Suicide-related hospitalizations among adults in the U.S. 2015-2019, by age

Published by Frédéric Michas, Sep 18, 2020

This statistic shows the number of adults hospitalized after a suicide attempt in the United States, from 2015 to 2019, by age group. In 2019, some 257 thousand adults aged between 26 and 49 years were hospitalized overnight or longer after attempting suicide.

Number of adults hospitalized after a suicide attempt in the United States in 2015 and 2019, by age group*

	18-25 years	26 to 49 years	26 years or older
2019	167,000	257,000	359,000
2018	160,000	146,000	282,000
2017	192,000	164,000	354,000
2016	154,000	221,000	341,000
2015	163,000	245,000	408,000

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September 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2015 and 2019

Number of respondents

base: around 70,000

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

* NSDUH respondents who attempted suicide in the past 12 months were asked if they had been treated medically as a result of a suicide attempt, and subsequently those answering “yes” were asked if they had stayed in the hospital overnight or longer because of a suicide attempt. Respondents with unknown suicide information were excluded.

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