Decrease In Teen Suicide Research

Data shows that the rate of suicide increases every year. Since 1970, the rate of suicide has increased 200% (CDC). An increase that have been collected on a thirty-year period and

There is at least 113 suicides each day or 1 every 13 minutes. Suicide among males is the seventh leading cause of death and the fourteenth leading cause in females. Most suicides are with a firearm and are carried out with a “ Saturday night special”. (Dilaura,Cynthia DiLaura) “More than 90 percent of suicide attempts with a gun are fatal. “ (Brady Campaign) There are a number of reasons why suicide occurs. Stress is the number one cause among our youth, bullies, peer pressure, depression, and abuse. 41,100 people committed suicide in the United States in 2013. Our young teens today does not take time to look deeper into there problem and to seek out a better solution. They are looking for a quick fix but not realizing once the trigger is pulled the result is final with no turning back. Most people who has attempted suicide is more likely to try a second attempt and most have an underlying mental illness. There is many warming that someone may be in a suicide crisis. We most learn how to see things through their eyes. No matter what one is facing in life or the difficult that lie ahead of them Nothing is worth taken your own

Suicide is the 15th biggest cause of death in the world [1] killing 800,000 people a year worldwide. South

Suicide rates suggest that certain disparities do exist. Disparities between both age and sex are most common while race can also play a factor when discussing disparities. In 2014, White males accounted for 77.4% of all suicides, only 22.6% were women (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, 2016). In addition to sex disparities, some race/ethnic disparities exist. From 2005-2014 the rates according to race are as follows: Whites 14.7, American Indians 10.9, Hispanics 6.3, Asians and Pacific Islanders 5.9 and Africans 5.5 (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, 2016). There is an outstanding difference in the White race compared to Africans or

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (2016), found that suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in people, which means approximately 44,965 Americans die by suicide. Men, however, are 3.53x more likely to commit suicide. The group that had the highest suicide rate were middle age males (45-65 years old). The second highest group is people aged above 85 years old. For people in the 15-24-year-old age group, the suicide rate is 13.15% (AFSP, 2016).

Each year, roughly 42,773 Americans commit suicide (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention [AFSP], 2016). That makes suicide the tenth leading cause of death for all ages in the United States (CDC, 2015). For individuals who are between 15-24 years old, suicide is the second leading cause of death in the United States (Drapeau & McIntosh, 2015). For every one successful

The CDC Suicide Facts at a Glance (2015) provided the following statics, “ Suicide is the third leading cause of death among persons aged 10-14, the second among persons aged 15-34 years, the fourth among persons aged 35-44 years, the fifth among persons aged 45-54 years, the eighth among person 55-64 years, and the seventeenth among persons 65 years and older.” Males have a four times higher rate than females for suicide and make up 77.9%, and firearms are the most commonly used method for males making up 56.9% (CDC, 2015). Females are more likely to have suicidal thoughts and poisoning is the most common methods for females making up 34.8%. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015).

The Center for Disease Control is responsible for keeping track and providing facts and figures for suicide. They describe suicide as a serious problem and a leading cause of death in the United States. It is in fact the 10th leading cause of death across all age groups. In 2013, an estimated 41,149 people successfully committed suicide (Understanding). In contrast, 494,169 attempted to harm or kill themselves but failed (Understanding). Many more people are thought to have tried and not sought out help, leaving them an unknown factor in the equation. All in all, suicide and its attempt are responsible 6.1 billion dollars in medical and work loss costs in the United States annually (Understanding).

Research depicts that the suicide rate tends to increase over the course of the lifespan, but that it sharply increases at adolescence. As it stands, suicide is currently the third-leading cause of death amongst teenagers in the U.S., following behind motor vehicle collisions and homicides. In terms of nationality, adolescent suicide rates actually tend to vary dependant on location. Among industrialized nations, adolescent suicide rates are low in places like Italy, Greece, Spain and the Netherlands, whereas adolescent suicide rates tend to be more intermediate in places like Canada, Australia, Japan, and the U.S. (Bridge, Goldstein, & Brent, 2006). Interestingly enough, these international differences still remain to be explained. Adolescent suicide rates tend to be at their highest in locations like New Zealand, Finland, and Singapore (Bridge, Goldstein, & Brent, 2006). According to the statistics, suicide is epidemic and there’s more statistics that one could reference to prove the legitimacy of that

In the World the frequency of Suicide is high, about 1 every 40 seconds averaging about one-million each year. The top ten countries on the list for highest suicides from highest to lowest are as follows: Greenland, South Korea, Lithuania, Guyana, Kazakhstan, Belarus, China, Slovenia, Hungary, and Japan with the United Stated falling at number thirty-three on the list (How Many People Commit Suicide a Year).

In the United States Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death. Each year 42,773 Americans die by suicide. Suicide costs the U.S. $44 Billion dollars annually. The annual age-adjusted suicide rate is 12.93 per 100,000 individuals. Men die by suicide 3.5x more often than women. On average, there are 117 suicides per day. White males accounted for 7 of 10 suicides in 2014. Firearms account for almost 50% of all suicides. The rate of suicide is highest in middle age — white men in particular. In the state of Mississippi suicide is the 12th leading cause of death. Nearly three times as many people in Mississippi die from suicide than HIV/AIDS.

Table 1 presents the number and percentages of suicides by precipitating circumstances among males and females ages 15-49 years with combined data from 2003 to 2013. Table 2 on the other hand presents the number and percentages of precipitating circumstances associated with suicides identified among females of reproductive age 15-44 years from 2003 to 2007.

The suicide rate has increased to 12.6 deaths per 100,000 Americans from 10.7 in 2000.Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States in the early 2000s and has changed to the third leading cause since 2014. There are many reasons why people attempt to commit suicide, which any of them are good. Reasons, why people attempt or commit suicide is either because of a loss or tragic event but one of the main that has shown to lead suicide is depression. And if mental illness in kids increases so does suicide. Each year around 43,000 American dies from suicide and for every suicide 25 attempts. Suicide is more common in the news and media nowadays with more suicide attempts reported. Suicide has increased in America since the economy

Suicide is one of the highest cause of death around the world. Everyday there are about 121 suicides. Suicides are more dominant in Asia and Eastern Europe having about 28.6 suicide deaths per 100,000 people. While South Korea is second having 26.3 suicide deaths per 1000,000 people. Over 1 million people a year commit suicide, so in every 40 seconds 1 person commits suicide. That’s about 3,000 deaths a day. https://afsp.org/about-suicide/suicide-statistics/

Suicide is now a major public health problem. This problem has become the third most common cause of death amongst adolescents between 15-24 years of age. Suicide has become the one of the factor of decreasing population worldwide. From the World Health Organization (WHO) report: The rate of suicide is almost universally higher among men compared to women. Suicide is a leading cause of death for young adults. It is among the top three causes of death in the population aged 15-34 years. World health organization statistics show that on average every 39 seconds, one person committed suicide, suicide become one of the leading cause of death on worlds. It is estimated that there are approximately 10 million to 20 million cases of attempted suicide. Youth’s suicide becomes the urgent concern in Malaysia. According to NSRM (National Suicide Registry Malaysia) website, rates of suicide cases keep rising in Malaysia among teenagers. The Health Ministry reported that every day, 7 people, mainly young adults, end their own lives. An estimated 140 people attempt suicide daily. In Malaysia, it has found out that almost 7% of the adolescent had the ideation of suicide and majority they turned their thoughts into action. The National Suicide Registry Malaysia (NSRM) estimated that between January and August last year, a total of 425 people committed suicide, averaging 60 per month