Suicidal thoughts males U.S. 2008-2021

In 2021, it was estimated that 4.5 percent of men in the U.S. had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. men who had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year from 2008 to 2021.

Percentage of U.S. men who had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year from 2008 to 2021

Characteristic	Percentage of male respondents
2008	3.5%
2009	3.5%
2010	3.8%
2011	3.4%
2012	3.6%
2013	3.8%
2014	3.9%
2015	3.9%
2016	4.1%
2017	4.1%
2018	4.1%
2019	4.5%
2020	4.5%
2021	4.5%

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2008 to 2021

Number of respondents

base: around 70,000

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Figures prior to 2021 were taken from the previous year's report and can be found here on page 1,757.

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