Table 43 : Deaths Due to Suicide by Race/Ethnicity, Sex and Age by Region New York State - 2008

Race1/Ethnicity and Sex Total2 Age Group
< 15 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85+
New York State
Total(3) 1,391 8 46 97 197 277 326 201 126 82 31
Male 1,071 4 36 75 152 215 245 154 100 67 23
Female 320 4 10 22 45 62 81 47 26 15 8
White 1,181 6 36 76 148 231 283 189 110 75 27
Male 924 3 29 57 121 185 212 144 88 64 21
Female 257 3 7 19 27 46 71 45 22 11 6
Black 105 1 6 16 22 27 21 5 4 3 0
Male 77 0 3 13 14 20 16 5 4 2 0
Female 28 1 3 3 8 7 5 0 0 1 0
Other 96 1 4 5 25 18 22 2 12 3 4
Male 65 1 4 5 16 10 17 1 8 1 2
Female 31 0 0 0 9 8 5 1 4 2 2
Hispanic(4) 131 1 7 10 30 26 27 19 8 3 0
Male 107 0 4 8 26 21 23 16 6 3 0
Female 24 1 3 2 4 5 4 3 2 0 0
New York State Exclusive of New York City
Total(3) 935 6 31 72 115 187 221 145 75 58 25
Male 738 4 25 54 97 153 163 110 62 49 21
Female 197 2 6 18 18 34 58 35 13 9 4
White 862 5 27 61 98 172 208 141 70 57 23
Male 678 3 23 44 84 141 151 106 58 48 20
Female 184 2 4 17 14 31 57 35 12 9 3
Black 38 0 2 7 7 12 6 3 0 1 0
Male 29 0 0 6 4 10 5 3 0 1 0
Female 9 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
Other 35 1 2 4 10 3 7 1 5 0 2
Male 31 1 2 4 9 2 7 1 4 0 1
Female 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
Hispanic(4) 40 0 2 3 13 7 8 4 2 1 0
Male 35 0 1 2 12 6 7 4 2 1 0
Female 5 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
New York City
Total(3) 456 2 15 25 82 90 105 56 51 24 6
Male 333 0 11 21 55 62 82 44 38 18 2
Female 123 2 4 4 27 28 23 12 13 6 4
White 319 1 9 15 50 59 75 48 40 18 4
Male 246 0 6 13 37 44 61 38 30 16 1
Female 73 1 3 2 13 15 14 10 10 2 3
Black 67 1 4 9 15 15 15 2 4 2 0
Male 48 0 3 7 10 10 11 2 4 1 0
Female 19 1 1 2 5 5 4 0 0 1 0
Other 61 0 2 1 15 15 15 1 7 3 2
Male 34 0 2 1 7 8 10 0 4 1 1
Female 27 0 0 0 8 7 5 1 3 2 1
Hispanic(4) 91 1 5 7 17 19 19 15 6 2 0
Male 72 0 3 6 14 15 16 12 4 2 0
Female 19 1 2 1 3 4 3 3 2 0 0

1 Race coding based on 2000 Census categories: White Alone, Black Alone, Other, Not Stated.

2 Total includes records with Age not stated.

3 Total Deaths = White Alone + Black Alone + Other + Not Stated

4 Hispanic is a separate count equal to Hispanic White Alone + Hispanic Black Alone + Hispanic Other + Hispanic Race Not Stated