Leading Cause of Death in Utah
Claims
"Suicide is SECOND in cause of death for youths ages 10-24 (Nationally it is 4th leading cause of death)."
- Wayne and Dianne Simister, Things About Utah That the Travel Bureau Prefers You Don't Know, Utah Information & Family Pages
"In Utah state, teen suicide is the leading cause of death for males between 15 and 44 years of age."
- Leslie Anderson, Statistics on Suicide, Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons
What are the leading causes of death in Utah?
Figures 1 and 2 show the leading causes of death for the demographic groups mentioned above.
Figure 1. Leading causes of death, both sexes, ages 10-24, 1997-2001
Figure 2. Leading causes of death, males, ages 15-44, 1997-2001
Sources
All data was retrieved from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control's WISQARS database.
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