TABLE 2. Number, percentage,* and rate† of suicides, by decedent's sex, age group, race/ethnicity, and marital status — National Violent Death Reporting System, 18 states,§ 2014.
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | No. (%) | Rate | No. (%) | Rate | No. (%) | Rate |
| Age group (yrs) | ||||||
| <10 | ¶ | ¶ | ¶ | ¶ | ¶ | ¶ |
| 10–14 | 117 (1.0) | 3.3 | 53 (1.6) | 1.6 | 170 (1.1) | 2.4 |
| 15–19 | 518 (4.5) | 14.3 | 172 (5.1) | 5.0 | 690 (4.7) | 9.8 |
| 20–24 | 966 (8.4) | 24.7 | 203 (6.0) | 5.5 | 1,169 (7.9) | 15.3 |
| 25–29 | 892 (7.8) | 24.7 | 218 (6.4) | 6.2 | 1,110 (7.5) | 15.5 |
| 30–34 | 925 (8.1) | 26.3 | 246 (7.2) | 7.0 | 1,171 (7.9) | 16.6 |
| 35–44 | 1,797 (15.7) | 26.8 | 626 (18.4) | 9.2 | 2,423 (16.3) | 17.9 |
| 45–54 | 2,178 (19.0) | 30.1 | 830 (24.4) | 11.0 | 3,008 (20.3) | 20.4 |
| 55–64 | 1,953 (17.1) | 29.7 | 635 (18.7) | 9.0 | 2,588 (17.4) | 18.9 |
| 65–74 | 1,107 (9.7) | 26.6 | 257 (7.6) | 5.4 | 1,364 (9.2) | 15.3 |
| 75–84 | 671 (5.9) | 35.1 | 119 (3.5) | 4.6 | 790 (5.3) | 17.7 |
| ≥85 | 313 (2.7) | 47.2 | 36 (1.1) | 2.7 | 349 (2.4) | 17.5 |
| Unknown | 1 (<1.0) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** | 1 (<1.0) | ** |
| Total | 11,438 (100) | 21.9 | 3,396 (100) | 6.3 | 14,834 (100) | 13.9 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 9,626 (84.2) | 26.6 | 2,880 (84.8) | 7.7 | 12,506 (84.3) | 17.0 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 767 (6.7) | 9.8 | 200 (5.9) | 2.3 | 967 (6.5) | 5.9 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic | 182 (1.6) | 30.7 | 49 (1.4) | 8.0 | 231 (1.6) | 19.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 199 (1.7) | 9.2 | 86 (2.5) | 3.7 | 285 (1.9) | 6.3 |
| Hispanic†† | 555 (4.9) | 10.0 | 147 (4.3) | 2.8 | 702 (4.7) | 6.5 |
| Other | 71 (<1.0) | ** | 14 (<1.0) | ** | 85 (<1.0) | ** |
| Unknown | 38 (<1.0) | ** | 20 (<1.0) | ** | 58 (<1.0) | ** |
| Total | 11,438 (100) | 21.9 | 3,396 (100) | 6.3 | 14,834 (100) | 13.9 |
| Marital status§§ | ||||||
| Married | 3,819 (34.5) | ¶¶ | 1,105 (34.2) | ¶¶ | 4,924 (34.4) | ¶¶ |
| Never married | 3,669 (33.1) | ¶¶ | 769 (23.8) | ¶¶ | 4,438 (31.0) | ¶¶ |
| Widowed | 608 (5.5) | ¶¶ | 254 (7.9) | ¶¶ | 862 (6.0) | ¶¶ |
| Divorced | 2,317 (20.9) | ¶¶ | 953 (29.5) | ¶¶ | 3,270 (22.8) | ¶¶ |
| Married, but separated | 367 (3.3) | ¶¶ | 79 (2.4) | ¶¶ | 446 (3.1) | ¶¶ |
| Single, not otherwise specified | 171 (1.5) | ¶¶ | 41 (1.3) | ¶¶ | 212 (1.5) | ¶¶ |
| Unknown | 131 (1.2) | ¶¶ | 34 (1.1) | ¶¶ | 165 (1.2) | ¶¶ |
| Total | 11,082 (100) | ¶¶ | 3,235 (100) | ¶¶ | 14,317 (100) | ¶¶ |
* Percentages might not total 100% due to rounding.
† Per 100,000 population.
§ Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
¶ Suicide is not reported for decedents aged <10 years, as per standard in the suicide prevention literature.
** Rates not reported when number of decedents is <20 or when race/ethnicity or age categories are “Other” or “Unknown.”
†† Includes persons of any race.
§§ Includes decedents aged ≥18 years only.
¶¶ Rates cannot be computed for marital status because denominators are unknown.