Suicide Rates in the United States Continue to Increase Holly Hedegaard, M.D., Sally C. Curtin, M.A., and Margaret Warner, Ph.D.
Figure 1. Age-adjusted suicide rates, by sex: United States, 20002016
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Key findings
Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality ? For 20002016, the age- adjusted suicide rate increased 30%, from 10.4 to 13.5 per 100,000 population, increasing on average by about 1% per year from 2000 through 2006 and by 2% per year from 2006 through 2016. ? For females aged 1074, suicide rates in 2016 were higher than in 2000. ? For males aged 1574, suicide rates in 2016 were higher than in 2000. ? In 2016, for females, suffocation accounted for a higher percentage of suicides among those under age 25, while poisoning accounted for a higher percentage among those aged 45 and over. ? In 2016, firearms were the most common means of suicide among males aged 15 and over.
U.S. DEPA
In 2016, suicide was the 10th leading cause of death in the United States (1). Although the Healthy People 2020 target is to reduce suicide rates to 10.2 per 100,000 by 2020 (2), suicide rates have steadily increased in recent years (3,4). This Data Brief uses the most recent data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to update trends in suicide mortality from 2000 through 2016 and to describe differences by sex, age group, and means of suicide (e.g., suffocation, firearms, poisoning).
Keywords: National Vital Statistics System death certificates underlying cause of death intentional self-harm
From 2000 through 2016, suicide rates increased for both males and females, with greater annual percentage increases occurring after 2006.
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Reference:
Question, Persuade and Refer (QPR) – Suicide Prevention Program
Hedegaard, H., Curtin, S., & Warner, M. (2018). Suicide Rates in the United States Continue to Increase. Center for Disease Control.
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