Figure 6
Alaska Suicide Rates (and Numbers) by Region, 2000-2009
Suicide Rates by Region
More than 70 |
Northwest Arctic
|
|---|
50-70 |
Nome Census area
Bethel/Wade Hampton |
30-50 |
North Slope Borough |
| Less than 30 |
Dillingham/Bristol Bay/
Lake and
Peninsula Borough
Aleutians
Valdez-Cordova
Interior
Anchorage/Mat-Su Borough/
Kenai Peninsula
Kodiak
Southeast
|
For the years 2000 through 2009, the regions with the lowest rates of suicide were Kodiak and Southeast, and those with the highest rates were Northwest Arctic, Nome census area and Bethel/Wade Hampton.
Source: DHSS Division of Public Health Bureau of Vital Statistics