CDC figures for death by suicide are currently lagging by more than a year. Information is not yet available for 2011 or 2012.
Who is Most at Risk for Death by Suicide?
Suicide
death rates vary considerably among different groups of people. The CDC
reports suicide rates by four key demographic variables: age, sex,
race/ethnicity, and geographic region/state.
Research suggests
that many other variables also affect suicide rates, such as
socioeconomic status, employment, occupation, sexual orientation, and
gender identity. Although individual states collect data on some of
these characteristics, they are not included in national reports issued
by the CDC.
Suicide Rates by Age
In
2010, the highest suicide rate (18.6) was among people 45 to 64 years
old. The second highest rate (17.6) occurred in those 85 years and
older. Younger groups have had consistently lower suicide rates than
middle-aged and older adults. In 2010, adolescents and young adults aged
15 to 24 had a suicide rate of 10.5 (Figure 3).
Suicide Rates by Sex
For many years, the suicide rate has been about 4 times higher among men than among women (Figure 4).
In 2010, men had a suicide rate of 19.9, and women had a rate of
5.2. Of those who died by suicide in 2010, 78.9% were male and 21.1%
were female.
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