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2006-10-01 02:04:16 · 4 answers · asked by JAMES 4 in Health Mental Health

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Between white and black men and women, from highest to lowest, the groups are:
Highest:
-White men
-Black Men
-White Females
-Black Females

Here's a graph for you: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/suicideresearch/suichart.cfm

More men than women die by suicide.
* The gender ratio is 4:1.
* 73 percent of all suicide deaths are white males.
* 80 percent of all firearm suicide deaths are white males.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/suicideprevention/suifact.cfm

Hope this helps. Good luck!

2006-10-01 03:03:58 · answer #1 · answered by EDtherapist 5 · 0 0

Men are more likely to be successful (meaning the suicide worked) at suicide than women, while women have more attempts that do not complete. The most vulnerable age group is 18-44. Whites are more likely to commit suicide.

2006-10-01 02:07:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Until boys and girls are 9 their suicide rates are identical
from 10 to 14, the boys' rate is twice as high as the girls'
from 15 to 19, four times as high
from 20 to 24, six times as high

Source; U. S. Bureau of Health and Human Services

2006-10-01 03:58:20 · answer #3 · answered by nana_viki 3 · 0 0

More men than women die by suicide.
The gender ratio is 4:1.
72% of all suicides are committed by white men.

2006-10-01 15:54:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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