In 2020, about 24,292 people died committing suicide with a firearm in the United States. This is an increase from 1990 when there were 18,885 firearm related suicide deaths. Firearm suicides reached a low in the year 2000 when there were 16,586 deaths.
Number of firearm suicide deaths in the United States from 1990 to 2020
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CDC. (February 20, 2022). Number of firearm suicide deaths in the United States from 1990 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258914/number-of-firearm-suicide-deaths-in-the-united-states/
CDC. "Number of firearm suicide deaths in the United States from 1990 to 2020." Chart. February 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258914/number-of-firearm-suicide-deaths-in-the-united-states/
CDC. (2022). Number of firearm suicide deaths in the United States from 1990 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258914/number-of-firearm-suicide-deaths-in-the-united-states/
CDC. "Number of Firearm Suicide Deaths in The United States from 1990 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258914/number-of-firearm-suicide-deaths-in-the-united-states/
CDC, Number of firearm suicide deaths in the United States from 1990 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258914/number-of-firearm-suicide-deaths-in-the-united-states/ (last visited November 28, 2023)
Number of firearm suicide deaths in the United States from 1990 to 2020 [Graph], CDC, February 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/258914/number-of-firearm-suicide-deaths-in-the-united-states/