Suicide thoughts among U.S. adults by serious psychological distress 2021

Published by
John Elflein,
Jan 16, 2023
In 2021, around 25 percent of adults in the United States with serious psychological distress had serious thoughts of suicide within the preceding year. This statistic shows suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2021, broken down by serious psychological distress.

Suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2021, by serious psychological distress*

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Release date

January 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2021

Number of respondents

base: around 70,000

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

* Serious Psychological Distress (SPD) is defined for this table as having a score of 13 or higher on the K6 scale in the past year.

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