This statistic shows the death rate for suicide in the United States from 1950 to 2018, by gender. In 2018, there were 22.8 male and 6.2 female deaths by suicide per 100,000 resident population in the United States.
Suicide rates - additional information
From 1950 to 2018 the death rate from suicide for males was consistently higher than that of females. In total, the death rate from suicide in the U.S. since 1950 has fluctuated throughout the years, but remains virtually unchanged. In 1950, the overall death rate for suicide per 100,000 residents was 13.2 and in 2018 was reported to be 14.2.
More specifically, the state of Wyoming had the highest suicide rate in the U.S. in 2019 with 39.6 suicides per 100,000 residents. Wyoming was followed by Alaska with 28.5 and Montana with 26.2. According to figures from the year 2018, those aged 45 to 64 were the most likely age group to die by suicide. Statistics concerning the death rate from suicide in the U.S. by age show that those 45 to 64 years of age experienced a rate of 20.1 deaths by suicide per 100,000 residents in 2018. The rate for those 65 years and over during this time was found to be 17.4 and those 25 to 44 years of age saw a rate of 17.9.
Deaths by suicide per 100,000 resident population in the United States from 1950 to 2018, by gender
Underlying cause of death code numbers are based on the applicable revision of the ICD for data years shown
All rates are age-adjusted.Age-adjusted rates are calculated using the year 2000 standard population. Prior to 2001, age-adjusted rates were calculated using standard million proportions based
on rounded population numbers. Starting with 2001 data, unrounded population numbers are used to calculate age-adjusted rates.
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Deaths by suicide per 100,000 resident population in the United States from 1950 to 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187478/death-rate-from-suicide-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1950/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Deaths by suicide per 100,000 resident population in the United States from 1950 to 2018, by gender." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187478/death-rate-from-suicide-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1950/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Deaths by suicide per 100,000 resident population in the United States from 1950 to 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187478/death-rate-from-suicide-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1950/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Deaths by Suicide per 100,000 Resident Population in The United States from 1950 to 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187478/death-rate-from-suicide-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1950/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Deaths by suicide per 100,000 resident population in the United States from 1950 to 2018, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187478/death-rate-from-suicide-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1950/ (last visited May 19, 2022)