Study finds disturbing trend in mortality rate in Kusilvak Census Area

A graph showing the age standardized mortality rate from self-harm and interpersonal violence for both sexes in 2014 from a University of Washington study. The study showed the rate of suicide and homicide in Alaska’s Kusilvak Census Area more than doubled between 1980 and 2014; a 130 percent increase and the highest rate in the nation. (Graphic by Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington)The rate of suicide and homicide in the Kusilvak Census Area, locat