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California State University, Northridge
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GEOG 330 | California
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2024
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Statistics (Information based on most recent available statistics of 2000) United States and California o o o o o o In the year 2000, suicide accounted for approximately 29,350 deaths in the United States and 3,077 deaths in California. That is more than 8 suicides every day in California alone. More Americans kill themselves than are killed by others: suicide ranks 11th as cause of death whereas homicide ranks 14th. There are 734,000 suicide attempts in the US each year. There are 25 attempts for each completed suicide Approximately 5 million living Americans have attempted to kill themselves. At least 6 other people are intimately affected by each suicide. *These figures are undoubtedly higher since family members and other survivors may have emotional, legal, or financial reason for denying that a death is a suicide *Additionally, when the cause of death is a fall, automobile accident, or drug/alcohol overdose, it may be difficult to determine if it was a suicide or not *As of 1999, national suicide rates have been on the decline for 6 consecutive years Young Adults o o o o 90% of teenagers who commit suicide have a psychiatric illness Persons under the age of 25 accounted for 14% of all suicides in 1999 For young adults 15-24 years old, suicide is the third leading cause of death, behind unintentional injury and homicide In 1999, more young adults died from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, and chronic lung disease combined College Students o o o o If campus suicide rates continue to climb, as many as 1,000 college students may commit suicide this year Suicide is the second most common cause of death for college students Student suicides are most likely to occur after a disappointment or rejection 90-95% of suicides, especially at college age, are the result of a psychiatric illness. The most prevalent is depression, which increases the suicide risk 20 times that of the general population. o o College students who commit suicide are usually depressed, quiet, socially isolated young people who do NOT abuse alcohol or drugs. They draw little attention to themselves. A college student experiencing their first depressive episode is particularly likely to attempt suicide. Many people experience their first bout of depression in college.

Suicide in the United States and California: A Statistical Overview (2000)

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