The CDC reported a population of 9,969,727 with 1,169 suicides, or a rate of 11.7 per 100,000, for Michigan in 2009.
- In 2009: CDC reports Suicide as the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. for 15-24 year-olds, and the second-leading cause of death for 25-34.
- Three of the top 10 causes of violent injury deaths in 2009 for the 15-24 age range were forms of suicide. Suicide by firearm ranks no. 4, suicide by suffocation no. 5 and suicide by poisoning no. 8.
- -For 25-34, firearm and suffocation suicide remain at the fourth and fifth places, while poisoning jumps to no. 6.
- In 2008, a reported 393,000 people aged 18-25 attempted suicide, while 643,000 reported having suicide plans.
- -In the same year, approximately 13,990 college undergraduates required medical attention for a suicide attempt.
- Between the years of 2004 and 2008, an average of 85,452 emergency department visits for intentional self-harm were made by 18-24-year-olds. 56 percent were female.
- In 2008, 6,700 young adults aged 18-24 made emergency department visits for suicide attempts involving antidepressants... only 17.6 percent of drug-related suicide attempts.
- -26.7 percent of drug-related attempts made involved anti-anxiety and insomnia medication.
- There are four male suicides for every one female suicide, but females attempt three times as often. Males often use more violent methods which have nearly-guaranteed fatality.
- 46 percent of those who make an attempt tell no one.
- It is estimated that more than 90 percent of suicides are made by a person with a psychiatric disorder, most often severe depression.
*statistics found through research from sources listed on the sources page.
