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Show Suicide by Age During the five-year period from 1990-1994, overall suicide rates in Utah remained consistently high for ages 18-84, peaking slightly for ages 35-44. Suicide rates by age differ substantially for Utah men and women. Suicide rates for Utah men are highest among the old and young. In Utah in 1990-1994, rates for young men ages 18-24 (40.20 per 100,000) were second only to the rates for men age 75 and older (62.88 per 100,000). Rates for those ages 25-64 are only slightly lower. In fact, from 1988 to 1993, suicide Table 52. Utah Suicide Rates by Age and Sex, 1990-1994* was the leading cause of death for Utah men ages 25-44 \ Suicide rates for men of all ages in Utah is a serious concern. For women in Utah, suicide rates follow a different trend: rates are highest for women ages 35-44 (10.53 per 100,000), followed by rates for women ages 45-54 (8.6 per 100,000). Rates are lower for younger and older women in Utah. The differences in suicide rates by age between men and women point to potentially different causes. Male Female Total Age Age Age Death Specific Death Specific Death Specific Age Count Rates* Count Rates* Count Rates* <18 100 5.98 16 1.01 116 3.56 18-24 219 40.20 22 3.96 241 21.89 25-34 240 33.94 46 6.63 286 20.42 35-44 223 36.10 65 10.53 288 23.32 45-54 118 31.07 34 8.77 152 19.80 55-64 83 30.96 22 7.69 105 18.95 65-74 68 31.87 18 7.25 86 18.62 75+ 81 62.88 7 3.43 88 26.43 Total 1,132 24.98 230 5.02 1,362 14.95 *Rates per 100,000 Population. Table 53. Utah Suicide Rates by Age and Sex, 1995-96* Male Female Total Age Age Age Age Death Specific Death Specific Death Specific Count Rates* Count Rates* Count Rates* <18 45 6.47 10 1.52 55 4.06 18-24 84 34.20 12 4.76 96 19.30 25-34 106 20.62 16 5.51 122 20.62 35-44 102 36.57 28 10.00 130 23.25 45-54 54 29.06 21 11.14 75 20.03 55-64 23 19.96 8 6.58 31 13.09 65-74 24 26.30 5 4.77 29 14.79 75+ 28 47.19 4 4.36 32 21.19 Total 466 23.62 104 5.23 570 14.39 ?Rates per 100,000 Population. Table 52 and 53. Source: http://hlunix.hl.state.ut.us/action2000/ [on line mortality data base] *Utah Department of Health Bureau of Surveillance and Analysis (June 1995). Suicide in Utah Descriptive Epidemiology. Salt Lake City: Author. 100 |
