National Vital Statistics System, Mortality 2018-2021 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.
(2016) Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Preventing multiple forms of violence: A strategic vision for connecting the dots. (2011) Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Self-directed violence surveillance: Uniform definitions and recommended data elements, version 1.0. 7 Read more about these suicide disparities and why they exist on this page. 5,6 Young people who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual have higher prevalence of suicidal thoughts and behavior compared to their peers who identify as heterosexual. 3 Other Americans with higher-than-average rates of suicide are veterans, people who live in rural areas, and workers in certain industries and occupations like mining and construction. By race/ethnicity, the groups with the highest rates are non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native people followed by non-Hispanic White people. Suicide rates vary by race/ethnicity, age, and other factors, such as where someone lives. Some groups have higher suicide rates than others. Suicide was the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-14 and 20-34. Suicide affects people of all ages. In 2021, suicide was among the top 9 leading causes of death for people ages 10-64. In 2021, an estimated 12.3 million American adults seriously thought about suicide, 3.5 million planned a suicide attempt, and 1.7 million attempted suicide. 3 The number of people who think about or attempt suicide is even higher. Suicide was responsible for 48,183 deaths in 2021, which is about one death every 11 minutes. Suicide rates increased approximately 36% between 2000–2021.
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