STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Incidence of suicide among Native American young people, ages 15-24, is nearly three times that of the
U.S. national rate (Indian and Alaskan Native rate is 37.5 per 100,000 vs. 13.2 per 100,000 U. S. all races
according to the Indian Health Service Trends 1989-91).
Although rates per 100,000 are good indicators of trends and the problem within large populations,
they do not adequately measure the emotional and social impact of suicides among small Indian communities.
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