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. Last accessed 2009 August 10.
U.S. Map of Suicide
Source: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention using 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, 1991–2006
- Trends in Suicide Rates Among Both Sexes, by Age Group, United States, 1991–2006
- Trends in Suicide Rates Among Males, by Age Group, United States, 1991–2006
- Trends in Suicide Rates Among Females, by Age Group, United States, 1991–2006
- Trends in Suicide Rates Among Females 10-24 Years, by Mechanism, 1991–2006
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. Last accessed 2009 August 10.
Suicide Rates by Demographics
- Suicide Rates Among Persons Ages 10 Years and Older, by Race/Ethnicity, United States, 2002–2006
- Suicide Rates Among Persons Ages 10 Years and Older, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 2002–2006
- Suicide Rates Among Persons Ages 10–24 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 2002–2006
- Suicide Rates Among Persons Ages 25–64 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 2002–2006
- Suicide Rates Among Persons Ages 65 Years and Older, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 2002–2006
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. Last accessed 2009 August 10.
Suicide Mechanisms
- Percentage of Suicides Among Persons Ages 10 Years and Older, by Sex and Mechanism, United States, 2002–2006
- Percentage of Suicides, by Age Group, Sex and Mechanism, United States, 2002–2006
- Percentage of Suicides Among Persons Ages 10-24 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Mechanism, United States, 2002–2006
- Percentage of Suicides Among Persons Ages 25-64 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Mechanism, United States, 2002–2006
- Percentage of Suicides Among Persons Ages 65 Years and Older, by Race/Ethnicity and Mechanism, United States, 2002–2006
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. Last accessed 2009 August 10.
Fatal and Nonfatal Self-Harm Injuries
- Percentage of Self-Harm Injuries, by Age Group, Disposition, and Mechanism, United States, 2002–2006
- Case Fatality Rate Among Persons Ages 10 Years and Older, by Mechanism, United States, 2002–2006
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. Last accessed 2009 August 10.
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Available at: www.cdc.gov/yrbss. Last accessed 2009 August 10.
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. Last accessed 2009 August 10.
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