QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Suicide Rates by State — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2018

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In 2018, the U.S. suicide rate was 14.2 per 100,000 standard population, with rates varying by state.
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Authors: Jiaquan Xu, MD, and Arialdi M. Minino, MPH

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In 2018, the U.S. suicide rate was 14.2 per 100,000 standard population, with rates varying by state.
Age-adjusted suicide rates in 2018, by state.

In 2018, the U.S. suicide rate was 14.2 per 100,000 standard population, with rates varying by state.

The five states with the highest age-adjusted suicide rates were Wyoming (25.2), New Mexico (25.0), Montana (24.9), Alaska (24.6), and Idaho (23.9).

The five jurisdictions with the lowest suicide rates were the District of Columbia (7.5), New Jersey (8.3), New York (8.3), Rhode Island (9.5), and Massachusetts (9.9).

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6917a4.htm

Source: National Vital Statistics System. Underlying cause of death data, 1999–2018. https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html.

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