Share of males who had suicidal thoughts, plans, or attempts by region U.S. 2015-2019

From 2015 to 2019, around 4.8 percent of U.S. adult males in the West reported that they seriously thought about killing themselves in the past 12 months. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adult males in the United States who had suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, or attempts in the past year from 2015 to 2019, by region.

Percentage of adult males in the United States who had suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, or attempts during the previous year from 2015 to 2019, by region

Characteristic	Suicidal thoughts	Suicide plan	Suicide attempts
Northeast	3.7%	0.8%	0.3%
Midwest	4.2%	1.3%	0.6%
South	3.8%	1.1%	0.5%
West	4.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Total	4.1%	1.1%	0.5%

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Release date

2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

From 2015 to 2019

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Respondents who answered “yes” to the question, “At any time in the past 12 months, did you seriously think about trying to kill yourself?” were categorized as having serious thoughts of suicide in the past year.

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