Suicide Data and Statistics

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View the most recent suicide data overall and by selected demographic characteristics. This includes rates by state, age, sex, race/ethnicity, and method of suicide.

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Suicide was responsible for 48,824 deaths in 2024. 1The number of people who think about or attempt suicide is even higher. In 2024, an estimated 14.3 million adults seriously thought about suicide, 4.6 million planned a suicide attempt, and 2.2 million attempted suicide.2

Suicide trends 2001-2024

Source: WISQARS

Suicide rates by state

1 The number of deaths per 100,000 total population.
Source: WISQARS

Suicide rate disparities

Suicide rates by race/ethnicity

The racial/ethnic groups with the highest suicide rates in 2024 were non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native people and non-Hispanic White people.3

Suicide rates by sex

The suicide rate among males in 2024 was nearly four times higher than the rate among females.4

Suicide rates by age

People ages 80 and older had the highest rates of suicide in 2024.5

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National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2026). Fatal injury reports, national and regional, 2024. WISQARS. https://wisqars.cdc.gov/.
  2. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2025). Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. PEP25-07-007, NSDUH Series H-60). Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. https://www.samhsa.gov/data/data-we-collect/nsduh-national-surveydrug-use-and-health/national-releases.
  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. (2024). Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). Retrieved May 6, 2026, from https://wisqars.cdc.gov/reports/?o=MORT&y1=2024&y2=2024&t=0&i=2&m=20810&g=00&me=0&s=0&r=0&ry=2&e=0&yp=65&a=ALL&g1=0&g2=199&a1=0&a2=199&r1=RACE-SINGLE&r2=ETHNICTY&r3=NONE&r4=NONE
  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. (2024). Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). Retrieved May 6, 2026, from https://wisqars.cdc.gov/reports/?o=MORT&y1=2024&y2=2024&t=0&i=2&m=20810&g=00&me=0&s=0&r=0&ry=2&e=0&yp=65&a=ALL&g1=0&g2=199&a1=0&a2=199&r1=SEX&r2=NONE&r3=NONE&r4=NONE
  5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. (2024). Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). Retrieved May 6, 2026, from https://wisqars.cdc.gov/reports/?o=MORT&y1=2024&y2=2024&t=0&i=2&m=20810&g=00&me=0&s=0&r=0&ry=2&e=0&yp=65&a=5Yr&g1=0&g2=199&a1=0&a2=199&r1=AGEGP&r2=NONE&r3=NONE&r4=NONE