Federal, State and County Statistical analysis of data on suicide deaths are generally delayed by two to three years depending on the source. Therefore, for calendar year 2010, 2007 is the most recent data available.
Suicide & Crisis Hotline
(408) 279-3312 (Central County)
(650) 494-8420 (North County)
(408) 683-2482 (South County)
Every life counts, including Yours!
Suicide is a preventable death.
Every year thousands of people from every walk of life find themselves without hope and without a way to stop the pain. If their cry for help isn’t heard or recognized, these brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, seniors, adults, adolescents and youth, from all walks of life, of every color, creed, income level, gender, nationality and social status will be lost to us. No number of deaths by suicide can ever be considered an “acceptable level”.
Santa Clara 2007 with Statewide and Notes
Santa Clara County Statistics 2006 - 2008
National and State Data on Suicide
Statistics
Each year more than 30,000 people take their own lives.
SUICIDE is the 8th leading cause of death in the United States
Homicide is the 13th leading cause of death - more people kill themselves than are killed by others.
1998 data:
| |
Homicide
|
Suicide
|
|
United States
|
17,894
|
30,575
|
|
California
|
2,363
|
3,415
|
|
Santa Clara County
|
47
|
217
|
SUICIDE is the 3rd leading cause of death for American Youth - 15 to 24 years old.
SUICIDE is high among the elderly. In 1998 the elderly made up 12.7% of the population but committed 19.0% of the suicides.
SUICIDE ATTEMPTS: although no official U.S. data is compiled it is estimated that there are over 764,000 attempts each year.
SUICIDE ATTEMPTS: it is estimated that among the young (15 - 24) for every completed suicide there are 100 - 200 attempts.
United States Suicide: 1998
(Information gathered from the Center for Disease Control)
| |
Number
|
Per Day
|
Rate
|
|
Nation
|
30,575
|
83.8
|
11.3
|
|
Males
|
24,538
|
67.2
|
18.6
|
|
Females
|
6,037
|
16.5
|
4.4
|
|
Elder (65+)
|
5,803
|
15.9
|
16.9
|
|
Young (15-24)
|
4,135
|
11.3
|
11.1
|
California Suicide: 1998
(Information gathered from the Center for Disease Control)
| |
Number
|
Per Day
|
Rate
|
|
States
|
3,415
|
9.4
|
10.5
|
|
Males
|
2,641
|
7.2
|
19.4
|
|
Females
|
774
|
2.1
|
5.6
|
|
Elder (65+)
|
727
|
2.0
|
20.1
|
|
Youth (15-24)
|
393
|
1.1
|
8.7
|
Santa Clara County Suicide: 1998
(Information gathered from Santa Clara County Public Health Department and State of California, Department of Finance. This information was compiled by Jim Angelo, Suicide and Crisis Service of Santa Clara County.)
| |
Number
|
Per Day
|
Rate
|
|
Counties
|
127
|
0.3
|
8.9
|
|
Males
|
103
|
0.3
|
14.1
|
|
Females
|
24
|
0.1
|
3.4
|
|
Elderly (65+)
|
20
|
0.1
|
12.5
|
|
Youth (15-24)
|
13
|
0.04
|
6.5
|
The suicide rate is calculated per 100,000 of the population:
Suicide rate = (Number of suicides by group / Population of group) X 100,000
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