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: US Department of Health and Human Services; 2012. Available at http://www.healthypeople.gov. Reported by: Kimberly Hurvitz, MHS, ifo7@cdc.gov, 301-458-4756; Deepthi Kandi. Alternate Text: The figure above shows suicide and homicide rates, by age group, in the United States, during 2009. 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.