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Death rate from suicide in the U.S. by gender and age 2016
Deaths per 100,000 resident population by suicide in the U.S. in 2016, by gender and age*
by John Elflein,
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Aug 9, 2019
In 2016, there were around 31 deaths from suicide per 100,000 population among males in the U.S. aged 65 years and older. Males aged 65 years and older were more likely to die from suicide than any other age group for both males and females. The suicide death rate for males in general is constantly greater than that for females. Suicide method by gender
Not only do suicide rates differ by gender, but the method of suicide varies as well. Suicide by firearm accounts for almost 57 percent of suicides among males, but only 32 percent of those among females. However, suicide by poisoning accounts for a much larger share of suicides among females than males. In 2016, there were a total of 22,963 firearm suicides and 6,698 poisoning suicides.
Substance abuse, mental health and suicide
Those who suffer from substance abuse and certain mental health disorders are at a much greater risk of falling victim to suicide. It’s been found that around 15 percent of those with drug or alcohol dependence or abuse had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year, compared to just 3 percent of those with no such substance dependence of abuse. Similarly, around 4.4 percent of those with a major depressive episode in the past year had attempted suicide, while only 0.3 percent of those without a major depressive episode had done so.
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
In 2016, there were around 31 deaths from suicide per 100,000 population among males in the U.S. aged 65 years and older. Males aged 65 years and older were more likely to die from suicide than any other age group for both males and females. The suicide death rate for males in general is constantly greater than that for females. Suicide method by gender
Not only do suicide rates differ by gender, but the method of suicide varies as well. Suicide by firearm accounts for almost 57 percent of suicides among males, but only 32 percent of those among females. However, suicide by poisoning accounts for a much larger share of suicides among females than males. In 2016, there were a total of 22,963 firearm suicides and 6,698 poisoning suicides.
Substance abuse, mental health and suicide
Those who suffer from substance abuse and certain mental health disorders are at a much greater risk of falling victim to suicide. It’s been found that around 15 percent of those with drug or alcohol dependence or abuse had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year, compared to just 3 percent of those with no such substance dependence of abuse. Similarly, around 4.4 percent of those with a major depressive episode in the past year had attempted suicide, while only 0.3 percent of those without a major depressive episode had done so.
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* Underlying cause of death was coded according to the 6th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in 1950, 7th Revision in 1960, 8th Revision in 1970, and 9th Revision in 1980-1998. Starting with 1999 data, cause of death is coded according to ICD-10.
All rates are age-adjusted. Age-adjusted rates are calculated using the year 2000 standard population. Prior to 2003, age-adjusted rates were calculated using standard million proportions based on rounded population numbers. Starting with 2003 data, unrounded population numbers are used to calculate age-adjusted rates.
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* Underlying cause of death was coded according to the 6th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in 1950, 7th Revision in 1960, 8th Revision in 1970, and 9th Revision in 1980-1998. Starting with 1999 data, cause of death is coded according to ICD-10.
All rates are age-adjusted. Age-adjusted rates are calculated using the year 2000 standard population. Prior to 2003, age-adjusted rates were calculated using standard million proportions based on rounded population numbers. Starting with 2003 data, unrounded population numbers are used to calculate age-adjusted rates.
