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QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Rates of Firearm-Related Suicide, by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Sex — National Vital Statistics System (U.S.), U.S. 2019
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10 15 2021
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 70(41):1455
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Series: QuickStats
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Alternative Title:MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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Description:In 2019, among males, non-Hispanic White males had the highest age-adjusted rate of firearm-related suicide at 15.8 per 100,000 population, followed by non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaskan Native males (11.2), non-Hispanic Black males (6.9), Hispanic males (4.6), and non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander males (3.2). Among females, non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaskan Native females had the highest rates (2.6 and 2.2, respectively), followed by non-Hispanic Black females (0.8), Hispanic females (0.6), and non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander females (0.4). Males had higher rates than females across all race and Hispanic origin groups.
Source: National Vital Statistics System (U.S.), Mortality Data, 2019. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/deaths.htm
Reported by: Matthew F. Garnett, MPH, Mgarnett@cdc.gov, 301-458-4077; Merianne R. Spencer, MPH; Holly Hedegaard, MD.
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Pubmed ID:34648485
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC8631282
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