Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury
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Data are for the U.S.
Emergency department visits
- Number of emergency department visits for self-inflicted injury: 575,000
Mortality
All suicides
- Number of deaths: 44,193
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 13.7
- Cause of death rank: 10
Firearm suicides
- Number of deaths: 22,018
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 6.9
Suffocation suicides
- Number of deaths: 11,855
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 3.7
Poisoning suicides
- Number of deaths: 6,816
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 2.1
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2015, tables 6, 7 [PDF – 2.7 MB]
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- Trends in Suicide from Health, United States
- Deaths: Leading Causes for 2016 [PDF – 2 MB]
- Suicide Rates in the United States Continue to Increase
- Recent Increases in Injury Mortality Among Children and Adolescents Aged 10–19 Years in the United States: 1999–2016 [PDF – 413 KB]
- Mental Health-related Physician Office Visits by Adults Aged 18 and Over: United States, 2012–2014
- Suicide Rates for Females and Males by Race/Ethnicity: United States: 1999 and 2014 [PDF – 285 KB]
- Racial and Gender Disparities in Suicide Among Young Adults Aged 18–24: United States, 2009–2013
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- Page last reviewed: May 30, 2016
- Page last updated: March 17, 2017
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