |
349 |
19.1 |
1.0 |
318 |
18.1 |
1.0 |
New York |
1,228 |
6.3 |
0.2 |
1,195 |
6.3 |
0.2 |
North Carolina |
986 |
11.8 |
0.4 |
884 |
11.0 |
0.4 |
North Dakota |
91 |
14.2 |
1.5 |
73 |
11.1 |
1.3 |
Ohio |
1,287 |
11.2 |
0.3 |
1,102 |
9.7 |
0.3 |
Oklahoma |
501 |
14.3 |
0.6 |
492 |
14.4 |
0.7 |
Oregon |
518 |
14.4 |
0.6 |
478 |
13.9 |
0.6 |
Pennsylvania |
1,341 |
10.7 |
0.3 |
1,284 |
10.3 |
0.3 |
Rhode Island |
86 |
7.9 |
0.8 |
96 |
9.1 |
0.9 |
South Carolina |
440 |
10.6 |
0.5 |
418 |
10.5 |
0.5 |
South Dakota |
94 |
12.2 |
1.3 |
103 |
13.7 |
1.4 |
Tennessee |
777 |
13.2 |
0.5 |
725 |
12.7 |
0.5 |
Texas |
2,308 |
11.0 |
0.2 |
2,005 |
10.2 |
0.2 |
Utah |
340 |
16.1 |
0.9 |
282 |
14.0 |
0.9 |
Vermont |
92 |
14.1 |
1.5 |
63 |
10.2 |
1.3 |
Virginia |
799 |
10.9 |
0.4 |
790 |
11.2 |
0.4 |
Washington |
811 |
13.3 |
0.5 |
816 |
14.0 |
0.5 |
West Virginia |
276 |
14.8 |
0.9 |
229 |
12.1 |
0.8 |
Wisconsin |
627 |
11.3 |
0.5 |
593 |
11.0 |
0.5 |
Wyoming |
105 |
20.7 |
2.0 |
98 |
20.3 |
2.1 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.
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