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Indicator Report - Suicide Death - Youth, 15-24 Years
Why Is This Important?
Adolescent suicide is a public health problem of considerable magnitude in New Mexico. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in youth 15-24 years of age, with 69 deaths reported in 2009. Over the last 15 years, suicide death rates in this age group have remained relatively stable, with NM's rate being about twice the national rate. In 2009, NM high school students reported higher rates of attempted suicide and attempted suicide resulting in an injury compared to U.S rates. Mental disorders increase the risk for both attempted and completed suicide. Other risk factors for completed suicide among youth include substance abuse, a family history of suicidal behavior, parental psychiatric disorders, stressful life events, and access to firearms.Suicide Death Rates Among Youth 15-24 Years by Year New Mexico, 1995-2009, and U.S., 1995-2007
Data Notes
Suicide deaths for 1995-1998 were defined by underlying cause of death based on International Classification of Diseases, version 9 (ICD-9) codes; and suicide deaths for 1999 and later were defined by underlying cause of death based on International Classification of Diseases, version 10 (ICD-10) codes. U.S. death data are only available through 2007.Data Sources
Population Source: Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) Population Estimates, University of New Mexico. http://www.unm.edu/~bber/.New Mexico Death Data: Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS), New Mexico Department of Health.U.S. Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/.Other Views
Definition
The youth suicide death rate is defined as the number of deaths attributed to suicide among persons 15-24 years per 100,000 of the age group population.How We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | The total number of suicide deaths per year among persons 15-24 years. |
| Denominator: | The estimated mid-year population of persons 15-24 years. |
Page Content Updated On 01/13/2011,
Published on 06/14/2012
