Myth: Asian-Americans have higher suicide rates than other racial/ethnic groups. |
Fact: The suicide rate for Asian-Americans (6.10 per 10,000) is about half that of the national rate (11.5 per 10,000). |
Myth: Asian-Americans have higher suicide rates than other racial/ethnic groups. |
Fact: Asian-American college students had a higher rate of suicidal thoughts than White college students but there is no national data about their rate of suicide deaths. |
Myth: Young Asian-American women (aged 15-24) have the highest suicide rates of all racial/ethnic groups. |
Fact: American-Indian/Alaskan Native women aged 15-24 have the highest suicide rate compared to all racial/ethnic groups. |