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2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 7_1_7.4
Suicide deaths per 100,000 population,^a by State, 2000-2007
	2007			2006		2005		2004		2003		2002		2001		2000
State	Number	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE
United States	34,592	11.3	0.1	10.9	0.1	10.9	0.1	10.9	0.1	10.8	0.1	10.9	0.1	10.7	0.1	10.4	0.1
Alabama	592	12.5	0.5	12.4	0.5	11.5	0.5	11.7	0.5	11.4	0.5	11.4	0.5	11.3	0.5	13.1	0.5
Alaska	149	22.1	1.9	20.0	1.8	20.2	1.8	23.4	1.9	20.4	2.0	21.0	1.9	15.9	1.6	21.5	1.9
Arizona	1,015	16.1	0.5	16.0	0.5	16.2	0.5	15.7	0.5	15.5	0.5	16.5	0.6	14.8	0.5	15.6	0.6
Arkansas	402	14.3	0.7	13.3	0.7	14.2	0.7	12.9	0.7	13.6	0.7	14.0	0.7	14.2	0.7	13.0	0.7
California	3,600	9.8	0.2	9.2	0.2	9.1	0.2	9.6	0.2	9.8	0.2	9.6	0.2	8.5	0.2	9.1	0.2
Colorado	811	16.4	0.6	15.2	0.6	17.3	0.6	17.3	0.6	16.1	0.6	16.2	0.6	16.5	0.6	14.3	0.6
Connecticut	271	7.4	0.5	8.0	0.5	8.1	0.5	8.1	0.5	7.5	0.5	7.4	0.5	8.2	0.5	8.7	0.5
Delaware	95	10.7	1.1	10.4	1.1	9.6	1.1	10.9	1.1	11.4	1.2	9.0	1.0	13.3	1.3	10.4	1.2
District of Columbia	36	5.8	1.0	5.1	0.9	5.5	1.0	5.7	1.0	6.2	1.1	5.1	0.9	6.5	1.0	3.8	0.8
Florida	2,586	13.3	0.3	12.6	0.3	12.6	0.3	13.1	0.3	12.9	0.3	13.4	0.3	13.5	0.3	12.4	0.3
Georgia	997	10.7	0.3	10.0	0.3	10.5	0.3	11.3	0.4	11.6	0.4	11.0	0.4	11.4	0.4	10.7	0.4
Hawaii	133	9.7	0.9	9.2	0.8	8.3	0.8	9.0	0.8	10.1	0.9	9.5	0.9	10.9	0.9	11.2	1.0
Idaho	223	15.1	1.0	15.6	1.1	16.2	1.1	17.4	1.1	16.2	1.1	15.5	1.1	16.3	1.1	13.3	1.0
Illinois	1,108	8.5	0.3	7.8	0.2	8.5	0.3	8.1	0.3	8.0	0.3	9.1	0.3	9.1	0.3	8.1	0.3
Indiana	790	12.4	0.4	13.0	0.5	11.9	0.4	11.3	0.4	12.0	0.4	12.1	0.4	11.7	0.4	11.3	0.4
Iowa	322	10.6	0.6	11.1	0.6	10.9	0.6	11.3	0.6	11.7	0.6	10.5	0.6	10.1	0.6	9.8	0.6
Kansas	382	13.7	0.7	13.8	0.7	13.1	0.7	13.5	0.7	12.7	0.7	12.6	0.7	10.9	0.6	12.2	0.7
Kentucky	649	15.1	0.6	14.6	0.6	13.3	0.6	13.2	0.6	13.5	0.6	12.8	0.6	11.9	0.5	12.8	0.6
Louisiana	522	12.2	0.5	11.6	0.5	11.1	0.5	12.0	0.5	10.4	0.5	11.2	0.5	11.2	0.5	10.7	0.5
Maine	191	13.7	1.0	11.0	0.9	12.3	0.9	12.2	0.9	9.9	0.9	12.3	1.0	12.0	0.9	11.8	1.0
Maryland	518	9.0	0.4	8.6	0.4	8.4	0.4	8.9	0.4	8.9	0.4	8.7	0.4	8.4	0.4	9.0	0.4
Massachusetts	516	7.6	0.3	6.7	0.3	7.2	0.3	6.4	0.3	6.5	0.3	6.5	0.3	6.5	0.3	6.0	0.3
Michigan	1,131	11.0	0.3	11.1	0.3	10.8	0.3	10.8	0.3	10.1	0.3	11.0	0.3	10.5	0.3	9.9	0.3
Minnesota	572	10.8	0.5	10.6	0.5	10.3	0.4	10.1	0.4	9.7	0.4	9.7	0.4	9.6	0.4	8.9	0.4
Mississippi	396	13.8	0.7	11.4	0.6	12.6	0.7	12.1	0.6	11.9	0.6	12.1	0.7	11.7	0.6	10.5	0.6
