4.09 Depression and Suicide

This page includes data that provide multiple perspectives on depression and suicide. The first data set, from the St. Norbert College Strategic Research Institute, includes the percentage of adults reporting in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey that they have ever been diagnosed with a depressive disorder. The BRFSS is administered by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in conjunction with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  The second data set is from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and includes the suicide rate, which is the number of deaths by suicide per 100,000 people in the population.