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Suicide rates for females and males by race and ethnicity : United States, 1999 and 2017
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June 2019
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Series: NCHS health E-stats
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Description:The age-adjusted suicide rate in the United States in 2017 (14.0 per 100,000 standard population) was 33% higher than the rate in 1999 (10.5) (1). This NCHS Health E-Stat provides supplemental information on suicide rates by sex, age, and race and ethnicity.
For females, age-adjusted suicide rates increased significantly between 1999 and 2017 for all race and ethnicity groups except non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander (API). The largest increase occurred for non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) females (139%, from 4.6 to 11.0) (Figure 1, Table). In 2017, for the three age groups for which reliable rates could be computed for all race and ethnicity groups (15–24, 25–44, and 45–64), rates for females aged 15–24 and 25–44 were highest for non-Hispanic AIAN females (20.5 and 20.7, respectively). For females aged 45–64, the rate was highest for non-Hispanic white females (12.8).
For males, age-adjusted suicide rates increased significantly between 1999 and 2017 for all race and ethnicity groups except non-Hispanic API, with the largest increase observed among non-Hispanic AIAN males (71%, from 19.8 to 33.8) (Figure 2, Table). In 2017, for the three age groups for which reliable rates could be calculated for all race and ethnicity groups, rates for males aged 15–24 and 25–44 were highest for non-Hispanic AIAN males (53.7 and 58.1, respectively). For males aged 45–64, the rate was highest for non-Hispanic white males (38.2).
Studies have shown that deaths for all causes for non-Hispanic AIAN, non-Hispanic API, and Hispanic persons are sometimes misclassified to other race and ethnicity groups, resulting in an underestimation of deaths by about 33%, 3%, and 3%, respectively (2). The specific extent and direction of misclassification of suicide deaths is unknown; however, the number of suicide deaths for these race and ethnicity groups may also be underestimated. Nevertheless, non-Hispanic AIAN persons had the highest suicide rates for both females and males aged 15–24 and 25–44 in 2017.
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