MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1995 Apr 21;44(15):289-91.
Suicide was the fifth leading cause of years of potential life lost before age 65 years in 1990 (CDC, unpublished data, 1995). During 1980-1992, a total of 67,369 persons aged < 25 years (i.e., children, adolescents, and young adults) committed suicide and, in 1992, persons in this age group accounted for 16.4% of all suicides. From 1952 through 1992, the incidence of suicide among adolescents and young adults nearly tripled. One of the national health objectives for the year 2000 is to reduce the suicide rate for persons aged 15-19 years by > 25% to 8.2 per 100,000 persons (objective 7.2a). This report summarizes trends in suicide among persons aged 25 years from 1980 through 1992 (the latest year for which complete data are available).
自杀是1990年65岁之前潜在寿命损失年数的第五大主要原因（疾病控制与预防中心，未发表数据，1995年）。在1980 - 1992年期间，共有67369名年龄小于25岁的人（即儿童、青少年和青年）自杀，1992年，这一年龄组的人占所有自杀人数的16.4%。从1952年到1992年，青少年和青年中的自杀发生率几乎增长了两倍。2000年的国家卫生目标之一是将15 - 19岁人群的自杀率降低超过25%，降至每10万人8.2例（目标7.2a）。本报告总结了1980年至1992年（可获得完整数据的最新年份）25岁人群的自杀趋势。
