Method-Specific Suicide Mortality in the United States in the 21st Century
Authors: Bibha Dhungel, Fiona Shand, Phuong Nguyen, Yijing Wang, Sayuri Fujita-Imazu, July Khin Maung Soe, Jinzhao Xie, Xinran Wang, Jinghua Li, Stuart Gilmour
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2023)

Letters19 December 2023Method-Specific Suicide Mortality in the United States in the 21st CenturyBibha Dhungel, DrPH, Fiona Shand, PhD, Phuong Nguyen, DrPH, Yijing Wang, PhD, Sayuri Fujita-Imazu, MPH, July Khin Maung Soe, MPH, Jinzhao Xie, MSc, Xinran Wang, BMed, Jinghua Li, PhD, Stuart Gilmour, PhDBibha Dhungel, DrPHSchool of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University, and Department of Health Policy, National Centre for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this author, Fiona Shand, PhDThe Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author, Phuong Nguyen, DrPHGraduate School of Public Health, St. Luke’s International University, and Division of Surveillance and Policy Evaluation, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this author, Yijing Wang, PhDShenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, ChinaSearch for more papers by this author, Sayuri Fujita-Imazu, MPHGraduate School of Public Health, St. Luke’s International University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this author, July Khin Maung Soe, MPHGraduate School of Public Health, St. Luke’s International University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this author, Jinzhao Xie, MScSchool of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this author, Xinran Wang, BMedSchool of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this author, Jinghua Li, PhDSchool of Public Health and Sun Yat-sen Global Health Institute, Institute of State Governance, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this author, Stuart Gilmour, PhDGraduate School of Public Health, St. Luke’s International University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M23-2533 SectionsSupplemental MaterialAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Background: Although global suicide mortality rates decreased by almost a third between 1990 and 2016 (1), suicide mortality in the United States has increased rapidly (2). Particularly high suicide mortality has been identified among American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) people (2), whose life expectancy is also 7 years shorter than that of the White population in the United States (3). Understanding trends and patterns in suicide mortality in AIAN populations may offer insights into strategies to reduce health inequality in this highly vulnerable population.Objective: To assess temporal trends and patterns in method-specific suicide by sex and race using ...References1. Naghavi M; Global Burden of Disease Self-Harm Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. BMJ. 2019;364:194. [PMID: 31339847] doi:10.1136/bmj.l94 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Curtin SC, Hedegaard H. Suicide Rates for Females and Males by Race and Ethnicity: United States, 1999 and 2017. NCHS Health E-Stat. 2019. 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Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Bibha Dhungel, DrPH; Fiona Shand, PhD; Phuong Nguyen, DrPH; Yijing Wang, PhD; Sayuri Fujita-Imazu, MPH; July Khin Maung Soe, MPH; Jinzhao Xie, MSc; Xinran Wang, BMed; Jinghua Li, PhD; Stuart Gilmour, PhDAffiliations: School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University, and Department of Health Policy, National Centre for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, JapanThe Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, AustraliaGraduate School of Public Health, St. Luke’s International University, and Division of Surveillance and Policy Evaluation, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Tokyo, JapanShenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, ChinaGraduate School of Public Health, St. Luke’s International University, Tokyo, JapanSchool of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health and Sun Yat-sen Global Health Institute, Institute of State Governance, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaDisclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M23-2533.Reproducible Research Statement: Study protocol and statistical code: Available from Dr. Dhungel (e-mail, bibha-dhungel@umin.ac.jp). Data set: Available from the CDC WONDER website (https://wonder.cdc.gov).Corresponding Author: Bibha Dhungel, DrPH, School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University, Nishi-waseda 1-6-1, Shinjuku city, Tokyo 169-8050, Japan; e-mail, bibha-dhungel@umin.ac.jp.This article was published at Annals.org on 19 December 2023. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoSuicide in U.S. Indigenous Persons: Reframing the Etiology and Solutions Joseph P. Gone Metrics Cited bySuicide in U.S. Indigenous Persons: Reframing the Etiology and SolutionsJoseph P. Gone, PhD Latest Keywords Alaska Native people Native American people Population statistics Prevention, policy, and public health Suicide ePublished: 19 December 2023 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2023 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...