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Total .............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+ yrs.) .5,393..........14.8.........15.3..........0.3
Young (15-24 yrs.)..3,971..........10.9..........9.9.........12.3
Men...........25,907
Women......6,730
Whites........29,527
Blacks........1,992
Emergency room visits for self-inflicted injury: 400,000
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* In 2006, 33,300 (approximately 11 per 100,000) people died by suicide in the U.S.7
* More than 90 percent of people who kill themselves have a diagnosable mental disorder, most commonly a depressive disorder or a substance abuse disorder.8
* The highest suicide rates in the U.S. are found in white men over age 85.9
* Four times as many men as women die by suicide9; however, women attempt suicide two to three times as often as men.10
Originally posted by skischoow
But what i dont get is why most are white??
Originally posted by ThichHeaded
40% of those who are mentally ill have Asbergers Syndrome..
I only know this because i am unoffically considered Aspie..
Originally posted by skischoow
But what i dont get is why most are white??
Originally posted by skischoow
But what i dont get is why most are white??