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. 2010 May;46(5):503-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.11.206. Epub 2010 Jan 13.

Changes in suicide rates by hanging and/or suffocation and firearms among young persons aged 10-24 years in the United States: 1992-2006

Jeffrey A Bridge  1 , Joel B Greenhouse, Arielle H Sheftall, Anthony Fabio, John V Campo, Kelly J Kelleher
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Changes in suicide rates by hanging and/or suffocation and firearms among young persons aged 10-24 years in the United States: 1992-2006

Jeffrey A Bridge et al. J Adolesc Health. 2010 May.

Abstract

We examined changes in suicide rates among 10-24-year-olds in the United States from 1992 to 2006. The overall suicide rate and the rate by firearms, poisoning, and other methods declined markedly, whereas the hanging/suffocation rate increased significantly from 1992 to 2006. This increase occurred across every major demographic subgroup, but was most dramatic for females.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1. Percent Change in Rates of Suicide by Method and Rates of Unintentional Hanging/Suffocation in 2006 vs. 1992 for Persons Aged 10 to 24 Years in the United States*
*All method-specific linear trends based on the negative binomial regression analysis are significant at P<.01 except for the trend in unintentional hanging/suffocation, which was not significant (P>.10). †For ease of interpretation, crude rates per 100 000 persons are presented using only 1992 and 2006 data points. ‡Non-Hispanic.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2. Annual Suicide Rates by Hanging/Suffocation and Firearms for Females and Males Aged 10 to 24 Years in the United States, 1992 Through 2006
Red line indicates the trend in the suicide rate by hanging/suffocation and the black line indicates the trend in the suicide rate by firearms. Y-axis intervals shown in blue indicate range from 0 to 12.
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