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				 SUICIDE and HOMICIDE rates in US, 1900-1994; by year.  | 
		
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				 Year  | 
		
		suicide rate | homicide rate | 
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				 1900  | 
		
		10.2 | 1.5 | 
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				 1901  | 
		
		10.4 | 1.4 | 
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				 1902  | 
		
		10.3 | 1.6 | 
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				 1903  | 
		
		11.3 | 1.4 | 
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				 1904  | 
		
		12.2 | 1.7 | 
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				 1905  | 
		
		13.5 | 2.5 | 
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				 1906  | 
		
		12.8 | 4.0 | 
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				 1907  | 
		
		14.5 | 5.0 | 
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				 1908  | 
		
		16.8 | 4.9 | 
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				 1909  | 
		
		16.0 | 4.7 | 
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				 1910  | 
		
		15.3 | 4.8 | 
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				 1911  | 
		
		16.0 | 6.1 | 
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				 1912  | 
		
		15.6 | 5.9 | 
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				 1913  | 
		
		15.4 | 6.5 | 
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				 1914  | 
		
		16.1 | 6.7 | 
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				 1915  | 
		
		16.2 | 6.6 | 
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				 1916  | 
		
		13.7 | 6.8 | 
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				 1917  | 
		
		13.0 | 7.2 | 
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				 1918  | 
		
		12.3 | 7.0 | 
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				 1919  | 
		
		11.5 | 7.6 | 
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				 1920  | 
		
		10.2 | 7.1 | 
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				 1921  | 
		
		12.4 | 8.8 | 
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				 1922  | 
		
		11.7 | 8.7 | 
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				 1923  | 
		
		11.5 | 8.5 | 
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				 1924  | 
		
		11.9 | 8.7 | 
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				 1925  | 
		
		12.0 | 8.8 | 
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				 1926  | 
		
		12.6 | 8.9 | 
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				 1927  | 
		
		13.2 | 8.7 | 
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				 1928  | 
		
		13.5 | 8.9 | 
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				 1929  | 
		
		13.9 | 8.8 | 
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				 1930  | 
		
		15.6 | 9.4 | 
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				 1931  | 
		
		16.8 | 9.7 | 
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				 1932  | 
		
		17.4 | 9.6 | 
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				 1933  | 
		
		15.9 | 10.1 | 
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				 1934  | 
		
		14.9 | 9.7 | 
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				 1935  | 
		
		14.3 | 9.1 | 
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				 1936  | 
		
		14.3 | 8.4 | 
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				 1937  | 
		
		15.0 | 8.2 | 
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				 1938  | 
		
		15.3 | 7.2 | 
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				 1939  | 
		
		14.1 | 7.1 | 
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				 1940  | 
		
		14.4 | 7.0 | 
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				 1941  | 
		
		12.8 | 6.9 | 
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				 1942  | 
		
		12.0 | 6.5 | 
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				 1943  | 
		
		10.2 | 6.2 | 
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				 1944  | 
		
		10.0 | 6.1 | 
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				 1945  | 
		
		11.2 | 6.6 | 
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				 1946  | 
		
		11.5 | 7.1 | 
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				 1947  | 
		
		11.5 | 6.9 | 
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				 1948  | 
		
		11.2 | 6.6 | 
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				 1949  | 
		
		11.4 | 6.0 | 
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				 1950  | 
		
		11.4 | 5.7 | 
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				 1951  | 
		
		10.4 | 5.2 | 
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				 1952  | 
		
		10.0 | 5.7 | 
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				 1953  | 
		
		10.1 | 5.4 | 
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				 1954  | 
		
		10.1 | 5.4 | 
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				 1955  | 
		
		10.2 | 4.6 | 
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				 1956  | 
		
		10.0 | 5.0 | 
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				 1957  | 
		
		9.8 | 4.7 | 
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				 1958  | 
		
		10.7 | 4.7 | 
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				 1959  | 
		
		10.6 | 5.0 | 
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				 1960  | 
		
		10.6 | 5.0 | 
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				 1961  | 
		
		10.4 | 5.0 | 
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				 1962  | 
		
		10.9 | 5.1 | 
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				 1963  | 
		
		11.0 | 5.6 | 
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				 1964  | 
		
		10.8 | 5.5 | 
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				 1965  | 
		
		11.1 | 5.8 | 
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				 1966  | 
		
		10.9 | 6.6 | 
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				 1967  | 
		
		10.8 | 7.7 | 
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				 1968  | 
		
		10.7 | 8.0 | 
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				 1969  | 
		
		11.1 | 8.3 | 
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				 1970  | 
		
		11.6 | 9.4 | 
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				 1971  | 
		
		11.7 | 9.1 | 
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				 1972  | 
		
		12.0 | 9.4 | 
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				 1973  | 
		
		12.0 | 9.8 | 
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				 1974  | 
		
		12.1 | 10.2 | 
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				 1975  | 
		
		12.7 | 10.0 | 
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				 1976  | 
		
		12.5 | 9.1 | 
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				 1977  | 
		
		13.3 | 9.2 | 
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				 1978  | 
		
		12.5 | 9.4 | 
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				 1979  | 
		
		12.1 | 10.0 | 
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				 1980  | 
		
		11.9 | 10.7 | 
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				 1981  | 
		
		11.5 | 10.4 | 
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				 1982  | 
		
		11.6 | 9.7 | 
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				 1983  | 
		
		11.3 | 8.6 | 
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				 1984  | 
		
		12.4 | 8.4 | 
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				 1985  | 
		
		12.4 | 8.2 | 
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				 1986  | 
		
		12.9 | 8.9 | 
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				 1987  | 
		
		12.7 | 8.6 | 
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				 1988  | 
		
		12.4 | 8.9 | 
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				 1989  | 
		
		12.2 | 9.1 | 
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				 1990  | 
		
		12.4 | 9.9 | 
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				 1991  | 
		
		12.2 | 10.4 | 
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				 1992  | 
		
		11.9 | 9.8 | 
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				 1993  | 
		
		12.1 | 9.9 | 
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				 1994  | 
		
		12.0 | 9.4 |