This statistic depicts the U.S. states with the highest share of adults with thoughts of suicide in 2017-2018. In that period, Utah had the highest percentage of adults with thoughts of suicide within the preceding year. Around 6.5 percent of adults in Utah had seriously considered suicide during that time.
U.S. states with the highest share of adults with suicidal thoughts in 2017-2018*
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (July 7, 2020). U.S. states with the highest share of adults with suicidal thoughts in 2017-2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/560419/highest-share-of-suicide-thoughts-in-adults-by-us-state/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "U.S. states with the highest share of adults with suicidal thoughts in 2017-2018*." Chart. July 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560419/highest-share-of-suicide-thoughts-in-adults-by-us-state/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2020). U.S. states with the highest share of adults with suicidal thoughts in 2017-2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560419/highest-share-of-suicide-thoughts-in-adults-by-us-state/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "U.S. States with The Highest Share of Adults with Suicidal Thoughts in 2017-2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/560419/highest-share-of-suicide-thoughts-in-adults-by-us-state/
Kaiser Family Foundation, U.S. states with the highest share of adults with suicidal thoughts in 2017-2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/560419/highest-share-of-suicide-thoughts-in-adults-by-us-state/ (last visited July 12, 2020)
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