Missouri	808	13.5	0.5	13.5	0.5	12.4	0.5	12.3	0.5	11.8	0.5	12.1	0.5	12.7	0.5	12.5	0.5
Montana	196	19.4	1.4	19.7	1.5	21.5	1.5	18.6	1.4	19.3	1.5	19.9	1.5	19.1	1.5	17.5	1.4
Nebraska	181	10.2	0.8	11.2	0.8	10.8	0.8	9.5	0.7	10.1	0.8	11.7	0.8	10.9	0.8	11.2	0.8
Nevada	471	18.3	0.9	19.5	0.9	20.1	0.9	19.2	0.9	20.1	1.0	19.8	1.0	18.8	1.0	20.2	1.0
New Hampshire	158	11.1	0.9	11.0	0.9	11.8	0.9	9.8	0.9	11.9	1.0	10.2	0.9	13.1	1.0	10.3	0.9
New Jersey	596	6.7	0.3	6.5	0.3	6.0	0.3	6.8	0.3	6.7	0.3	6.3	0.3	6.8	0.3	6.6	0.3
New Mexico	401	20.4	1.0	18.0	1.0	17.7	1.0	18.7	1.0	18.7	1.0	19.1	1.0	20.2	1.1	18.3	1.0
New York	1,396	7.0	0.2	6.6	0.2	6.0	0.2	6.0	0.2	5.9	0.2	6.3	0.2	6.5	0.2	5.9	0.2
North Carolina	1,077	11.7	0.4	12.2	0.4	11.5	0.4	12.0	0.4	11.3	0.4	11.8	0.4	12.1	0.4	12.0	0.4
North Dakota	95	14.4	1.5	13.6	1.5	13.7	1.5	11.2	1.3	12.4	1.4	14.2	1.5	12.7	1.4	10.4	1.3
Ohio	1,295	11.0	0.3	11.2	0.3	11.4	0.3	11.3	0.3	9.3	0.3	11.2	0.3	10.6	0.3	9.5	0.3
Oklahoma	531	14.7	0.6	15.0	0.7	14.7	0.6	14.3	0.6	13.6	0.6	14.3	0.6	14.9	0.7	14.6	0.7
Oregon	594	15.2	0.6	15.2	0.6	14.8	0.6	15.0	0.6	16.2	0.7	14.4	0.6	14.4	0.6	14.1	0.6
Pennsylvania	1,440	11.2	0.3	10.8	0.3	11.1	0.3	11.1	0.3	10.5	0.3	10.7	0.3	10.1	0.3	10.8	0.3
Rhode Island	96	8.7	0.9	8.1	0.9	6.3	0.8	7.5	0.8	7.6	0.8	7.9	0.8	8.0	0.9	7.1	0.8
South Carolina	529	11.7	0.5	11.9	0.5	11.8	0.5	11.3	0.5	11.5	0.5	10.6	0.5	11.3	0.5	11.1	0.5
South Dakota	102	12.5	1.2	16.0	1.5	15.3	1.4	14.7	1.4	13.5	1.3	12.2	1.3	13.9	1.4	12.7	1.3
Tennessee	844	13.3	0.5	14.2	0.5	14.0	0.5	13.1	0.5	12.8	0.5	13.2	0.5	12.2	0.5	12.7	0.5
Texas	2,433	10.4	0.2	10.3	0.2	10.9	0.2	10.7	0.2	11.2	0.2	11.0	0.2	10.9	0.2	10.2	0.2
Utah	378	15.4	0.8	15.8	0.8	15.1	0.8	17.3	0.9	15.6	0.9	16.1	0.9	15.4	0.9	14.7	0.9
Vermont	89	13.8	1.5	12.0	1.4	12.2	1.4	14.3	1.5	12.9	1.4	14.1	1.5	11.3	1.3	12.3	1.4
Virginia	880	11.2	0.4	11.1	0.4	11.2	0.4	11.0	0.4	10.9	0.4	10.9	0.4	11.0	0.4	10.8	0.4
Washington	865	13.0	0.4	12.3	0.4	12.7	0.4	13.2	0.5	12.9	0.5	13.3	0.5	11.8	0.4	12.3	0.5
West Virginia	300	15.9	0.9	14.1	0.9	13.2	0.8	15.3	0.9	14.1	0.9	14.8	0.9	15.0	0.9	13.2	0.8
Wisconsin	729	12.7	0.5	11.9	0.5	11.5	0.5	11.8	0.5	11.6	0.5	11.3	0.5	11.7	0.5	10.9	0.4
Wyoming	101	19.7	2.0	21.7	2.0	17.2	1.8	17.4	1.9	21.8	2.1	20.7	2.0	16.4	1.8	16.8	1.8

^a. Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: T7_1_7_4: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/7_mentalhealthsubstanceabuse/T7_1_7_4.html