Wisconsin Suicide Statistics 2005 – 2009
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Annual Suicide Rate (per 100,000), Wisconsin
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Wisconsin |
11.45 |
11.91 |
12.83 |
12.99 |
12.75 |
Actual |
639 |
668 |
724 |
737 |
724 |
Annual Suicide Rate (per 100,000) by Age Group, Wisconsin
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
10-14* |
2.38 |
1.59 |
1.08 |
0.55 |
1.67 |
15-17* |
9.83 |
4.12 |
5.81 |
4.63 |
9.27 |
18-19* |
12.72 |
14.83 |
10.56 |
9.79 |
11.26 |
20-24 |
12.15 |
7.6 |
18.45 |
12.63 |
13.58 |
25-29 |
18.53 |
14.36 |
16.13 |
16.99 |
13.06 |
30-34 |
12.61 |
14.99 |
14.45 |
15.8 |
14.05 |
35-39 |
15.84 |
20.94 |
16.77 |
17.14 |
17.5 |
40-44 |
19.25 |
21.78 |
19.05 |
19.96 |
20.51 |
45-49 |
15.14 |
20.79 |
22.42 |
19.58 |
18.78 |
50-54 |
13.45 |
17.84 |
18.42 |
19.89 |
19.5 |
55-59 |
11.66 |
14.21 |
14.83 |
19.81 |
20.26 |
60-64 |
8.95 |
9.16 |
14.33 |
19.36 |
11.77 |
65-69 |
15.19 |
14.73 |
14.27 |
12.12 |
14.53 |
70-74* |
9.94 |
9.2 |
10.35 |
12.55 |
11.64 |
75-79* |
12.67 |
8.88 |
16.64 |
14.76 |
12.67 |
80-84* |
16.43 |
12.44 |
10.54 |
9.63 |
14.74 |
85+* |
10.33 |
7.13 |
8.63 |
11.85 |
13.85 |
* Denotes some rates in this age group are unstable
(based on N<20). See next table "Number of suicides"
for more information
Number of Suicides by Age Group, Wisconsin
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
10-14 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
15-17 |
24 |
10 |
14 |
11 |
22 |
18-19 |
21 |
24 |
17 |
16 |
19 |
20-24 |
50 |
31 |
73 |
50 |
57 |
25-29 |
68 |
53 |
61 |
65 |
49 |
30-34 |
43 |
51 |
49 |
54 |
47 |
35-39 |
61 |
80 |
63 |
63 |
62 |
40-44 |
86 |
94 |
80 |
81 |
80 |
45-49 |
68 |
94 |
102 |
89 |
84 |
50-54 |
54 |
73 |
77 |
85 |
84 |
55-59 |
39 |
50 |
53 |
73 |
76 |
60-64 |
22 |
23 |
39 |
55 |
35 |
65-69 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
26 |
32 |
70-74 |
16 |
15 |
17 |
21 |
20 |
75-79 |
19 |
13 |
24 |
21 |
18 |
80-84 |
18 |
14 |
12 |
11 |
17 |
85+ |
12 |
8 |
10 |
14 |
16 |
Suicides and Suicide Rate (per 100,000 population)
for 10-19 year olds, Wisconsin
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
10-19 |
54 |
40 |
35 |
29 |
47 |
Population |
787,386 |
781,664 |
773,940 |
766,446 |
765,608 |
Rate |
6.9 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
6.1 |
Suicides and Suicide Rate (per 100,000 population)
for 70-79 year olds, Wisconsin
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
70-79 |
35 |
28 |
41 |
42 |
38 |
Population |
310,852 |
309,377 |
308,535 |
309,666 |
313,961 |
Rate |
11.3 |
9.1 |
13.3 |
13.6 |
12.1 |
Suicides and Suicide Rate (per 100,000 population)
for 80+ year olds, Wisconsin
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
80+ |
30 |
22 |
22 |
25 |
33 |
Population |
225,805 |
224,764 |
229,723 |
232,305 |
230,823 |
Rate |
13.3 |
9.8 |
9.6 |
10.8 |
14.3 |
Suicide Rates by Sex, Wisconsin
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Male |
18.77 |
18.84 |
20.54 |
20.58 |
19.82 |
Female |
4.26 |
5.07 |
5.22 |
5.5 |
5.77 |
Suicide Deaths by Sex, Wisconsin
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Male |
519 |
525 |
576 |
580 |
559 |
Female |
120 |
143 |
148 |
157 |
165 |
TOTAL |
639 |
668 |
724 |
737 |
724 |
Suicide Rates by Race/Ethnicity, Wisconsin
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Non-Hispanic White |
12.01 |
12.57 |
13.81 |
14.08 |
13.71 |
Black |
5.39 |
8.29 |
6.67 |
5.77 |
9.71 |
Hispanic |
6.06 |
4.54 |
5.51 |
6.45 |
5.86 |
American Indian |
34.75 |
15.19 |
14.95 |
18.42 |
9.14 |
Asian |
7.83 |
10.96 |
8.19 |
4.79 |
3.13 |
Suicides by Race/Ethnicity, Wisconsin
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Non-Hispanic White |
580 |
608 |
669 |
684 |
665 |
Black |
18 |
28 |
23 |
20 |
34 |
Hispanic |
14 |
11 |
14 |
17 |
16 |
American Indian |
18 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
Asian |
9 |
13 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
TOTAL |
639 |
668 |
724 |
737 |
724 |
Suicide Rates by DHS Region, Wisconsin
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Southern |
11.32 |
11.78 |
13 |
11.87 |
13.97 |
Southeastern |
10.69 |
11.06 |
10.83 |
12.02 |
10.65 |
Northeastern |
12.3 |
12.73 |
15.81 |
13.35 |
14.07 |
Western |
10.97 |
13.23 |
13.29 |
14.45 |
13.8 |
Northern |
13.53 |
11.46 |
12.86 |
16.32 |
13.95 |
Suicides by DHS Region, Wisconsin
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Southern |
120 |
126 |
140 |
129 |
152 |
Southeastern |
220 |
228 |
225 |
250 |
222 |
Northeastern |
149 |
155 |
193 |
164 |
173 |
Western |
83 |
101 |
102 |
112 |
107 |
Northern |
67 |
57 |
64 |
82 |
70 |
TOTAL |
639 |
667 |
724 |
737 |
724 |
Suicide Deaths by Underlying Cause of Injury, Wisconsin
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Firearms |
301 |
299 |
335 |
343 |
344 |
Poisoning |
152 |
146 |
151 |
157 |
155 |
Suffocation |
139 |
155 |
187 |
173 |
176 |
Other |
47 |
68 |
51 |
64 |
49 |
Total |
639 |
668 |
724 |
737 |
724 |
Proportion of Suicide Deaths by Underlying Cause of injury, Wisconsin
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Firearms |
47.1% |
44.8% |
46.3% |
46.5% |
47.5% |
Poisoning |
23.8% |
21.9% |
20.9% |
21.3% |
21.4% |
Suffocation |
21.8% |
23.2% |
25.8% |
23.5% |
24.3% |
Other |
7.4% |
10.2% |
7.0% |
8.7% |
6.8% |
Total |
639 |
668 |
724 |
737 |
724 |
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