Sex and age modify the relationship between life circumstances and use of a firearm in suicide deaths across 17 U.S. states

The U.S. all-cause suicide mortality rate increased from 12.6 to 13.3 per 100,000 from 2013 to 2015, while firearm suicide rates increased from 6.3 to 6.5 per 100,000 from 2013 to 2015 (Centers  for Disease Control and Prevention, National Centers for Injury Prevention and Control 2017). In parallel, the years of potential life lost (YPLL) at 75 years of age for suicide deaths increased from 1,166,172 years, constituting 5.7% of all-cause YPLL in 2013, to 1,257,085 years and 5.9% of all- cause YPLL in 2015 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Centers for Injury Prevention and Control 2017).

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - April 21, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Bindu Kalesan, Laura Sampson, Yi Zuo, Sandro Galea Tags: Research paper Source Type: research