Native Suicide Fact Sheet (health)

General Statistics
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that, from 1999 to 2004:  

• The suicide rate for American Indians/Alaska Natives was 10.84 per 100,000, higher than the overall US rate of 10.75. 
• Adults aged 25-29 had the highest rate of suicide in the American Indian/Alaska Native population, 20.67 per 100,000.
• Suicide ranked as the eighth leading cause of death for American Indians/Alaska Natives of all ages.
• Suicide ranked as the second leading cause of death for those from age of 10 to 34.