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Show Figure 26 a i8t * 8 15 J S -s 2 € 3 o 3 "2 © i O 12 641 I Suicide (Age-adjusted Rates) r 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 ? us Suicide Table 35 Utah Age-adjusted Mortality by Sex1 Rates per 100,000 Population Years Total Male Female 1979-81 1982-84 1985-87 1988-90 14.5 14.8 15.2 14.7 23.2 24.2 24.4 23.9 6.3 5.8 6.2 6.0 ^From 1979 to 1990 the Utah numbers represent a three-year average because of the small number of deaths per year. Source: Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics. Unpublished report. Males and females differ dramatically in the rates of death by suicide (Table 35). Males are almost four times as likely to die from suicide as are females. During the 10-year period examined, death rates for both sexes have remained fairly consistent. 30 HEALTH STATUS |