Data and Confidence Limits for Suicide Death Rates Among Youth 15-24 Years by County New Mexico, 2005-2009 and U.S., 2007

County Deaths per 100,000 Population Lower Limit Upper Limit Note Numerator Denominator
Bernalillo 22.3 17.9 26.6 101 453,411
Catron 137.3 0 292.6 Extremely unstable (RSE>0.50) 3 2,185
Chaves 22.8 9.9 35.8 12 52,544
Cibola 8.8 0 21 Extremely unstable (RSE>0.50) 2 22,685
Colfax 21.1 0 50.2 Extremely unstable (RSE>0.50) 2 9,498
Curry 7.8 0 16.6 Extremely unstable (RSE>0.50) 3 38,411
De Baca 0 0 1,512
Dona Ana 10.8 6.1 15.5 20 185,368
Eddy 22.2 7.7 36.6 Unstable (RSE>0.30) 9 40,593
Grant 17.6 0.4 34.8 Unstable (RSE>0.30) 4 22,738
Guadalupe 0 0 3,773
Harding 0 0 441
Hidalgo 45 0 107.3 Extremely unstable (RSE>0.50) 2 4,446
Lea 20.6 7.8 33.4 Unstable (RSE>0.30) 10 48,564
Lincoln 14.1 0 33.7 Extremely unstable (RSE>0.50) 2 14,174
Los Alamos 8.6 0 25.4 Extremely unstable (RSE>0.50) 1 11,674
Luna 14.4 0 30.6 Extremely unstable (RSE>0.50) 3 20,868
McKinley 25.4 14 36.8 19 74,887
Mora 0 0 4,536
Otero 22.9 10 35.9 12 52,374
Quay 0 0 6,710
Rio Arriba 49.8 25.4 74.3 16 32,103
Roosevelt 5.1 0 15 Extremely unstable (RSE>0.50) 1 19,746
Sandoval 12.9 5.9 19.9 13 100,875
San Juan 35 24.2 45.9 40 114,142
San Miguel 21.6 2.7 40.6 Unstable (RSE>0.30) 5 23,136
Santa Fe 13.6 6.2 21 13 95,444
Sierra 12.3 0 36.3 Extremely unstable (RSE>0.50) 1 8,150
Socorro 22.1 0.4 43.8 Unstable (RSE>0.30) 4 18,085
Taos 35.2 9.1 61.3 Unstable (RSE>0.30) 7 19,872
Torrance 21 0 44.7 Extremely unstable (RSE>0.50) 3 14,308
Union 66 0 157.5 Extremely unstable (RSE>0.50) 2 3,028
Valencia 27.2 13.9 40.5 16 58,828
NM 20.6 18.4 22.9 326 1,579,111
US 9.7
Record Count: 35

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. 

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.

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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.

Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 01/13/2011


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