Title: QuickStats: Suicide and Homicide Rates,* by Age Group — United States, 2009
Headings: QuickStats: Suicide and Homicide Rates,* by Age Group — United States, 2009
QuickStats: Suicide and Homicide Rates,* by Age Group — United States, 2009
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Content: In 2009, the age-adjusted suicide rate for the total population (11.8 per 100,000 population) was approximately twice as high as the age-adjusted homicide rate (5.5). Persons aged 18–24 years had the highest rate of homicide in 2009, whereas persons aged 45–54 years had the highest rate of suicide. The suicide rate was higher than the homicide rate among those aged ≥25 years, and this difference increased with age. For persons aged 25–44 years, the rate of suicide was nearly twice the rate of homicide, whereas for those aged ≥65 years, the rate of suicide was nearly seven times the homicide rate. Sources: National Vital Statistics System mortality data. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/deaths.htm. US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Healthy people 2020. Washington, DC: