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Injury Data - USA
National, Regional, State

        

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
CONTRA COSTA 1979 105 643568 16.31
CONTRA COSTA 1980 87 657208 13.23
CONTRA COSTA 1981 77 667636 11.53
CONTRA COSTA 1982 93 679241 13.69
CONTRA COSTA 1983 104 690270 15.06
CONTRA COSTA 1984 94 698727 13.45
CONTRA COSTA 1985 98 711684 13.77
CONTRA COSTA 1986 104 725577 14.33
CONTRA COSTA 1987 97 740331 13.10
CONTRA COSTA 1988 102 759912 13.42
CONTRA COSTA 1989 88 785395 11.20
CONTRA COSTA 1990 111 804183 13.80
CONTRA COSTA 1991 103 821532 12.53
CONTRA COSTA 1992 94 837425 11.22
CONTRA COSTA 1993 86 850055 10.11
CONTRA COSTA 1994 86 859266 10.00
CONTRA COSTA 1995 83 869465 9.54
CONTRA COSTA 1996 82 881388 9.30
DEL NORTE 1979 2 17954 11.13
UNRELIABLE
DEL NORTE 1980 1 18253 5.47
UNRELIABLE
DEL NORTE 1981 6 18827 31.86
UNRELIABLE
DEL NORTE 1982 1 18624 5.36
UNRELIABLE
DEL NORTE 1983 4 18725 21.36
UNRELIABLE
DEL NORTE 1984 6 18577 32.29
UNRELIABLE
DEL NORTE 1985 2 18721 10.68
UNRELIABLE
DEL NORTE 1986 5 19070 26.21
UNRELIABLE
DEL NORTE 1987 4 19513 20.49
UNRELIABLE
DEL NORTE 1988 3 20344 14.74
UNRELIABLE
DEL NORTE 1989
MISSING		 21302
MISSING
DEL NORTE 1990 9 23464 38.35
UNRELIABLE
DEL NORTE 1991
MISSING		 25853
MISSING
DEL NORTE 1992
MISSING		 26592
MISSING
DEL NORTE 1993 8 26824 29.82
UNRELIABLE
DEL NORTE 1994
MISSING		 27071
MISSING
DEL NORTE 1995 10 27141 36.84
UNRELIABLE
DEL NORTE 1996
MISSING		 27674
MISSING
EL DORADO 1979 14 80878 17.31
UNRELIABLE
EL DORADO 1980 11 86107 12.77
UNRELIABLE
EL DORADO 1981 13 89610 14.50
UNRELIABLE
EL DORADO 1982 17 92469 18.38
UNRELIABLE
EL DORADO 1983 8 93493 8.55
UNRELIABLE
EL DORADO 1984 8 95458 8.38
UNRELIABLE
EL DORADO 1985 19 99156 19.16
UNRELIABLE
EL DORADO 1986 23 102566 22.42
EL DORADO 1987 25 106980 23.36
EL DORADO 1988 22 112810 19.50
EL DORADO 1989 20 118905 16.82
EL DORADO 1990 26 126091 20.62
EL DORADO 1991 32 133244 24.01
EL DORADO 1992 24 137122 17.50
EL DORADO 1993 18 141508 12.72
UNRELIABLE
EL DORADO 1994 18 144738 12.43
UNRELIABLE
EL DORADO 1995 32 148305 21.57
EL DORADO 1996 31 151591 20.44
FRESNO 1979 72 507415 14.18
FRESNO 1980 42 516177 8.13
FRESNO 1981 65 530636 12.24
FRESNO 1982 69 542681 12.71
FRESNO 1983 72 556677 12.93
FRESNO 1984 61 572928 10.64
FRESNO 1985 70 584811 11.96
FRESNO 1986 72 594201 12.11
FRESNO 1987 73 609760 11.97
FRESNO 1988 77 628885 12.24
FRESNO 1989 68 652317 10.42
FRESNO 1990 74 669129 11.05
FRESNO 1991 66 690411 9.55
FRESNO 1992 77 706521 10.89
FRESNO 1993 67 721283 9.28
FRESNO 1994 82 731685 11.20
FRESNO 1995 87 738595 11.77
FRESNO 1996 58 748361 7.75
GLENN 1979 6 21039 28.51
UNRELIABLE
GLENN 1980 1 21393 4.67
UNRELIABLE
GLENN 1981 3 22049 13.60
UNRELIABLE
GLENN 1982 5 22338 22.38
UNRELIABLE
GLENN 1983 3 22897 13.10
UNRELIABLE
GLENN 1984 5 22854 21.87
UNRELIABLE
GLENN 1985 2 23142 8.64
UNRELIABLE

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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When viewing mortality and disability statistics it is important to remember
that the statistical events occurred to individuals
with lives, families, and friends.

 

rev. 01 November 1999 05:34 PM