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TABLE 1

Rates of Suicide by Sex and Race Among Adolescents Ages 15–19 in 2007 and 2017¹

Year	Sex	White	Black	Hispanic	Total
2007	Male	12.5	6.6	8.8	10.8
	Female	2.9	1.2	1.9	2.4
	Total	7.8	3.9	5.4	6.7
2017	Male	22.0	11.6	13.3	17.9
	Female	5.8	4.0	4.8	5.4
	Total	14.1	7.9	9.1	11.8

Year	Sex	White	Black	Hispanic	Total
2007	Male	12.5	6.6	8.8	10.8
	Female	2.9	1.2	1.9	2.4
	Total	7.8	3.9	5.4	6.7
2017	Male	22.0	11.6	13.3	17.9
	Female	5.8	4.0	4.8	5.4
	Total	14.1	7.9	9.1	11.8

Data shown are per 100 000 per year.