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Deaths by suicide per 100,000 residents in the U.S. in 2014 and 2015, by age
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Death rate for suicide in the U.S. 2014-2015 by age

This statistic shows the death rate for suicide in the United States in 2014 and 2015, by age. In 2015, there were 19.6 deaths by suicide per 100,000 U.S. Americans aged between 45 and 64 years. Thus, this was the group with the third highest suicide rate. It has been found that the death rate for suicide in the U.S. for males has remained higher than that of females from 1950 to 2015.

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This statistic shows the death rate for suicide in the United States in 2014 and 2015, by age. In 2015, there were 19.6 deaths by suicide per 100,000 U.S. Americans aged between 45 and 64 years. Thus, this was the group with the third highest suicide rate. It has been found that the death rate for suicide in the U.S. for males has remained higher than that of females from 1950 to 2015.

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Release date: June 2017

Region: United States
Survey time period: 2014 and 2015
Age group: 15 years and older
Supplementary notes: Starting with 1999 data, cause of death is coded according to ICD–10.
All rates are age-adjusted. Age-adjusted rates are calculated using the year 2000 standard population. Prior to 2001, age-adjusted rates were calculated using standard million proportions based on rounded population numbers. Starting with 2001 data, unrounded population numbers are used to calculate age-adjusted rates.

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