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Suicide Statistics
Via: OnlineSchools.org
National Suicide Statistics at a Glance
Number* and Percentage† of Suicides, by Sex and Associated Circumstances – National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 states§,2006
| Associated circumstances | Male | Female | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Mental Health/Substance Abuse | ||||||
| Current Depressed Mood | 2,564 | 43.3 | 768 | 44.9 | 3,332 | 43.6 |
| Current Mental Health Problem | 2,173 | 36.7 | 1,076 | 63.9 | 3,199 | 41.9 |
| Current Mental Health Treatment | 1,633 | 27.5 | 874 | 51.1 | 2,507 | 32.8 |
| Alcohol Problem | 1,124 | 19.0 | 253 | 14.8 | 1,377 | 18.0 |
| Other Substance Abuse Problem | 877 | 14.8 | 302 | 17.7 | 1,179 | 15.4 |
| Interpersonal | ||||||
| Intimate Partner Problem | 1,951 | 32.9 | 452 | 26.4 | 2,403 | 31.5 |
| Other Relationship Problem (non-intimate) | 575 | 9.7 | 231 | 13.5 | 806 | 10.6 |
| Suicide of Family Member or Friend within Past Five Years | 92 | 1.6 | 37 | 2.2 | 129 | 1.7 |
| Other death of Family Member or Friend within Past Five Years | 367 | 6.2 | 115 | 6.7 | 482 | 6.3 |
| Perpetrator of Interpersonal Violence within Past Month | 373 | 6.3 | 18 | 1.1 | 391 | 5.1 |
| Victim of Interpersonal Violence within Past Month | 19 | 0.3 | 23 | 1.3 | 42 | 0.6 |
| Life Stressor | ||||||
| Crisis in Past Two Weeks | 1,761 | 29.7 | 454 | 26.5 | 2,215 | 29.0 |
| Physical Health Problem | 1,295 | 21.8 | 388 | 22.7 | 1,683 | 22.0 |
| Job Problem | 736 | 12.4 | 124 | 7.3 | 860 | 11.3 |
| Recent Criminal Legal Problem | 688 | 11.6 | 68 | 4.0 | 756 | 9.9 |
| Non-criminal Legal Problem | 210 | 3.5 | 67 | 3.9 | 277 | 3.6 |
| Financial Problem | ||||||
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