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Minnesota Milestones 2010: Suicide
 
 
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Indicator 18: Suicide

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Goal: Minnesotans will be healthy.
Rationale: Suicide is an important public health indicator because it is a leading cause of premature death in Minnesota, and because it demonstrates the seriousness of mental health problems, including depression.
About this indicator: After declining between 1990 and 2000, the suicide rate has risen during the 2000s. The 2009 rate was 11.2 per 100,000 population.
Suicide rate per 100,000


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Suicide rate per 100,000
YearData
Suicide rate per 100,000, Minnesota Department of Health
2000 8.9
2001 9.5
2002 9.9
2003 9.8
2004 10.3
2005 10.6
2006 10.7
2007 11.0
2008 11.4
2009 11.2
For comparison: Mental Health America reports that Minnesota had the 13th-lowest age-adjusted suicide rate in 2004.
Things to think about: The number of Minnesotans who die from suicide is nearly five times as high as the number who die from homicide. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for Minnesotans ages 15 to 34. Persons ages 50 to 64 had the highest rate of suicide.
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Related 2002 Milestones indicator:
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Milestones is a product of the Minnesota State Demographic Center, a division of the Department of Administration