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Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Suicide
| Value: |
10.5 deaths/100,000 population |
Measurement
Period: |
2009-2011 |
| Location: |
County : San Francisco |
| Comparison: |
CA Counties |
| Categories: |
Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders
Health / Mortality Data
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population due to suicide. |
| Why this is important: Suicide is a major, preventable public health problem. In 2007, suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the United States. Based on 2007 age-adjusted death rates, men were nearly four times more likely to die of suicide than females, and white individuals were over two times more likely to die of suicide than black or Hispanic individuals. Older Americans are disproportionately likely to die by suicide. An estimated eight to 25 attempted suicides occur for every suicide death. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to reduce the suicide rate to 10.2 deaths per 100,000 population. |
| Technical Note: The distribution is based on data from 57 California counties. |
| Source: California Department of Public Health |
| URL of Source: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/ |
| URL of Data: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/ohir/Pages/CHSP.aspx |
Local Comments:
In the previous year, the age-adjusted death rate due to suicide was 10.7 deaths/100,000 population while the current year is 10.4 deaths/100,000 population.
What is the current status?
SF Suicide Prevention:
- The suicide prevention hotline, which is the oldest suicide prevention hotline in the United States, talks to 200 people a day.
- The average age of callers is going up, even though community age is not going up. Realized that younger people are not using phone, so SF Suicide Prevention put in chat and e-mail service.
- SF Suicide Prevention offers “intervention” but is called “prevention.” They try to push them back away from suicide, but don’t have the resources to really do prevention.
- The organization has analyzed ages, ethnicities, and other data related to local suicides and realized that the opportunity for prevention is likely in health care. Many people who commit suicide have seen a physician within one month prior to the suicide. People who have made an attempt at suicide and were treated are likely to do so again soon after.
- Trying to establish dialogue with medical professionals. The organization has a doctor as an intern right now.
- SF Suicide Prevention operates a number of other services including an alcohol-and-drug hotline, an AIDS nightline (after 5 p.m. when others close), and a youth training service for middle and high schools to teach peer support.
- Suicide hotline becomes 211 from 5 p.m. – 9 a.m.
- SF Suicide Prevention has created a set of suicide prevention strategies, and shared them in a handout to the group.
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| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
deaths/100,000 population
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Suicide
| Value: |
10.5 deaths/100,000 population |
Measurement
Period: |
2009-2011 |
| Location: |
County : San Francisco |
| Comparison: |
Prior Value |
| Categories: |
Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders
Health / Mortality Data
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population due to suicide. |
| Why this is important: Suicide is a major, preventable public health problem. In 2007, suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the United States. Based on 2007 age-adjusted death rates, men were nearly four times more likely to die of suicide than females, and white individuals were over two times more likely to die of suicide than black or Hispanic individuals. Older Americans are disproportionately likely to die by suicide. An estimated eight to 25 attempted suicides occur for every suicide death. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to reduce the suicide rate to 10.2 deaths per 100,000 population. |
| Technical Note: The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement periods. Confidence intervals were taken into account in determining the direction of the trend. |
| Source: California Department of Public Health |
| URL of Source: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/ |
| URL of Data: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/ohir/Pages/CHSP.aspx |
Local Comments:
In the previous year, the age-adjusted death rate due to suicide was 10.7 deaths/100,000 population while the current year is 10.4 deaths/100,000 population.
What is the current status?
SF Suicide Prevention:
- The suicide prevention hotline, which is the oldest suicide prevention hotline in the United States, talks to 200 people a day.
- The average age of callers is going up, even though community age is not going up. Realized that younger people are not using phone, so SF Suicide Prevention put in chat and e-mail service.
- SF Suicide Prevention offers “intervention” but is called “prevention.” They try to push them back away from suicide, but don’t have the resources to really do prevention.
- The organization has analyzed ages, ethnicities, and other data related to local suicides and realized that the opportunity for prevention is likely in health care. Many people who commit suicide have seen a physician within one month prior to the suicide. People who have made an attempt at suicide and were treated are likely to do so again soon after.
- Trying to establish dialogue with medical professionals. The organization has a doctor as an intern right now.
- SF Suicide Prevention operates a number of other services including an alcohol-and-drug hotline, an AIDS nightline (after 5 p.m. when others close), and a youth training service for middle and high schools to teach peer support.
- Suicide hotline becomes 211 from 5 p.m. – 9 a.m.
- SF Suicide Prevention has created a set of suicide prevention strategies, and shared them in a handout to the group.
