(Source: "Suicide in Utah"; Utah Dept. of Health; Bureau of Surveillance & Analysis)
Suicide rates were nearly four times as high for boys and men as for girls and women (1980-1997).
Overall suicide death rates have changed little over this time period.
About 300 Utahns committed suicide in 1997. While the suicide rate (per 100,000 Utahns) has not changed much, the number of Utahns who died of suicide has increased, as Utah's population has grown, from 190 suicide deaths in 1980 to 297 in 1997.
Suicide death rates were stable or decreased in most age groups for males and females, but increased among boys and men age 13-21 years of age.
Suicide death rates (1993-97) among boys and men increased strikingly during the teenage years, reaching a peak at about age 20.
Firearms accounted for the majority of suicides in Utah.
Utah's suicide rate during 1995-1996 was about 30% above the U.S. rate and placed Utah's rate as the 10th highest in the country.
Ten States With Highest Age-adjusted Suicide Rates (1995-96)
