Depression and Suicide1

Depression in men is undiagnosed contributing to the fact that men are 4 x as likely to commit suicide.

• Among ages 15-19, boys were 3.1 x as likely as girls to commit suicide.
• Among ages 20-24, males were 4.6 x as likely to commit suicide as females
• The suicide rate for persons age 65 and above: men...31.5-women...5.

1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Health Statistics, Health, United States 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2016

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