Abstract

The suicide rate among adolescents and young adults in the United States increased 57% between 2007 and 2018, from 6.8 to 10.7 deaths per 100 000 individuals. Recent research characterized as alarming the increases in overall suicide rates among young Black and other racial/ethnic minority populations. To assess the temporal trends in overall suicide and firearm suicide mortality rates among non-Hispanic Black young adults, we conducted a sex-specific Joinpoint regression analysis to identify changing trends in these rates between 1999 and 2019. Data were obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System. Results showed an 84.5% increase in the firearm suicide rate among young Black men and a 76.9% increase among young Black women between 2013 and 2019. Additional research is needed to investigate potential population-level exposures during or before 2013 that may have influenced suicide and firearm suicide risk.

摘要

2007 年至 2018 年间，美国青少年的自杀率增加了 57%，从每 10 万人中有 6.8 人死亡增加到 10.7 人。最近的研究表明，年轻黑人和其他种族/族裔群体的总体自杀率上升令人震惊。为了评估非西班牙裔黑人年轻人总体自杀和枪支自杀死亡率的时间趋势，我们进行了特定性别的 Joinpoint 回归分析，以确定 1999 年至 2019 年间这些比率的变化趋势。数据来自疾病中心控制和预防基于网络的伤害统计查询和报告系统。结果显示，2013 年至 2019 年间，年轻黑人男性的枪支自杀率增加了 84.5%，年轻黑人女性的枪支自杀率增加了 76.9%。需要开展更多研究来调查 2013 年期间或之前可能影响自杀和自杀的潜在人口水平暴露。枪支自杀风险。