Suicide and Self-Harm Injury

Data are for the U.S.

Emergency department visits
  • Number of emergency department visits for self-harm injury: 660,000

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2021 National Summary Tables, table 15 [PDF – 830 KB]

Mortality

All suicides

  • Number of deaths: 48,183
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 14.5
  • Cause of death rank: 11

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2021) via CDC WONDER

Firearm suicides

  • Number of deaths: 26,328
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 7.9

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2021) via CDC WONDER

Suffocation suicides

  • Number of deaths: 12,431
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 3.7

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2021) via CDC WONDER

Poisoning suicides

  • Number of deaths: 5,568
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 1.7

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2021) via CDC WONDER