Milwaukee County’s suicide rate among males is higher than other metro areas around the country. That was true even when the economy was better. Now that itâ??s worse, some wonder if those numbers could go higher.
For every 100,000 males in large metro areas across the United States 15.7 will commit suicide. In Milwaukee County, itâ??s 18.1. The numbers come from the National Center for Health Statistics and were reviewed by UW-Madison medical student Zachary Baeseman. They were taken during a six-year period ending in 2005. (10th item.)