Definition of hurtle for English Language Learners. : 1  to move or fall with great speed and force. : 2  to cause (something or someone) to move or go with great speed and force.
Alaska (23.1 per 100,000) Alaska is the second highest nationally for rates of suicide at 23.1. However, according to the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics, this state actually has the highest rate of suicide per capita in the entire country.
And suicide grows as a risk for white elderly males as they age. White men ages 85 and older have the highest annual suicide rate of any groupâ51.4 deaths per 100,000. In contrast, the highest rate for white women peaks between ages 45 and 64 at 7.8 deaths per 100,000.