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Suicide in Young People

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

  • In 2004, suicide was the third leading cause of death among youths and young adults aged 10--24 years in the United States, accounting for 4,599 deaths (1,2).

    • During 1990--2003, the combined suicide rate for persons aged 10--24 years declined 28.5%, from 9.48 to 6.78 per 100,000 persons (2). However, from 2003 to 2004, the rate increased by 8.0%, from 6.78 to 7.32 (2), the largest single-year increase during 1990-2004.

    • From 2003 to 2004, suicide rates for three sex-age groups (i.e., females aged 10--14 years and 15--19 years and males aged 15--19 years) departed upward significantly from otherwise declining trends.

    • The largest percentage increase in rates from 2003 to 2004 was among females aged 10--14 years (75.9%), followed by females aged 15--19 years (32.3%) and males aged 15--19 years (9.0%).

  • In 2005, 16.9% of U.S. high school students reported that they had seriously considered attempting suicide during the 12 months preceding the survey. More than 8% of students reported that they had actually attempted suicide one or more times during the same period (Eaton et al. 2006).

  • Suicide rates among American Indian/Alaskan Native adolescents and young adults ages 15 to 34 (21.4 per 100,000) are 1.9 times higher than the national average for that age group (11.5 per 100,000). (CDC 2005).

  • Hispanic female high school students in grades 9-12 reported a higher percentage of suicide attempts (14.9%) than their White, non-Hispanic (9.3%) or Black, non-Hispanic (9.8%) counterparts. (Eaton et al. 2006).
If you or someone you care about is considering suicide or if someone you care about displays suicidal tendencies, please contact your local crisis center or call 1-800-Suicide (1-800-784-2433).

For more information on suicide, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/Suicide/youthsuicide.htm

Sources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Suicide Trends Among Youths and Young Adults Aged 10--24 Years --- United States, 1990--2004 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5635a2.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC Report Shows Largest One-Year Increase in Youth Suicide Rate in 15 Years http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/2007/r070906.htm


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