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22.3
Comparison: 21.8
Unit: deaths/100,000 population
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Suicide

Value: 22.3 deaths/100,000 population
Measurement
Period:
2008-2010
Location: County : Laramie
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Comparison: WY State Value
Categories: Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders
Health / Mortality Data
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population due to suicide.
Why this is important: 
Suicide is a major, preventable public health problem. In 2007, suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the United States. Based on 2007 age-adjusted death rates, men were nearly four times more likely to die of suicide than females, and white individuals were over two times more likely to die of suicide than black or Hispanic individuals. Older Americans are disproportionately likely to die by suicide. An estimated eight to 25 attempted suicides occur for every suicide death.
The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to reduce the suicide rate to 10.2 deaths per 100,000 population.
Technical Note:  The regional value is compared to the Wyoming state value.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
URL of Source:   http://www.cdc.gov/
URL of Data:   http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html
Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute

Time Series Data

2007-2009: 20.6 2008-2010: 22.3

deaths/100,000 population

2008-2010 Due to changes in the population estimates used by CDC to calculate rates, comparison of earlier rates with rates for 2008-2010 and beyond is not recommended.
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Unit: deaths/100,000 population
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Suicide

Value: 22.3 deaths/100,000 population
Healthy People 2020 Target: 10.2 deaths/100,000 population
Measurement
Period:
2008-2010
Location: County : Laramie
[ View Every County ]
Comparison: Healthy People 2020 Target
Categories: Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders
Health / Mortality Data
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population due to suicide.
Why this is important: 
Suicide is a major, preventable public health problem. In 2007, suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the United States. Based on 2007 age-adjusted death rates, men were nearly four times more likely to die of suicide than females, and white individuals were over two times more likely to die of suicide than black or Hispanic individuals. Older Americans are disproportionately likely to die by suicide. An estimated eight to 25 attempted suicides occur for every suicide death.
The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to reduce the suicide rate to 10.2 deaths per 100,000 population.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
URL of Source:   http://www.cdc.gov/
URL of Data:   http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html
Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute

Time Series Data

2007-2009: 20.6 2008-2010: 22.3

deaths/100,000 population

2008-2010 Due to changes in the population estimates used by CDC to calculate rates, comparison of earlier rates with rates for 2008-2010 and beyond is not recommended.
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