Florida Facts & Statistics (2001)
FLORIDA Statistics
| | | Suicide Deaths | Resident Death Rate Per 100,000 | Average Resident
Rate Per 100,000 | State
Rank
(Highest No.) | | 2002 | 2,332 (6.4/day) | 14.00 | | | | 2001 | 2,290 (6.3/day) | 14.00 | 14.10 | 13 | | 2000 | 2,136 (5.9/day) | 13.36 | 13.69 | 11 | | 1999 | 2,086 (5.7/day) | 13.43 | 14.68 | 14 | | 1998 | 2,156 (5.9/day) | 13.31 | 15.05 | 13 |
Resident Deaths by Age Group, Florida,2002 | | Total | <1 | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-19 | 20-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75-84 | 85+ | | Suicide | 2,332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 75 | 119 | 277 | 481 | 523 | 300 | 225 | 229 | 90 | | HIV | 1,714 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 241 | 652 | 512 | 185 | 76 | 14 | 4 | | Homicide | 1,004 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 91 | 179 | 224 | 206 | 124 | 66 | 33 | 19 | 6 | (Source: Florida Vital Statistics Annual Report 2002) | Resident Deaths by Age Group, Florida, 2001 | | Total | <1 | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-19 | 20-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75-84 | 85+ | | Suicide | 2,290 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 70 | 121 | 318 | 440 | 480 | 279 | 235 | 224 | 105 | | HIV | 1,658 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 237 | 693 | 429 | 186 | 59 | 12 | 1 | | Homicide | 964 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 70 | 147 | 217 | 203 | 124 | 63 | 44 | 32 | 7 | (Source: Florida Vital Statistics Annual Report 2001) |
The COST of SUICIDE and ATTEMPTS, 1995-98: [click here in pdf]
Complete Report on Florida Deaths 1992 & 2002
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/vital_statistics/02Vitals/deaths.pdf
Official Final Data on Rates, Number and Ranking of each State for 2001:
[2001 State Rankings in pdf]
Age-Adjusted Death Rates (AADR) for Suicide, Florida 2002;
By County - Deaths per 100,000: http://www.floridacharts.com/charts/report.aspx?domain=04&IndNumber=0116 Resident Deaths from Suicide: Florida - For 1998, 1999 & 2000 By County: www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/phstats/phirpt/death/suici-res.htm
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These statistics are used for the Legislators for the Day at the Capitol,
March 26, 2003
[Click here to see Suicides, Homicides & HIV deaths for Florida and each County for 2001]
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NATIONAL Statistics: [2001] | (Source: 2001 U.S.A. Official Final Data) | | | Number | Per Day Rate | Rate | Deaths | | National: | 30,622 | 83.9 | 10.8 | 1.3 | | Males | 24,672 | 67.6 | 17.6 | 2.1 | | Females | 5,950 | 16.3 | 4.1 | 0.5 | | Whites | 27,710 | 75.9 | 11.9 | 1.3 | | Nonwhites | 2,912 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 0.9 | | Blacks | 1,957 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.7 | | Elderly (65+) | 5,393 | 14.8 | 15.3 | 0.3 | | Young (15-24) | 3,971 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 12.3 |
15 Leading Causes of Death USA [2001] | Source: U.S.A. Suicide: 2001 Official Final Data | | 1 | Diseases of the heart | 245.8 | 700,142 | | 2 | Malignant neoplasm's (heart disease) | 194.4 | 553,768 | | 3 | Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) | 57.4 | 163,538 | | 4 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 43.2 | 123,013 | | 5 | Accidents (unintentional injuries) | 35.7 | 101,537 | | 6 | Diabetes mellitus | 25.1 | 71,372 | | 7 | Influenza & Pneumonia | 21.8 | 62,034 | | 8 | Alzheimer's disease | 18.9 | 53,852 | | 9 | Nephritis, nephrosis [kidney disease] | 13.9 | 39,480 | | 10 | Septicemia | 11.3 | 32,238 | | 11 | SUICIDE [Intentional Self-Harm] | 10.8 | 30,622 | | 12 | Chronic liver diseases & cirrhosis | 9.5 | 27,035 | | 13 | Homicide [assault] | 7.1 | 20,035 | | 14 | Essential hypertension & renal disease | 6.8 | 19,250 | | 15 | Pneumonitis due to solids & liquids | 6.1 | 17,301 | | | --All other causes (Residential) | 140.8 | 400,935 | | | TOTAL | | 2,416,425 |
· Probably twice the number of reported suicides are misclassified as accidents orare
unreported.
· Whites complete suicide approximately twice as often as blacks.
The greatest increase in the suicide rate has been among white males.·
· Depression is often the main clinical symptom that precedes suicide.
· There is no strong correlation between mental illness and suicide.
· Suicidal thoughts are experienced by about 15 percent of the general population.
· About 30 percent showed signs of depression during the three months before death.
· Eighty percent (80%) of those who killed themselves left definite warning signs.
· Average of 1 person every 17.2 minutes completes suicide.
· Average of 1 old person every 1 hour 30.1 minutes.
· Average of 1 young person (15-24) every 2 hours 7.1 minutes,including
below 15 (324), 1 young person every 1 hour 57.9 minutes.
· 4.1 male completions for each female.
· Ranks 11th cause of death. More Americans kill themselves than
are killed by others.
· Estimated attempts:
· 25 for every completion in the nation.
· 764,000 annual attempts in US
· 100-200:1 young, and 4:1 for elderly
· 5 million living Americans have attempted to kill themselves.
· 3 female attempts for each male attempt.
· Suicide affects: (based on 31,000 suicides)
· Each suicide intimately affects at least 6 other people.
· The number of survivors grows 186,000 each year.
If there is a suicide every 17minutes,
than there are 6 new survivors as well. |
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Teenage Suicides | · Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers.
· Boys complete suicide five times more often than girls.
· Females attempt suicide more often than males.
· Teenage suicide rate has tripled over the past twodecades
(from 4.1 per 100,000 in the 1950?s to 12.5 per 100,000in1980).
The rest of the population remains the same.
· Sixty-five hundred American teenagers complete suicide every year.
· Nine out of ten suicide attempts take place inthehome
(just before parents come home from work).
· Cluster suicides have increased.
· ; About half of the suicide victims had been in trouble with the law or at school.
· Almost half of the suicide victims were known to abuse alcohol or otherdrugs.
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Percentage of high school students who: | Florida | U.S. | | Seriously considered attempting suicide: | 15.4% | 19.0% | | Attempted suicide: | 8.4% | 8.8% | | Suicide attempt required medical attention: | 3.1% | 2.6% | | ( Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey 2001 [click here for full report]) | | Causes of Death among those 15-24 years of age[2000] | | Causes | Number | Rate | | All Causes | 32,252 | 80.7 | | 1- Accidents | 14,411 | 36.1 | | 2-Homicide | 5,297 | 13.3 | | 3-SUICIDE | 3,971 | 9.9 | (Source: http://www.floridasuicideprevention.org/PDF/2001datapg.pdf U.S.A. Suicide: 2001 Official FinalData) |
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