Table 5

Prevalence, prevalence ratios, and relative misreporting of selected comorbid mental disorders in black and Hispanic suicides using two data sources, United States

National Violent Death Reporting System*

Multiple Cause-of-Death Data**

Mental Disorder

Prevalence

Prevalence Ratio

Prevalence

Prevalence Ratio

White

Black/White

Hispanic/White

White

Black/White

Hispanic/White

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Mood disorder/depression

34.7%

0.6

0.5

4.7%

0.4

0.3

Schizophrenia

4.2%

0.6

0.3

0.3%

1.7

0.7

Relative Misreporting of Prevalence in Multiple Cause-of-Death Data

Blacks

Hispanics

({5} - {2} ÷ {2}) × 100

({6} - {3} ÷ {3}) × 100

Mood disorder/depression

-33%

-40%

Schizophrenia

183%

133%

* Data for 2004.

**Data for 1999–2003.

Rockett et al. BMC Psychiatry 2009 9:10   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-9-10