Table 1.
Self-Injury mortality (SIM)* and suicide rates per 100 000 population and SIM-to-suicide rate ratios for three racial/ethnic groups by sex, USA, 2008–2017
| Race/ethnicity | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | % change 2008/2017 |
| Both sexes | SIM rate | ||||||||||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 27.9 | 28 3 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 31.2 | 32.4 | 34.1 | 36.6 | 40.5 | 43.3 | 55.1 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 17.3 | 22.8 | 26.9 | 109.1 |
| Hispanic | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 14.8 | 16.3 | 68.8 |
| Male | |||||||||||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 40.6 | 41.0 | 42.4 | 44.5 | 44.7 | 46.1 | 48.5 | 52.1 | 58.3 | 62.7 | 54.5 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 19.6 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 26.0 | 34.3 | 41.2 | 109.6 |
| Hispanic | 15.1 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 16.4 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 22.8 | 25.4 | 68.1 |
| Female | |||||||||||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 15.7 | 16.1 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 19.1 | 20.1 | 21.4 | 23.2 | 24.4 | 55.8 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 106.2 |
| Hispanic | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 75.1 |
| Both sexes | Suicide rate | ||||||||||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 15.2 | 15.4 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 24.9 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 29.2 |
| Hispanic | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 36.0 |
| Male | |||||||||||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 24.3 | 24.7 | 25.6 | 26.2 | 26.7 | 26.9 | 27.7 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 29.9 | 23.3 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 9.3 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 21.9 |
| Hispanic | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 32.6 |
| Female | |||||||||||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 29.8 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 64.0 |
| Hispanic | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 56.4 |
| Both sexes | SIM: suicide rate ratio | ||||||||||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.86 | 1.90 | 1.93 | 2.02 | 2.23 | 2.28 | 23.9 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 2.41 | 2.44 | 2.39 | 2.43 | 2.41 | 2.61 | 2.75 | 2.99 | 3.60 | 3.91 | 62.2 |
| Hispanic | 1.97 | 1.90 | 1.86 | 1.99 | 1.96 | 2.06 | 1.98 | 2.15 | 2.33 | 2.44 | 23.9 |
| Male | |||||||||||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 1.67 | 1.66 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.84 | 2.06 | 2.09 | 25.1 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.04 | 2.11 | 2.10 | 2.30 | 2.40 | 2.66 | 3.24 | 3.62 | 72.4 |
| Hispanic | 1.88 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.97 | 1.90 | 2.09 | 2.26 | 2.39 | 27.1 |
| Female | |||||||||||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 2.47 | 2.49 | 2.55 | 2.56 | 2.50 | 2.55 | 2.56 | 2.60 | 2.81 | 2.96 | 19.8 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 3.98 | 3.72 | 3.94 | 3.88 | 3.71 | 3.88 | 4.18 | 4.38 | 5.01 | 5.00 | 25.6 |
| Hispanic | 2.40 | 2.41 | 2.35 | 2.60 | 2.44 | 2.41 | 2.33 | 2.35 | 2.60 | 2.68 | 11.7 |
*Self-injury mortality (SIM) is a composite of all registered suicides, and estimated nonsuicide deaths from drug self-intoxication at ages 15 years and older.