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Show ADOLESCENT SUICIDE Specified Age Group (15-19 years old) (1990 total deaths in Utah = 33) Both male and female adolescent suicide death rates are consistently higher for Utah than for the nation (Table 53, Figure 32). The male adolescent suicide rates were below the rates for the total population in 1970 and have grown rapidly, while total rates have remained steady. The Utah male adolescent suicide rate is approaching twice the rate for the total population (Table 53). Adolescent male suicide rates increased for Utah between 1970 and 1988, while the U.S. rate increased through 1987 and dropped in 1988. The Utah:U.S. ratio shows Utah rates to vary considerably for both males and females compared to the U.S. rates. Utah Adolescent Suicide by Ag e Group Table 52 Male I emale Year Total 10-14 15-19 Total 10-14 15-19 1960 5 0 5 0 0 0 1970 12 2 10 5 0 5 1975 17 0 17 5 0 5 1980 5 0 5 6 0 6 1981 16 2 14 3 0 3 1982 12 1 11 4 0 4 1983 14 2 12 3 0 3 1984 15 1 14 3 0 3 1985 22 2 20 6 1 5 1986 23 1 22 3 1 2 1987 25 7 18 5 0 5 1988 25 4 21 8 2 6 1989 21 5 16 2 0 2 1990 33 4 29 4 2 2 Table 53 Adolescent Suicide Rate per 100,000 Population Males Female Year Utah U.S. Utah:U.S. (Ratio) Utah1 U.S . Utah: U.S. (Ratio) 1970 12.7 8.8 1.44:1 3.4 2.9 1.17:1 1980 14.8 13.8 1.07:1 5.3 3.0 1.77:1 1985 26.3 16.0 1.64:1 5.4 3.7 1.46:1 1986 27.4 16.4 1.67:1 6.0 3.8 1.58:1 1987 27.4 20.5 1.34:1 7.1 5.2 1.37:1 1988 29.2 18.0 1.62:1 4.7 4.4 1.07:1 1989 28.6 ~ 4.6 Figure 32 I a, o o o ©~ © u a, I Adolescent Suicide ------^-------------- ----------£------------- U 20- ___----A----_.______ 15< 10- 0- >..............-d-...... --------------1--------------------------1--------------------------1 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 -------O----- U.S. Females - T T 1 ----A--- U.S. A Utah Females Males u Utah Males 36 HEALTH STATUS |