Suicide Rates by Industry and Occupation – National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2021

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• Personal Author:
  Li J ; Miniño A ; Peterson C ; Scott KA ; Stone DM ; Sussell, Aaron L.
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? The 2021 suicide rate among U.S. persons of working age is approximately 33% higher than it was 2 decades ago. What is added by this report? Data from 49 states were used to calculate suicide rates by sex for all major and detailed industry and occupational groups. Major industry groups with the highest suicide rates included Mining; Construction; Other Services; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting. Major occupation groups with higher suicide rates included Construction and Extraction; Farming, Fishing, and Forestry; Personal Care and Service; Installation, Maintenance, and Repair; and Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media. What are the implications for public health practice? Variations in suicide rates indicate risk disparities by workers' industry and occupation. Workplaces can be important settings for suicide prevention. CDC provides evidence-based suicide prevention strategies in its Suicide Prevention Resource for Action and Critical Steps Your Workplace Can Take Today to Prevent Suicide, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Science Blog. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Mental Health Mortality Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Suicide
• Keywords:
  Death Certificates Mental Health Mortality Rates Occupations
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Tables
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SMRD - Spokane Mining Research Division ; DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering ; WSD - Western States Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  72
• Issue:
  50
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068985
• Citation:
  MMWR 2023 Dec; 72(50):1346-1350
• Email:
  als7@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183302/cdc_183302_DS1.pdf
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