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Suicide by the numbers in Delaware County, PA:
The Problem
Click hear for an overview of suicide in Delaware County from 1990-2003
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Total Suicides x Year:
- 2001 = 43
- 2000 = 61
- 1999 = 61
- 1998 = 60
- 1997 = 59
The average annual suicide rate (deaths per 100,000 residents) for Delaware County for 1998-2000
is 11.0. The homicide rate for the same period is 5.4.
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Suicide Death Averages Over 5-Year Period:
- 56.8 per year
- 4.7 per month
- 1.1 per week
Delaware County, 2001 Suicides
x Race/Gender/Age
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Sex/Race
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<20
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20-39
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40-59
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60-79
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80 & Over
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Totals
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White Males
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0
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15
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7
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6
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0
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28 (65%)
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White Females
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0
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3
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7
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1
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0
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11 (26%)
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Black Males
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0
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2
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1
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0
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0
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3 (7%)
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Black Females
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Other Males
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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1 (2%)
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Other Females
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Totals
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0
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21 (49%)
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15 (35%)
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7 (16%)
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0
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43
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Source: PA Department of
Health
Average Annual Suicide Rates x
Area, 1998-2000
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Area
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Suicides/100,000 Residents
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Bucks County
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8.2
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Chester County
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8.2
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Delaware County
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11.0
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Montgomery County
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9.5
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Philadelphia County
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10.9
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Pennsylvania
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10.8
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United States
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10.3
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Source: PA Department of
Health
Page modified 12.11.03
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