The Beth Foundation, Inc.
Suicide Prevention: Education and Awareness

Statistics Of Suicide
This page contains charts, graphs and links for obtaining current statistical data. If you have other statistical data that might help others working in Florida to build awareness and help prevent suicide please email us and we will include the information. At this time, the 2001 data is available for Florida but the most current data for the US is 2000. We will update this page as new data is released and keep it as current as possible.


Florida Charts

The charts below list the 10 leading causes of deaths in Florida, separated into 10 different age groups.

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click year desired:
10 Leading causes of Deaths in Florida. - 1999
10 Leading causes of Deaths in Florida. - 2000
10 Leading causes of Deaths in Florida. - 2001
10 Leading causes of Deaths in Florida. - 2002
10 Leading causes of Deaths in Florida. - 2003
10 Leading causes of Deaths in Florida. - 2004
10 Leading causes of Deaths in Florida. - 2005
NOTE: 2006 data will be available in October 2008.

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This chart compares the number of suicides for Florida
with the national average for the U.S. This chart covers
the time period from 1990 to 2005.

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click here: Florida vs. U.S. Rates of Suicide
 

The counties of Florida color coded by rates of suicide per 100,000 population. This chart covers
the time period from 1989 to 1998.

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click here: Florida Suicides per 100,000 Population
 

Age adjusted death rates for suicide for the counties of Florida. This chart covers the time period from 1998 to 2000

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click here: Florida Age Adjusted Suicides Rates


Suicide vs Homicide vs HIV in Florida
A chart of the number of deaths (county by county) from the 3 subjects above.

1974-2004 Florida Suicides
This chart (in Excel format - 31K) lists the of the number of suicide deaths (county by county) from 1974 thru 2004.


Links to additional Florida statistics:



Public Health Statistics
The Public Health Statistics section of the Florida Department of Health. Here you can find information about Vital Statistics, Public Health Indicators, Strategic Planning, and Florida's Healthy Start Program.

Health Statistics
Includes links to sections on Public Health Statistics, Public Health Indicators Data System (P.H.I.D.S.), Birth, Death and Other Vital Records, and Public Health Strategic Plan.

Vital Statistics Annual Reports
These reports summarize data compiled from the original records, which were filed with the Office of Vital Statistics (VS) as required by law. These include records of live births, deaths, fetal deaths, and marriages and dissolutions of marriages. Statistical information is available for the years 1996-2004.

Deaths from suicide
Generate charts of deaths from suicide from 1961 to 2003, with information for "age adjusted" or "potential life lost"






US Charts

Map of the US with the individual state suicide rates.

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US Suicide Death Rates by States for years 1996-1998.
US Suicide Death Rates by States for year 2000.
US Suicide Death Rates by States for year 2001.
US Suicide Death Rates by States for year 2002.
US Suicide Death Rates by States for year 2003.
US Suicide Death Rates by States for year 2004.
US Suicide Death Rates by States for year 2005.

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US Map of suicides, separated into states/counties.

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click here: U.S. Suicides per 100,000 Population

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Data Sources:
NCHS (National Vital Statistics System) for numbers of deaths, U.S. Bureau of Census for population estimates. Statistics compiled using WISQARS produced by the Office of Statistics and Programming, NCIPC, CDC.

WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) is an interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data.

AFSP (American Foundation of Suicide Prevention).



 
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