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. The suicide death rates reported here were age-adjusted to the 2000
U.S. standard population.
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.
Suicide death is defined as the number deaths attributed to suicide per 100,000 population.
How We Calculated the Rates
Numerator:
The total number of suicide deaths per year.
Denominator:
The estimated mid-year population.
Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 01/25/2011
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