QuickStats:Age-Adjusted Suicide Rates* for Females and Males, by Method†— National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2000 and 2014
Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: US Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention* From 2000 through 2014, there was a statistically significant (p<0.05)increase in the total suicide rate and the rates for each method, for both females and males.† Suicides by different methods are identified with International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 codes: X72-X74 for firearms, X60-X69 for poisoning, X70 for suffocation, and X71, X75-X84, U03, and Y87.0 for other.Poisoning includes intentional self-harm by toxic exposure to drugs, alcohol, gases, vapors, pesticides, chemicals, or other noxious substances.Suffocation includes intentional self-harm by hanging, strangulation, and suffocation.Other includes intentional self-harm by cutting/piercing; drowning; fall; fire/flame; other land transport; other specified, classifiable injury; other specified, not elsewhere classified injury; and unspecified injury.Suicides include decedents of all ages.
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4251234249