National Suicide Statistics At A Glance
National Suicide Statistics At A Glance
Leading Causes of Death
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). Leading Causes of Death Reports. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html. Last accessed 2012 March 09.
U.S. Map of Suicide
Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). Fatal Injury Maps 2000-2006. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html. Last accessed 2012 March 09. Maps are based on geospatially smoothed, age-adjusted death rates derived from the National Center for Health Statistics’ National Vital Statistics System (deaths) and the US Census Bureau (population estimates).
Trends in Suicide
- Trends in Suicide Rates Among Persons Ages 10 Years and Older, by Sex, United States, 1991–2009
- Trends in Suicide Rates Among Both Sexes, by Age Group, United States, 1991–2009
- Trends in Suicide Rates Among Males, by Age Group, United States, 1991–2009
- Trends in Suicide Rates Among Females, by Age Group, United States, 1991–2009
- Trends in Suicide Rates Among Persons Ages 25–64 Years, Both Sexes, by Age Group, United States, 1991–2009
- Trends in Suicide Rates Among Males, Ages 25–64 Years, by Age Group, United States, 1991–2009
- Trends in Suicide Rates Among Females, Ages 25–64 Years, by Age Group, United States, 1991–2009
- Trends by mechanism for selected subgroups where notable temporal changes in suicide rates have occurred
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). Fatal Injury Reports. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html. Last accessed 2012 March 09.
Suicide Rates by Demographics
- Suicide Rates Among Persons Ages 10 Years and Older, by Race/Ethnicity, United States, 2005–2009
- Suicide Rates Among Persons Ages 10 Years and Older, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 2005–2009
- Suicide Rates Among Persons Ages 10–24 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 2005–2009
- Suicide Rates Among Persons Ages 25–64 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 2005–2009
- Suicide Rates Among Persons Ages 65 Years and Older, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 2005–2009
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). Fatal Injury Reports. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html. Last accessed 2012 March 09.
Suicide Mechanisms
- Percentage of Suicides Among Persons Ages 10 Years and Older, by Sex and Mechanism, United States, 2005–2009
- Percentage of Suicides, by Age Group, Sex and Mechanism, United States, 2005–2009
- Percentage of Suicides Among Persons Ages 10–24 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Mechanism, United States, 2005–2009
- Percentage of Suicides Among Persons Ages 25–64 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Mechanism, United States, 2005–2009
- Percentage of Suicides Among Persons Ages 65 Years and Older, by Race/Ethnicity and Mechanism, United States, 2005–2009
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). Fatal Injury Reports. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html. Last accessed 2012 March 09.
Fatal and Nonfatal Self-Harm Injuries
- Percentage of Self-Harm Injuries, by Age Group, Disposition, and Mechanism, United States, 2005–2009
- Case Fatality Rate Among Persons Ages 10 Years and Older, by Mechanism, United States, 2005–2009
Sources:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). Fatal Injury Reports and Nonfatal Injury Reports. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html. Last accessed 2012 March 09.
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Available at: www.cdc.gov/yrbss. Last accessed 2012 March 09.
National Violent Death Reporting System
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). NVDRS Reports. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html. Last accessed 2012 March 09.
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