Suicide Data and Statistics
Suicide Related Outcomes
Suicide Related Outcomes
# of Events for Every 1 Suicide
# of Events for Every 1 Suicide
Count
Count
Year
Year
Suicide death
Suicide death
1
1
44,298
44,298
2020
2020
Hospitalizations for suicide attempts**
Hospitalizations for suicide attempts**
4
4
186,000
186,000
2018
2018
Emergency department visits related to suicide**
Emergency department visits related to suicide**
8
8
363,893
363,893
2020
2020
Self-reported suicide attempts***
Self-reported suicide attempts***
27
27
1,200,000
1,200,000
2020
2020
People who seriously considered suicide***
People who seriously considered suicide***
275
275
12,200,000
12,200,000
2020
2020
* Based on the latest year of available data for adults ages 18 and older.
** Source: CDC WISQARS
*** Source: 2020 SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health
The racial/ethnic groups with the highest suicide rates in 2020 were non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Natives and non-Hispanic Whites.
The suicide rate among males in 2020 was 4 times higher than the rate among females.
Males make up 49% of the population but nearly 80% of suicides.
People ages 85 and older have the highest rates of suicide.
Race/Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity
Rate per 100,000
Rate per 100,000
Count
Count
Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native
Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native
23.9
23.9
588
588
Non-Hispanic White
Non-Hispanic White
16.9
16.9
35,442
35,442
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
12.5
12.5
79
79
Non-Hispanic Multiracial
Non-Hispanic Multiracial
9.6
9.6
599
599
Non-Hispanic Black
Non-Hispanic Black
7.8
7.8
3,286
3,286
Hispanic
Hispanic
7.5
7.5
4,571
4,571
Non-Hispanic Asian
Non-Hispanic Asian
6.4
6.4
1,302
1,302
Sex
Sex
Rate per 100,000
Rate per 100,000
Count
Count
Males
Males
22
22
36,551
36,551
Females
Females
5.5
5.5
9,428
9,428
Age range
Age range
Rate per 100,000
Rate per 100,000
Count
Count
85+
85+
20.9
20.9
1,389
1,389
75-84
75-84
18.4
18.4
3,032
3,032
65-74
65-74
14.5
14.5
4,716
4,716
55-64
55-64
16.9
16.9
7,160
7,160
45-54
45-54
18
18
7,249
7,249
35-44
35-44
17.4
17.4
7,314
7,314
25-34
25-34
18.4
18.4
8,454
8,454
15-24
15-24
14.2
14.2
6,062
6,062
10-14
10-14
2.8
2.8
581
581
† Source: Ehlman DC, Yard E, Stone DM, Jones CM, Mack KA. Changes in Suicide Rates — United States, 2019 and 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2022;71:306–312. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7108a5.
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Method
Method
Percent
Percent
Count
Count
Firearm
Firearm
52.8
52.8
24,292
24,292
Suffocation
Suffocation
27.2
27.2
12,495
12,495
Poisoning
Poisoning
12
12
5,528
5,528
Other
Other
8
8
3,664
3,664
Source: CDC Vital Statistics
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Year
Year
Rate per 100,000
Rate per 100,000
Count
Count
2000
2000
10.4
10.4
29,350
29,350
2001
2001
10.7
10.7
30,622
30,622
2002
2002
10.9
10.9
31,655
31,655
2003
2003
10.8
10.8
31,484
31,484
2004
2004
11
11
32,439
32,439
2005
2005
10.9
10.9
32,637
32,637
2006
2006
11
11
33,300
33,300
2007
2007
11.3
11.3
34,598
34,598
2008
2008
11.6
11.6
36,035
36,035
2009
2009
11.8
11.8
36,909
36,909
2010
2010
12.1
12.1
38,364
38,364
2011
2011
12.3
12.3
39,518
39,518
2012
2012
12.6
12.6
40,600
40,600
2013
2013
12.6
12.6
41,149
41,149
2014
2014
13
13
42,826
42,826
2015
2015
13.3
13.3
44,193
44,193
2016
2016
13.5
13.5
44,965
44,965
2017
2017
14
14
47,173
47,173
2018
2018
14.2
14.2
48,344
48,344
2019
2019
13.9
13.9
47,511
47,511
2020
2020
13.5
13.5
45,979
45,979
Source: CDC Vital Statistics