Table 1 Demographic characteristics and age-adjusted cancer-related suicide rates per SEER Data, 1975–2017.
Characteristics | Patients with cancer | Suicides, No. (%) | Age-adjusted rate, per 100,000 (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 4870410 (100) | 8114 (100) | 0.76 (0.74–0.78) |
Sex | |||
Male | 2492120 (51.2) | 6633 (81.7) | 1.4 (1.36–1.43) |
Female | 2378290 (48.8) | 1481 (18.3) | 0.26 (0.25–0.28) |
Race | |||
Caucasian | 4065373 (83.5) | 7517 (92.8) | 0.86 (0.84–0.88) |
African American | 456176 (9.4) | 253 (3.1) | 0.26 (0.23–0.30) |
Other | 324454 (6.7) | 327 (4.1) | 0.33 (0.29–0.36) |
Age | |||
15–49 | 690099 (14.2) | 1438 (17.8) | 0.27 (0.26–0.29) |
50–59 | 846062 (17.4) | 1479 (18.3) | 1.18 (1.13–1.25) |
60–69 | 1273999 (26.2) | 2294 (28.4) | 2.59 (2.48–2.70) |
70–79 | 1239232 (25.4) | 2079 (25.8) | 3.69 (3.53–3.85) |
> 80 | 786521 (16.1) | 782 (9.7) | 2.39 (2.23–2.57) |
Registry | |||
San Francisco-Oakland SMSA | 754866 (15.5) | 1528 (18.8) | 0.9 (0.86–0.95) |
Connecticut | 744029 (15.3) | 743 (9.2) | 0.48 (0.45–0.52) |
Detroit (Metropolitan) | 840258 (17.3) | 1092 (13.5) | 0.64 (0.61–0.68) |
Hawaii | 207104 (4.3) | 312 (3.8) | 0.62 (0.55–0.69) |
Iowa | 634916 (13.0) | 959 (11.8) | 0.7 (0.66–0.75) |
New Mexico | 273923 (5.6) | 765 (9.4) | 1.09 (1.01–1.17) |
Seattle (Puget Sound) | 746086 (15.3) | 1511 (18.6) | 0.97 (0.92–1.02) |
Utah | 268980 (5.5) | 582 (7.2) | 0.84 (0.77–0.91) |
Atlanta (Metropolitan) | 400248 (8.2) | 622 (7.7) | 0.69 (0.64–0.75) |
