Suicide Mortality, Arizona, 1986-1996: TABLE 23

Suicide Mortality, Arizona, 1986-1996
TABLE 23

DIFFERENCES IN THE RISK OF SUICIDE DEATH AMONG NATIVE-BORN AND NON-NATIVE ARIZONANS, 1984-1996

Arizona residents:*
Age Group	Born in Arizona	Born elsewhere	Total
Elderly, 65 years or older
Total persons in 1990	40.048	435,009	475,057
Total suicide, 1984-1996	90	1,744	1,834
Average annual suicide rate	17.3	30.8	29.7
Persons 64 or younger
Total persons in 1990	1,205,308	1,972,484	3,177,792
Total suicides, 1984-1996	1,891	5,242	7,133
Average annual suicide rate	12.1	20.5	17.3
Total , all age groups
Total persons in 1990	1,245,356	2,407,493	3,652,849
Total suicides, 1984--1996	1,981	6,986	8,967
Average annual suicide rate	12.2	22.3	18.9

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*Source: 1990 Census Public-Use Microdata Sample File. Population Statistics Unit in the Department of Economic Security.

Average annual suicide rate = Number of suicides per 100,000 persons in specified group per year. The 1990 census counts (i.e., population at mid-point) multiplied by thirteen were used as denominators for average annual rate calculation.

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Arizona Center for Health Statistics
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Suicide Mortality, Arizona, 1986-1996TABLE 23

DIFFERENCES IN THE RISK OF SUICIDE DEATH AMONG NATIVE-BORN AND NON-NATIVE ARIZONANS, 1984-1996

Public Health Services Office of Health Planning, Evaluation and Statistics (OHPES) Arizona Center for Health Statistics Phone: 602/542-7333; FAX: 602/542-1244 Report made Web-ready by its author

Suicide Mortality, Arizona, 1986-1996
TABLE 23

Public Health Services
Office of Health Planning, Evaluation and Statistics (OHPES)
Arizona Center for Health Statistics
Phone: 602/542-7333; FAX: 602/542-1244

Report made Web-ready by its author