Suicide rates were stable from 2021 to 2022, but remain near the highest level recorded, CDC data published Sept. 26 found.
Here are 10 key numbers to know:
- In 2022, the suicide rate was 14.2 deaths per 100,000 population, similar to the rate of 14.1 per 100,000 in 2021.
- Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death and the second leading cause of death among people ages 10-14 and 20-34.
- The age-adjusted suicide rate in the U.S. declined between 2018 and 2020, before increasing in 2021 and 2022.
- The total age-adjusted suicide rate in the U.S. increased by 30% between 2002 and 2018.
- Across 2002 to 2022, the suicide rate for males was three to four times the rate for females.
- From 2020 to 2022, suicide rates increased among women ages 25 and older but did not change significantly among females under 24.
- From 2002 to 2022, suicide rates were highest among women aged 45-64 and lowest among females ages 10-14.
- Suicide rates among males under 24 also decreased between 2020 and 2022, and increased among those age 25 and older.
- From 2002 to 2022, suicide rates were highest among males aged 75 and older and lowest among males ages 10-14.
- Firearm-related suicide was the leading means of suicide among both men and women in 2022. Rates of firearm-related suicide among women have been increasing among women since 2007 and among men since 2006.
See the full report here.