"In 2008, suicide was the fourth leading cause of injury death in North Carolina and was among the top five leading causes
of injury death for North Carolinians aged 10 years and older. Depression, which is the second leading cause of life lived
with a disability in the state, is a leading cause of suicide." - North Carolina Institute of Medicine. Healthy North Carolina
2020: A Better State of Health.
Suicide Rate North Carolina vs. HNC 2020 Target, 2008-2011
Data Notes
Deaths were coded under the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Age-adjusted death rates
were calculated using the direct method and the projected United States 2000 population as the standard.
The HNC 2020 target, which is the target to be reached by 2020, is repeated in the data table for graphing purposes.
Data Sources
Death Certificate Database, State Center for Health Statistics
NCHS Bridged Population Estimates
Suicides include all resident deaths where a suicide was coded as the underlying (primary) cause of death.
How We Calculated the Rates
Numerator:
Number of suicide deaths (ICD-10: X60-X84 and Y87.0)
Denominator:
Total resident population
Page Content Updated On 01/23/2013,
Published on 02/01/2013
State Center for Health Statistics, N.C. Division of Public Health, Telephone: 919-733-4728, Fax: 919-733-8485
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