1)Â The age group with the most suicides are 46-64 year olds, about 19.2 per 100,000 population per year.Â
2)Â Second highest rate at 18.6 per 100,000 per year are those people over 85.Â
3)Â 15-24 year olds have the lowest rate at 10.9 suicides per 100,000 per year.Â
4)Â The suicide rate for males is about 4x higher than that of women across the board (77.9% of all suicides are male).Â
5)Â White males accounted for 70.7% of all suicides in 2013.Â
6)Â In 2013, there were 41,149 suicides in America.
7)Â There were 494,000 people admitted to hospitals for "self inflicted harm," about 12 for every suicide.
8)Â Baby boomers have had higher suicide rates across their life span than other generations.
9)Â Middle-aged white males and females have had the most rapidly rising suicide rates.
Gunn has 1900 students. Four suicides in a year is one for every 475 students, a rate that is almost 2,000x the national age group average. Just by reading the article, you can tell that it is a toxic environment.
2)Â Second highest rate at 18.6 per 100,000 per year are those people over 85.Â
3)Â 15-24 year olds have the lowest rate at 10.9 suicides per 100,000 per year.Â
4)Â The suicide rate for males is about 4x higher than that of women across the board (77.9% of all suicides are male).Â
5)Â White males accounted for 70.7% of all suicides in 2013.Â
6)Â In 2013, there were 41,149 suicides in America.
7)Â There were 494,000 people admitted to hospitals for "self inflicted harm," about 12 for every suicide.
8)Â Baby boomers have had higher suicide rates across their life span than other generations.
9)Â Middle-aged white males and females have had the most rapidly rising suicide rates.
Gunn has 1900 students. Four suicides in a year is one for every 475 students, a rate that is almost 2,000x the national age group average. Just by reading the article, you can tell that it is a toxic environment.
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