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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
SACRAMENTO 1979 116 769947 15.06
SACRAMENTO 1980 139 785032 17.70
SACRAMENTO 1981 121 807830 14.97
SACRAMENTO 1982 145 833495 17.39
SACRAMENTO 1983 127 853500 14.87
SACRAMENTO 1984 143 870746 16.42
SACRAMENTO 1985 144 892259 16.13
SACRAMENTO 1986 163 917302 17.76
SACRAMENTO 1987 149 950010 15.68
SACRAMENTO 1988 148 980840 15.08
SACRAMENTO 1989 125 1010376 12.37
SACRAMENTO 1990 145 1042585 13.90
SACRAMENTO 1991 141 1078494 13.07
SACRAMENTO 1992 140 1090586 12.83
SACRAMENTO 1993 162 1095689 14.78
SACRAMENTO 1994 144 1096040 13.13
SACRAMENTO 1995 167 1104468 15.12
SACRAMENTO 1996 136 1115434 12.19
SAN BENITO 1979 5 24359 20.52
UNRELIABLE
SAN BENITO 1980 0 25013 0.00
UNRELIABLE
SAN BENITO 1981 3 25976 11.54
UNRELIABLE
SAN BENITO 1982 5 26924 18.57
UNRELIABLE
SAN BENITO 1983 3 27746 10.81
UNRELIABLE
SAN BENITO 1984 1 28997 3.44
UNRELIABLE
SAN BENITO 1985 5 30444 16.42
UNRELIABLE
SAN BENITO 1986 3 31665 9.47
UNRELIABLE
SAN BENITO 1987 3 32943 9.10
UNRELIABLE
SAN BENITO 1988 4 34445 11.61
UNRELIABLE
SAN BENITO 1989
MISSING		 36181
MISSING
SAN BENITO 1990
MISSING		 36743
MISSING
SAN BENITO 1991
MISSING		 37338
MISSING
SAN BENITO 1992
MISSING		 38396
MISSING
SAN BENITO 1993
MISSING		 39661
MISSING
SAN BENITO 1994
MISSING		 40948
MISSING
SAN BENITO 1995
MISSING		 42875
MISSING
SAN BENITO 1996
MISSING		 45065
MISSING
SAN BERNARDINO 1979 109 858297 12.69
SAN BERNARDINO 1980 108 897009 12.04
SAN BERNARDINO 1981 116 934105 12.41
SAN BERNARDINO 1982 155 967700 16.01
SAN BERNARDINO 1983 132 996801 13.24
SAN BERNARDINO 1984 153 1028108 14.88
SAN BERNARDINO 1985 160 1072775 14.91
SAN BERNARDINO 1986 181 1124971 16.08
SAN BERNARDINO 1987 210 1194566 17.57
SAN BERNARDINO 1988 172 1274453 13.49
SAN BERNARDINO 1989 185 1356797 13.63
SAN BERNARDINO 1990 185 1421098 13.01
SAN BERNARDINO 1991 185 1490511 12.41
SAN BERNARDINO 1992 220 1532776 14.35
SAN BERNARDINO 1993 193 1547311 12.47
SAN BERNARDINO 1994 187 1556473 12.01
SAN BERNARDINO 1995 183 1572955 11.63
SAN BERNARDINO 1996 153 1592856 9.60
SAN DIEGO 1979 268 1831873 14.62
SAN DIEGO 1980 287 1867034 15.37
SAN DIEGO 1981 293 1931813 15.16
SAN DIEGO 1982 309 1977002 15.62
SAN DIEGO 1983 301 2022374 14.88
SAN DIEGO 1984 308 2070488 14.87
SAN DIEGO 1985 322 2130417 15.11
SAN DIEGO 1986 346 2201877 15.71
SAN DIEGO 1987 295 2281455 12.93
SAN DIEGO 1988 314 2371596 13.24
SAN DIEGO 1989 332 2453241 13.53
SAN DIEGO 1990 344 2504136 13.73
SAN DIEGO 1991 349 2556084 13.65
SAN DIEGO 1992 344 2603567 13.21
SAN DIEGO 1993 378 2615108 14.45
SAN DIEGO 1994 360 2633777 13.66
SAN DIEGO 1995 346 2647335 13.06
SAN DIEGO 1996 343 2678402 12.80

 

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