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- Deaths by suicide per 100,000 residents in the U.S. in 2015 and 2016, by ageDeath rate for suicide in the U.S. 2015-2016 by age
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- Suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2017, by substance dependence or abuse*Suicide thoughts among U.S. adults by substance dependence or abuse 2017
- Suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2017, by major depressive episode*Suicide thoughts among U.S. adults by major depressive episode 2017
- Suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2017, by serious psychological distress*Suicide thoughts among U.S. adults by serious psychological distress 2017
- Percentage of U.S. suicides that had a known mental health condition as of 2015, by previous metal health diagnoses*Known mental health conditions among U.S. suicide cases in 2015, by diagnoses
- Percentage of U.S. suicide cases with previously known mental health conditions as of 2015, by substance use*Mental health status of U.S. suicide cases in 2015, by substance use
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- Percentage of U.S. suicides that had a known mental health condition as of 2015, by suicide event or historyMental health status of U.S. suicide cases in 2015, by suicide event/history
- Percentage of college students in the U.S. that were receiving mental health services and had seriously considered suicide from 2010 to 2018, by yearSuicidal ideation among U.S. college students receiving mental healthcare 2010-2018
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- Number of suicides of youth ages 5-18 years at school from 1992 to 2016Suicides of youth ages 5-18 years in U.S. schools from 1992-2016
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- Number of school-associated homicides and suicides of youth ages 5-18 in the United States in 2015-16, by location*Homicides and suicides of youth at schools in the U.S. 2016
- Reasons for receiving specialty mental health services among U.S. youths in the past year as of 2017*Reasons for receiving specialty mental health services among U.S. youths 2017
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- Difference between the actual percentage of deaths among women aged 15 to 24 that were suicide and what respondents believed as of 2017
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- Deaths by suicide per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1950 to 2016
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- Deaths per 100,000 resident population by suicide in the U.S. in 2016, by gender and age*
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- U.S. states with the highest suicide rates as of 2017 (per 100,000 population)
- Distribution of deaths from suicide in the U.S. in 2017, by method
- Number of deaths from suicide in the U.S. in 2017, by method
- Number of firearm suicide deaths in the United States from 1990 to 2017
- Suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2017, by substance dependence or abuse*
- Suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2017, by major depressive episode*
- Suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2017, by serious psychological distress*
- Percentage of U.S. suicides that had a known mental health condition as of 2015, by previous metal health diagnoses*
- Percentage of U.S. suicide cases with previously known mental health conditions as of 2015, by substance use*
- Distribution of U.S. suicide cases with previously known mental health conditions as of 2015, by method
- Percentage of U.S. suicides that had a known mental health condition as of 2015, by suicide event or history
- Percentage of college students in the U.S. that were receiving mental health services and had seriously considered suicide from 2010 to 2018, by year
- Percentage of U.S. college students that had ever seriously considered suicide as of fall 2018
- Percentage of U.S. high school students who have seriously considered attempting suicide as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity
- Number of suicides of youth ages 5-18 years at school from 1992 to 2016
- States with the highest rates of suicidal death among adolescents in the U.S. as of 2018 (per 100,000 adolescents)*
- Number of school-associated homicides and suicides of youth ages 5-18 in the United States in 2015-16, by location*
- Reasons for receiving specialty mental health services among U.S. youths in the past year as of 2017*
- Number of adults hospitalized after a suicide attempt in the United States from 2013 to 2017*
- Number of adults hospitalized after a suicide attempt in the United States in 2016 and 2017, by gender*
- Number of adults hospitalized after a suicide attempt in the United States in 2015 and 2017, by age group*
- Do you consider suicide morally acceptable or morally wrong?
- Do you consider doctor-assisted suicide morally acceptable or morally wrong?
- Importance of investing public dollars in the prevention of suicide in the U.S. as of 2019
- Rate of self-inflicted male deaths during prison custody per 1,000 prisoners in England and Wales from 2007 to 2018
- Rate of self-inflicted female deaths during prison custody per 1,000 prisoners in England and Wales from 2008 to 2017
- Number of suicides in Australia from 2000 to 2015 (per 100,000 population)
- Suicide rate in Sweden from 2006 to 2017, by gender (per 100,000 inhabitants)
- Age-standardized suicide rate in Canada from 1950 to 2009 (per 100,000 population)
- Age-standardized suicide rate in Canada from 1950 to 2009, by gender (per 100,000 population)
- Share of suicide victims affected by physical diseases in Italy from 2011 to 2013, by macro-region
- Number of suicide victims with physical or mental diseases in Italy from 2011 to 2013, by place of death
- Share of suicide victims with physical or mental diseases in Italy from 2011 to 2013
- Share of suicide victims with relevant chronic diseases in Italy from 2011 to 2013
- Number of suicide victims with relevant chronic diseases in Italy 2016
- Number of attempted suicides reported to the police and Carabinieri in Italy in 2010, by method
- Number of suicides reported to the police and Carabinieri in Italy in 2010, by region
- Mortality rate in the EU in 2016 from various causes (per 100,000 population)
- Crude death rate among South Asian countries in 2018 (in deaths per 1,000 population)
- Age-standardized suicide rate among women in India in 2016, by ETL group (per 100,000 inhabitants)*
- Crude suicide rate among men in India in 2016, by higher-middle ETL states (per 100,000 inhabitants)*
- Number of suicides per 100,000 inhabitants in Mexico in 2016, by age and gender
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