Share of suicides among AI/AN and non-AI/AN with mental health issues U.S. 2015-2020 | Statista

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Between 2015 and 2020, around 46 percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives who committed suicide in the United States had a current substance use problem, with about 31 percent of this total having a problem with alcohol. This statistic illustrates the distribution of suicides among American Indians or Alaska Natives and non-AI/AN in the United States from 2015 to 2020, by mental health and substance abuse status.

Percentage of suicides among American Indians or Alaska Natives and non-AI/AN in the United States from 2015 to 2020 with mental health or substance abuse problems

Characteristic	American Indian or Alaska Native	Non-American Indian or Alaska Native
Any current substance use problem	45.8%	29.5%
Alcohol problem	31.4%	18.2%
Other substance use problem	26.6%	17.1%
Reported alcohol use in hrs preceding death	30.8%	19.5%
Any current diagnosed mental health problem	41.5%	49.2%
Depression or dysthymia	29.4%	36.6%
Bipolar disorder	5%	7.4%
Schizophrenia	3.4%	2.9%
Anxiety disorder	7.5%	9.9%
Posttraumatic stress disorder	3.1%	2.6%
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder	1.3%	1.3%
Current depressed mood (not diagnosis)	33.7%	34.6%

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Release date

September 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

from 2015 to 2020

Number of respondents

3,397 AI/AN, 179,850 non-AI/AN

Age group

10 years and older

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