In 2019, 172 children aged between five and 14 years old died by suicide using a firearm in the United States. For adults between the ages of 55 and 64 years old, 4,266 people died by suicide involving a firearm in that year.
Number of firearm suicide deaths in the United States in 2019, by age
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CDC. (July 26, 2021). Number of firearm suicide deaths in the United States in 2019, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258917/number-of-firearm-suicide-deaths-in-the-united-states-by-age/
CDC. "Number of firearm suicide deaths in the United States in 2019, by age." Chart. July 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258917/number-of-firearm-suicide-deaths-in-the-united-states-by-age/
CDC. (2021). Number of firearm suicide deaths in the United States in 2019, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258917/number-of-firearm-suicide-deaths-in-the-united-states-by-age/
CDC. "Number of Firearm Suicide Deaths in The United States in 2019, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258917/number-of-firearm-suicide-deaths-in-the-united-states-by-age/
CDC, Number of firearm suicide deaths in the United States in 2019, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258917/number-of-firearm-suicide-deaths-in-the-united-states-by-age/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
Number of firearm suicide deaths in the United States in 2019, by age [Graph], CDC, July 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/258917/number-of-firearm-suicide-deaths-in-the-united-states-by-age/