| In 1998 suicide was the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, with 1.3% of deaths described as suicide on death certs. (National vital statistics report, Vol 49 No 11 Oct 12, 2001.)
I would assume there wil be suicides not marked as such on the death cert, plus a much larger number of non-successful suicide attempts that dont appear in this data. Conclusion: suicide attempts are common.
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