Urban-Rural Differences in Suicide Rates and Leading Means in Kansas (September 2021)
Suicide rates have been increasing. In 2019, suicide was the ninth leading cause of death in Kansas and the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. In both Kansas and the U.S., discharge of firearms has been the leading means of suicide. Rural areas have experienced a higher suicide rate than urban areas, regardless of age, sex, race or ethnicity. This issue brief highlights how suicide rates and the means of suicide have changed over time and have varied across Kansas, with a close look at differences by rurality.
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