2C.AGE-SPECIFICMORTALITY
Adolescentmortality (ages 15-19 years)
The number of suicides among
Arizonans age 15-19 years
decreased 33.3 percent from
2012 (n = 48) to 2013 (n = 32;
Table 2C-14
). In 2013, as in
prior years, male adolescents
accounted for the absolute
majority (81.3 percent) of
completed suicides.
The adolescent suicide rate for
males in 2013 was the lowest
recorded since at least 1990
(
Figure 2C-11
,
Table 2C-11
).
In 2013, the adolescent male
suicide rate was 27.7 percent
lower, and the adolescent female
suicide rate was 36.6 percent
lower, than in 2003, respectively.
The male to female ratio in
suicide mortality rates increased
from 3.6:1 in 2003 to 4.1:1 in
2013. In other words, male
adolescents were 4.1 times more
likely to kill themselves in 2013
than
female
adolescents,
compared to 3.6 times more
likely in 2003.
Figure 2C-11
SuicideRates
a
byGender andYear amongAdolescents 15-19Years,
Arizona, 2003-2013
Notes:
a
Number of suicide deaths per 100,000 persons, 15 - 19 years old in specified group.
From 2004 to 2006, homicide
rates increased for both
adolescent males and females
(
Figure 2C-12
,
Table 2C-11
).
From 2008 to 2012, the homicide
rate decreased by 62.4 percent
for adolescent males, and by
69.5 percent for adolescent
females. The adolescent homicide
mortality rate increased 41.8
percent for males from 2012 to
2013. The male mortality risk
due to homicide was 6.6 times
greater than the female mortality
risk in 2013.
Figure 2C-12
HomicideRates
a
byGender andYear amongAdolescents 15-19Years,
Arizona, 2003-2013
Notes:
a
Number of homicide deaths per 100,000 persons, 15 - 19 years old in specified group.
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