What were the suicide rates in 2011?

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Year	Total Population	Male
2011	12.3	20.0
2012	12.5	20.3
2013	12.6	20.2
2014	13.0	20.7

What age has the highest suicide rate in the US?

The NVDRS 2015 data showed that, among men of all races, men over 65 were the most likely to die of suicides (27.67 suicides per 100,000), closely followed by men 40–64 (27.10 suicides per 100,000). Men 20–39 (23.41 per 100,000) and 15–19 (13.81 per 100,000) were less likely to die of suicides.

What is the current youth suicide rate?

10.7
After a period of stability from 2000 to 2007 as shown previously (1), the suicide rate among adolescents and young adults aged 10–24 in the United States increased 57.4% from 6.8 per 100,000 in 2007 to 10.7 in 2018 (Table).

What was the suicide rate in 2005?

Model-based SR estimates ranged from 4.76 suicides per 100,000 people to 64.16 suicides per 100,000 people (median county-level SR=13.98 per 100,000) in 2005, and from 5.72 to 89.10 per 100,000 (median county-level SR=17.74 per 100,000) in 2015.

What was the suicide rate in 1985?

12.9
Annual Suicide Rates (per 100 000 People) by Age Group: United States, 1970–2002

	Age Group, y
Year	15–24	≥65
1985	12.9	20.3
1986	13.1	21.5
1987	12.9	21.7

What is the leading cause of death among teens?

Accidents
The five leading causes of death among teenagers are Accidents (unintentional injuries), homicide, suicide, cancer, and heart disease. Accidents account for nearly one-half of all teenage deaths.

How many suicides were in 2009?

36,909 suicides
Results. In 2009, a total of 36,909 suicides occurred in the United States, 83.5% of which were among non-Hispanic whites, 7.0% among Hispanics, 5.5% among non-Hispanic blacks, 2.5% among A/PIs, and 1.1% among AI/ANs (Table).

Have suicide rates increased since 2000?

From 2000 through 2016, the age-adjusted suicide rate increased 30%, from 10.4 per 100,000 standard population to 13.5. The rate increased on average by about 1% per year from 2000 through 2006 and by 2% per year from 2006 through 2016 (Figure 1). For males, the rate increased 21%, from 17.7 in 2000 to 21.4 in 2016.

What was the teen suicide rate in 1980?

12.3/100,000
Between 1970 and 1980, 49,496 of the nation’s youth (15-24 years of age) committed suicide. The suicide rate for this age group increased 40% (from 8.8 deaths per 100,000 population in 1970 to 12.3/100,000 in 1980), while the rate for the remainder of the population remained stable.

What was the suicide rate in 1997?

11.4
Annual Suicide Rates (per 100 000 People) by Age Group: United States, 1970–2002

	Age Group, y
Year	15–24	≥65
1997	11.4	16.8
1998	11.1	16.9
1999	10.1	15.9