Prevalence and Incidence of Suicide

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Incidence (annual) of Suicide:

29,199 annual cases of actual suicide in 1999 USA (NVHS Sep 2001) ... see also overview of Suicide.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 9,315 or 0.01% or 29,200 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "29,199 annual cases of actual suicide in 1999 USA (NVHS Sep 2001)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Suicide:

29,199 per year, 2,433 per month, 561 per week, 79 per day, 3 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "29,199 annual cases of actual suicide in 1999 USA (NVHS Sep 2001)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence of Suicide:

The 1998 age-adjusted rate** was 10.4/100,000, or 0.01% (Source: excerpt from Suicide Facts: NIMH)

Death statistics for Suicide:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Suicide:

12.3 per 100,000 with 3,681 cases of "self-inflicted" deaths in Canada 1997¹
10.8 per 100,000 people died from suicide in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
Caused 2,683 deaths in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
Caused 2,150 male deaths in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
2.1% of all deaths in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
Increased by 105% in 15-19 year old African-American men in America from 1980-96 (National Centre for Injury Prevention and Control)
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More Statistics about Suicide:

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About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Suicide usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Suicide at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Suicide refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Suicide diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

Footnotes:
1. Canadian Injury Data, Statistics Canada, 1996-1997

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