Vital Statistics Suicide Deaths by Age-Group, Race/Ethnicity, Resident Region, and Gender: Beginning 2003

health.data.ny.gov | Last Updated 7 Mar 2024

This dataset contains suicide death counts by region, race or ethnicity, sex, and age group. For more information, check out: http://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/vital_statistics/.

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This dataset has the following 8 columns:

Column NameAPI Column NameData TypeDescriptionSample Values
YearyeartextThe calendar year in which the deaths took place.
RegionregiontextROS or NYC
Race or Ethnicityrace_or_ethnicitytextRace or Ethnicity
SexsextextM or F
Age Groupage_grouptextAge Group
Firearm Deathsfirearm_deathsnumberFirearm Deaths
Alcohol-Related Deathsalcohol_related_deathsnumberAlcohol-Related Deaths
Suicide Deathssuicide_deathsnumberThe number of deaths to New York State residents caused by self-directed injurious behavior with an intent to die as a result of the behavior.