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TABLE 126.10
CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT SUICIDE: NATURE OF THE
PROBLEM
Adolescent suicide
44% rise in suicide rate, adolescents ages 15–19 yrs, since 1970
4,000 completed adolescent and young adult suicides, since 2000
Estimated 400,000 adolescent attempts, since 2000 (1:50–1:100 attempts
succeed)
Suicide is the third leading cause of death, ages 15–24 yrs (after accidents,
homicides)
Childhood suicide
Serious problem
Younger children attempt suicide as a result of depression and/or poor
judgment
Increase in attempted and completed suicides, children ages 6 yrs and
older
Suicide attempts via ingestions (children ages 5–14 yrs) five times more
common than all forms of meningitis
Additional data
Girls attempt at least three times more often than boys
Boys succeed at least two times more often than girls
80% of attempts are pill ingestions
More lethal means—gun, knife, jumping, running into car—more common
with boys
Many car “accidents” are not accidents
