The Statistics
Nearly 50,000 Americans took their own lives last year, a 3% increase from 2021, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. That number is likely to grow when data are finalized, the agency said.
- In 2022, Suicide was the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-14 and 20-34
- The suicide rate of 14.3 deaths per 100,000 people was 1% higher than in 2021 and is the highest rate since 1941.
- The suicide rate increased more among females (4%) than males (1%) last year, but men are about four times more likely to die by suicide.
- In 2022, 13.2 million Americans seriously thought about suicide
- 3.8 million Americans made a plan for suicide
- 1.6 million Americans attempted suicide.
-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistic
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Suicides By Americans 2023
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Males Are Four Times More Likely to Die by Suicide than Females
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Suicide was the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-14 and 20-34.
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