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Suicide Deaths, California, by Year 1979-1996,
All Ages, All Races, Both Genders

Source: U.S. Vital Records data obtained through CDC Wonder, ICD 950.0 to 958.9

Use this table to examine year-to-year trends within counties.
Do not use this table to compare the rates of one county to another. If that comparison is desired, use California Age Adjusted Suicide Rates

Exercise caution when comparing suicide rates:

Deaths are classified by medical examiners

Although the criteria should be uniform this is not always the case

Remember that suicide rates may underestimate the true rate of intentional self-harm

The stigma attached to suicide may influence classification
Certain fatal events may arise from thoughts and actions similar to suicide
- Single-vehicle motor vehicle crashes
- Gang-related fights with weapons

Rates calculated from table cells with fewer than 20 events are unstable and unreliable.
Data for some counties for some years is missing.

More about the numbers in each column may be viewed Below

County	Year	Death Count	Population	Death Rate
ALAMEDA	1979	155	1101921	14.06
ALAMEDA	1980	174	1107592	15.70
ALAMEDA	1981	190	1128622	16.83
ALAMEDA	1982	170	1142576	14.87
ALAMEDA	1983	165	1162637	14.19
ALAMEDA	1984	173	1181307	14.64
ALAMEDA	1985	160	1199474	13.33
ALAMEDA	1986	176	1217755	14.45
ALAMEDA	1987	136	1232137	11.03
ALAMEDA	1988	163	1254368	12.99
ALAMEDA	1989	104	1274586	8.15
ALAMEDA	1990	140	1280832	10.93
ALAMEDA	1991	143	1319509	10.83
ALAMEDA	1992	140	1333234	10.50
ALAMEDA	1993	155	1339153	11.57
ALAMEDA	1994	141	1340894	10.51
ALAMEDA	1995	144	1344247	10.71
ALAMEDA	1996	122	1355062	9.00
ALPINE	1979	0	1170	0.00 UNRELIABLE
ALPINE	1980	0	1121	0.00 UNRELIABLE
ALPINE	1981	1	1141	87.64 UNRELIABLE
ALPINE	1982	1	1187	84.24 UNRELIABLE
ALPINE	1983	0	1129	0.00 UNRELIABLE
ALPINE	1984	0	1102	0.00 UNRELIABLE
ALPINE	1985	0	1156	0.00 UNRELIABLE
ALPINE	1986	0	1206	0.00 UNRELIABLE
ALPINE	1987	0	1145	0.00 UNRELIABLE
ALPINE	1988	1	1166	85.76 UNRELIABLE
ALPINE	1989	MISSING	1161	MISSING
ALPINE	1990	MISSING	1109	MISSING
ALPINE	1991	MISSING	1160	MISSING
ALPINE	1992	MISSING	1151	MISSING
ALPINE	1993	MISSING	1179	MISSING
ALPINE	1994	MISSING	1179	MISSING
ALPINE	1995	MISSING	1223	MISSING
ALPINE	1996	MISSING	1233	MISSING
AMADOR	1979	0	18644	0.00 UNRELIABLE
AMADOR	1980	1	19348	5.16 UNRELIABLE
AMADOR	1981	1	20243	4.93 UNRELIABLE
AMADOR	1982	0	20618	0.00 UNRELIABLE
AMADOR	1983	3	21081	14.23 UNRELIABLE
AMADOR	1984	3	21847	13.73 UNRELIABLE
AMADOR	1985	9	22647	39.74 UNRELIABLE
AMADOR	1986	1	23384	4.27 UNRELIABLE
AMADOR	1987	5	24540	20.37 UNRELIABLE
AMADOR	1988	6	27034	22.19 UNRELIABLE
AMADOR	1989	MISSING	28946	MISSING
AMADOR	1990	MISSING	30038	MISSING
AMADOR	1991	8	31185	25.65 UNRELIABLE
AMADOR	1992	7	31822	21.99 UNRELIABLE
AMADOR	1993	12	32232	37.23 UNRELIABLE
AMADOR	1994	MISSING	32657	MISSING
AMADOR	1995	MISSING	33338	MISSING
AMADOR	1996	7	33993	20.59 UNRELIABLE
BUTTE	1979	23	138660	16.58
BUTTE	1980	14	144111	9.71 UNRELIABLE
BUTTE	1981	22	148759	14.78
BUTTE	1982	19	152156	12.48 UNRELIABLE
BUTTE	1983	21	154513	13.59
BUTTE	1984	40	156962	25.48
BUTTE	1985	35	160886	21.75
BUTTE	1986	35	163353	21.42
BUTTE	1987	28	167066	16.75
BUTTE	1988	31	172054	18.01
BUTTE	1989	31	176749	17.53
BUTTE	1990	41	182209	22.50
BUTTE	1991	34	186596	18.22
BUTTE	1992	35	188844	18.53
BUTTE	1993	33	190692	17.30
BUTTE	1994	35	191802	18.24
BUTTE	1995	31	193016	16.06
BUTTE	1996	31	192980	16.06
CALAVERAS	1979	4	19808	20.19 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1980	5	20723	24.12 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1981	2	21678	9.22 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1982	4	22787	17.55 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1983	3	23554	12.73 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1984	7	24161	28.97 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1985	4	24865	16.08 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1986	6	25819	23.23 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1987	6	27189	22.06 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1988	10	28216	35.44 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1989	9	30067	29.93 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1990	10	31990	31.25 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1991	6	33938	17.67 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1992	8	35150	22.75 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1993	10	35850	27.89 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1994	6	37024	16.20 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1995	6	37879	15.83 UNRELIABLE
CALAVERAS	1996	7	38764	18.05 UNRELIABLE
COLUSA	1979	4	12953	30.88 UNRELIABLE
COLUSA	1980	4	12836	31.16 UNRELIABLE
COLUSA	1981	0	13244	0.00 UNRELIABLE
COLUSA	1982	3	13908	21.57 UNRELIABLE
COLUSA	1983	2	14141	14.14 UNRELIABLE
COLUSA	1984	3	14162	21.18 UNRELIABLE
COLUSA	1985	3	14733	20.36 UNRELIABLE
COLUSA	1986	5	14929	33.49 UNRELIABLE
COLUSA	1987	2	14982	13.34 UNRELIABLE
COLUSA	1988	4	15528	25.75 UNRELIABLE
COLUSA	1989	6	16006	37.48 UNRELIABLE
COLUSA	1990	MISSING	16288	MISSING
COLUSA	1991	MISSING	16667	MISSING
COLUSA	1992	MISSING	16979	MISSING
COLUSA	1993	MISSING	17204	MISSING
COLUSA	1994	MISSING	17532	MISSING
COLUSA	1995	MISSING	17936	MISSING
COLUSA	1996	MISSING	18389	MISSING

What do the numbers in each column mean?

COUNTY: The county of RESIDENCE of the individual who committed suicide

DEATH COUNT: The sum of the suicide deaths in all years of the series

POPULATION: The sum of the county population counts in all years of the series

DEATH RATE: Column 2 / Column 3 times 100,000 = Crude rate per 100,000 population

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rev. 01 November 1999 05:34 PM

Suicide Deaths, California, by Year 1979-1996, All Ages, All Races, Both Genders

What do the numbers in each column mean? COUNTY: The county of RESIDENCE of the individual who committed suicide

Suicide Deaths, California, by Year 1979-1996,
All Ages, All Races, Both Genders

What do the numbers in each column mean?

COUNTY: The county of RESIDENCE of the individual who committed suicide