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SUICIDE IN BOX ELDER COUNTY
Suicidal desire is most often an intersection of thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness (and hopelessness about these states).
It does not have a single cause.
Box Elder County has one of the highest attempt rates in Utah.
Brigham City has one of the highest age-adjusted rates of suicide.
On average, one person dies by suicide every
14 hours
Suicide deaths reflect a total of 16,327 years of potential life lost before age 65
Suicide is the
9th
leading cause of death in
Utah
Utah lost
651
people to suicide
(2020)
Utah is currently ranked 9th among states
20.81 per 1000,000
79% of firearm deaths are suicide
52% of all suicides were by firearms
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