Table 2

Patterns and change in self-injury mortality (SIM) by race/ethnicity and age, USA, 2008 versus 2017

White (non-Hispanic)Black (non-Hispanic)Hispanic
No. of deathsCumulative deaths, %Rate*Period change, %SIM: SRR†YLL‡No. of deathsCumulative deaths, %Rate*Period change, %SIM:
SRR†
YLL‡No. of deathsCumulative deaths, %Rate*Period change, %SIM:
SRR†
YLL‡
Age, years 2008
0–141480.30.4NA1.0035.7300.60.3NA1.0032.2220.50.2NA1.0037.0
15–24580310.722.5NA1.9235.661012.89.3NA1.2232.177217.29.2NA1.5136.9
25–34907927.038.2NA2.2832.782629.415.6NA1.6829.7109640.913.4NA1.9934.8
35–4411 80148.143.8NA2.1228.3111251.820.6NA2.8426.3112665.316.1NA2.2632.3
45–5415 09075.247.7NA2.0623.4142380.326.6NA4.3822.496286.219.2NA2.5029.2
55–64770589.129.6NA1.5417.669494.319.6NA4.3117.437294.312.9NA2.1424.3
65–74298794.418.5NA1.1913.719198.110.0NA1.9513.514897.59.8NA1.4120.0
75+311210018.3NA1.0213.2941006.9NA1.4514.111710011.3NA1.1919.5
All 55 725NA27.9NA1.844980NA12.9NA2.414615NA9.7NA1.97
2017
0–143280.41.0137.11.0037.2660.60.7119.41.0032.4910.90.6265.21.0042.6
15–2480119.633.649.31.9737.0112510.417.083.31.5832.2158217.416.276.91.6142.4
25–3419 00131.474.193.73.3434.4227430.235.0123.92.8730.1250543.526.9100.62.6039.1
35–4417 32451.373.668.13.0129.2218049.140.797.44.2326.3216866.125.658.63.0834.1
45–5418 03072.066.639.62.4823.8267072.449.987.76.7122.5184785.326.839.73.1729.3
55–6414 69288.949.266.02.0518.3239293.248.8149.49.3418.196695.320.558.92.9424.1
65–74561495.324.834.41.3413.865298.922.6125.64.9413.429698.411.618.21.8520.0
75+406510024.319.41.1113.21261007.13.81.8014.11511009.1−19.01.2319.5
All 87 067NA43.355.12.2811 485NA26.9109.13.919606NA16.368.82.44
  • *Rate per 100 000 population.

  • †SIM-to-suicide rate ratio.

  • ‡Projected ‘years of life lost’ at exact age at the beginning of the age interval.

  • SRR, suicide rate ratio; YLL, years of life lost.