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Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. View the most recent suicide data overall and by selected demographic characteristics. This includes age, gender, race/ethnicity, and method of suicide.
Death rate for suicide in the U.S. 1950-2021, by gender. Since the 1950s, the suicide rate in the United States has been significantly higher among men than women. In 2019, the suicide rate...
This NCHS Health E-Stat provides supplemental information on suicide rates by sex, age, and race and ethnicity. For females, age-adjusted suicide rates increased significantly between 1999 and 2017 for all race and ethnicity groups except non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander (API).
According to literature on gender and suicide, male suicide rates are explained in terms of traditional gender roles. Male gender roles tend to emphasize greater levels of strength, independence, risk-taking behavior, economic status, and individualism.
Estimated annual number of suicides per 100,000 males or females. Suicide deaths are underreported in many countries due to social stigma and cultural or legal concerns. This data includes modeling based on global suicide patterns, and includes adjustments and extrapolations that aim to account for missing data and underreporting.
This data includes modeling based on global suicide patterns, and includes adjustments and extrapolations that aim to account for missing data and underreporting. Estimated ratio of male to female suicide rates; a ratio greater than one indicates higher suicide rates in men.
Suicide rates significantly increased between 2020 and 2021 for males aged 15–24, 25–44, 65–74, and 75 and over. From 2020 to 2021, suicide rates increased significantly for non-Hispanic Black (subsequently, Black) and non-Hispanic White (subsequently, White) females.
The age-adjusted suicide rate in 2022 was 14.21 per 100,000 individuals. In 2022, men died by suicide 3.85 times more than women. White males accounted for 68.46% of suicide deaths in 2022. In 2022, firearms accounted for 54.64% of all suicide deaths.
The 2% increase in the age-adjusted suicide rate for females (5.6 in 2021 compared with 5.5 in 2020) was not statistically significant. Suicide rates increased for males aged 15–24, 25–34, 35–44, and 65–74. For females, all age-specific rates were statistically unchanged between 2020 and 2021.
Suicide rates in the U.S. are over three times higher among men than women, but over the last decade, both men and women have seen increases in suicide death rates. Men aged 75 years and...