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| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
deaths/100,000 population
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Suicide
| Value: |
10.5 deaths/100,000 population |
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Community Target:
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5.0 deaths/100,000 population |
Measurement
Period: |
2009-2011 |
| Location: |
County : San Francisco |
| Comparison: |
Community Target |
| Categories: |
Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders
Health / Mortality Data
|
|
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population due to suicide. |
| Why this is important: Suicide is a major, preventable public health problem. In 2007, suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the United States. Based on 2007 age-adjusted death rates, men were nearly four times more likely to die of suicide than females, and white individuals were over two times more likely to die of suicide than black or Hispanic individuals. Older Americans are disproportionately likely to die by suicide. An estimated eight to 25 attempted suicides occur for every suicide death. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to reduce the suicide rate to 10.2 deaths per 100,000 population. |
| Source: California Department of Public Health |
| URL of Source: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/ |
| URL of Data: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/ohir/Pages/CHSP.aspx |
Local Comments:
In the previous year, the age-adjusted death rate due to suicide was 10.7 deaths/100,000 population while the current year is 10.4 deaths/100,000 population.
What is the current status?
SF Suicide Prevention:
- The suicide prevention hotline, which is the oldest suicide prevention hotline in the United States, talks to 200 people a day.
- The average age of callers is going up, even though community age is not going up. Realized that younger people are not using phone, so SF Suicide Prevention put in chat and e-mail service.
- SF Suicide Prevention offers “intervention” but is called “prevention.” They try to push them back away from suicide, but don’t have the resources to really do prevention.
- The organization has analyzed ages, ethnicities, and other data related to local suicides and realized that the opportunity for prevention is likely in health care. Many people who commit suicide have seen a physician within one month prior to the suicide. People who have made an attempt at suicide and were treated are likely to do so again soon after.
- Trying to establish dialogue with medical professionals. The organization has a doctor as an intern right now.
- SF Suicide Prevention operates a number of other services including an alcohol-and-drug hotline, an AIDS nightline (after 5 p.m. when others close), and a youth training service for middle and high schools to teach peer support.
- Suicide hotline becomes 211 from 5 p.m. – 9 a.m.
- SF Suicide Prevention has created a set of suicide prevention strategies, and shared them in a handout to the group.
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| Maintained By: Building a Healthier San Francisco Coalition |
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Time Series Data
deaths/100,000 population
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Suicide
| Value: |
10.5 deaths/100,000 population |
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Healthy People 2020 Target:
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10.2 deaths/100,000 population |
Measurement
Period: |
2009-2011 |
| Location: |
County : San Francisco |
| Comparison: |
Healthy People 2020 Target |
| Categories: |
Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders
Health / Mortality Data
|
|
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population due to suicide. |
| Why this is important: Suicide is a major, preventable public health problem. In 2007, suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the United States. Based on 2007 age-adjusted death rates, men were nearly four times more likely to die of suicide than females, and white individuals were over two times more likely to die of suicide than black or Hispanic individuals. Older Americans are disproportionately likely to die by suicide. An estimated eight to 25 attempted suicides occur for every suicide death. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to reduce the suicide rate to 10.2 deaths per 100,000 population. |
| Source: California Department of Public Health |
| URL of Source: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/ |
| URL of Data: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/ohir/Pages/CHSP.aspx |
Local Comments:
In the previous year, the age-adjusted death rate due to suicide was 10.7 deaths/100,000 population while the current year is 10.4 deaths/100,000 population.
What is the current status?
SF Suicide Prevention:
- The suicide prevention hotline, which is the oldest suicide prevention hotline in the United States, talks to 200 people a day.
- The average age of callers is going up, even though community age is not going up. Realized that younger people are not using phone, so SF Suicide Prevention put in chat and e-mail service.
- SF Suicide Prevention offers “intervention” but is called “prevention.” They try to push them back away from suicide, but don’t have the resources to really do prevention.
- The organization has analyzed ages, ethnicities, and other data related to local suicides and realized that the opportunity for prevention is likely in health care. Many people who commit suicide have seen a physician within one month prior to the suicide. People who have made an attempt at suicide and were treated are likely to do so again soon after.
- Trying to establish dialogue with medical professionals. The organization has a doctor as an intern right now.
- SF Suicide Prevention operates a number of other services including an alcohol-and-drug hotline, an AIDS nightline (after 5 p.m. when others close), and a youth training service for middle and high schools to teach peer support.
- Suicide hotline becomes 211 from 5 p.m. – 9 a.m.
- SF Suicide Prevention has created a set of suicide prevention strategies, and shared them in a handout to the group.
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| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
deaths/100,000 population
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