A comparable mental health concern is a history of a suicide attempt. To understand the topic a little more, let’s look at some statistics. In the U.S. general population, there are about 45,000 suicides per year or about 15 per 100,000 people. A very low risk of dying by suicide at 0.02% per year.But if you look at suicide attempts, about 1.4 million American adults attempt suicide each year, which means there are about 30 attempts for every death by suicide. Still a pretty low risk of attempting suicide at 0.6% per year.But when you’re thinking about the aeromedical safety of someone who has already attempted suicide, you’re not concerned with just anyone’s risk of attempting suicide, but the risk of another suicide attempt in someone who has already had a failed attempt. How often do they die by suicide on a subsequent attempt? One study showed that one out of every 100 who previously attempted, will die by suicide within one year.
Flight #22 - Aeromedical Safety - Previous Suicide Attempt
Flight #22 - Aeromedical Safety - Previous…
Flight #22 - Aeromedical Safety - Previous Suicide Attempt
A comparable mental health concern is a history of a suicide attempt. To understand the topic a little more, let’s look at some statistics. In the U.S. general population, there are about 45,000 suicides per year or about 15 per 100,000 people. A very low risk of dying by suicide at 0.02% per year.But if you look at suicide attempts, about 1.4 million American adults attempt suicide each year, which means there are about 30 attempts for every death by suicide. Still a pretty low risk of attempting suicide at 0.6% per year.But when you’re thinking about the aeromedical safety of someone who has already attempted suicide, you’re not concerned with just anyone’s risk of attempting suicide, but the risk of another suicide attempt in someone who has already had a failed attempt. How often do they die by suicide on a subsequent attempt? One study showed that one out of every 100 who previously attempted, will die by suicide within one year.