White men account for more than seven out of every 10 suicides in Michigan, according to statistics collected by the federal Centers for Disease Control.

The CDC just released a report on rising suicide rates across the country. Its analysis shows Michigan has seen a 33 percent increase when comparing 1999-2001 to 2014-16. The nationwide increase is 25 percent.

Suicide rates have markedly increased since 1999, CDC says

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Below are some additional facts about suicides in Michigan, based on CDC data.

First, here's an online database with county-level data showing the total number of suicides between 1999 and 2016, the suicide rate per 1,000 residents, and the percentage of suicides involving white men and the percentage involving a gun.

Michigan suicides by county, 1999-2016

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You can rank counties in any category by clicking on the column head. Click once for a ranking that begins with the lowest number and twice for a ranking that begins with the highest number.

Below is the CDC's map of Michigan's suicide rates by county for 1999 to 2016. It shows that northern Michigan has the some of the state's highest rates based on population.

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Alcona County had the state's highest suicide rate for 1999 through 2016

Ottawa, Leelanau and Washtenaw are the counties with the lowest suicide rates. The three counties with the highest rates: Alcona and Oscoda in the northeast Lower Peninsula and Lake County in the northwest Lower Peninsula.

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Michigan had 1,364 suicides in 2016

Michigan recorded 1,364 suicides in 2016, a 40 percent increase over the 974 deaths in 1999.

Of those who died in 2016 of suicide, 961 -- 70 percent -- were white males.

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in Michigan. Among white males, suicide ranks third in cause of deaths for ages 5 to 14; second for ages 15 to 34, and is the fourth-leading cause of death for white males age 35 to 44.

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Whites are 88% of Michigan suicide deaths

By race, 88 percent of those who died by suicide between 1999 and 2016 were white, regardless of gender.

By gender, 80 percent were men, regardless of race.

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Most common method of suicide was a gun

Only 5 percent of suicide attempts involve a gun, but guns account for half of suicide deaths.

In general, nine of 10 suicide attempts do not end in death. But the statistics are flipped for guns: Almost 90 percent of suicide attempts involving a gun end in a fatality.

Guns a key factor in northern Michigan community's high suicide rate

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Suicide and mental health

About 54 percent of people who died by suicide did not have a known or reported mental health illness, says the new CDC report.

"Mental health conditions are often seen as the cause of suicide, but suicide is rarely caused by any single factor," the CDC study said.

"In fact, many people who die by suicide are not known to have a diagnosed mental health condition at the time of death. Other problems often contribute to suicide, such as those related to relationships, substance use, physical health, and job, money, legal, or housing stress."

Among the factors linked to people who died of suicide, including those with and without a mental-health diagnosis:

42 percent had relationship problems;

29 percent faced a crisis in the past or upcoming two weeks;

28 percent had substance-use issues;

22 percent had physical health problems;

16 percent had job and/or financial problems;

9 percent had a criminal legal problem;

4 percent faced loss of housing.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).