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June 12, 2008
Data indicate nearly half of all violent deaths are suicides
In the Vital Statistics column in the New York Times (6/10, F7), Nicholas Bakalar writes that "[m]ore than half of all violent deaths are suicides, a quarter are homicides, and the typical victim is an African-American man in his 20s," according to data gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Violent Death Reporting System, and published Apr. 11 in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Lead author Debra L. Karch, Ph.D., and colleagues, said that "three major factors were common in violence of all kinds: intimate partner relationships, substance abuse, and mental disturbances." The 2005 data (the latest available) included reports from 16 states, and were gathered from "state health departments, medical examiners, and police departments sharing their data...with the national reporting system."
Lead author Debra L. Karch, Ph.D., and colleagues, said that "three major factors were common in violence of all kinds: intimate partner relationships, substance abuse, and mental disturbances." The 2005 data (the latest available) included reports from 16 states, and were gathered from "state health departments, medical examiners, and police departments sharing their data...with the national reporting system."
Related Links:
- "Suicide Rate High in Violent Death Data," Nicholas Bakalar, New york Times, June 10, 2008.
Posted by admin at June 12, 2008 03:45 AM