TABLE 1—

Trends in Age-Adjusted Suicide Rates, by Means and Race/Ethnicity: California, 2005–2013

Race/Ethnicity and Study Year	All Means	Firearms	Suffocation	Drug Poisoning	Othera
American Indian or Alaska Native
2005	9.75	2.56	1.32	1.42	4.17
2009	12.78	3.23	6.58	1.46	1.46
2013	12.12	0.00	5.45	1.23	5.23
Asian or Pacific Islander
2005	6.21	0.74	2.91	0.50	2.11
2009	7.86	1.11	3.67	0.77	2.51
2013	7.07	0.92	3.23	0.68	2.60
Black
2005	7.53	1.61	1.42	1.41	3.06
2009	7.30	2.27	1.13	1.38	2.86
2013	8.43	2.32	2.72	0.95	2.37
Hispanic
2005	5.72	1.31	2.38	0.60	1.43
2009	6.05	1.42	2.44	0.72	1.59
2013	5.94	1.29	2.55	0.51	1.51
≥ 2 races/ethnicities
2005	5.31	0.90	2.03	1.54	2.18
2009	8.87	2.24	3.59	1.29	2.75
2013	12.59	3.78	4.13	1.99	4.10
White
2005	15.83	4.95	3.49	2.81	5.50
2009	19.10	5.81	4.83	3.77	6.44
2013	19.57	5.63	4.74	4.01	7.07

Note. Data are estimated rates per 100 000 population.

^aIncludes suicides involving poisoning by nonmedicinal substances or drugs; drowning; sharp objects, cutting, or piercing; falls; and other means such as electrocution, exposure to extreme cold, and lying or jumping in front of a moving object such as a motor vehicle or train.