Suicide-related hospitalizations among adults in the U.S. 2018-2019, by gender

Published by Frédéric Michas, Sep 22, 2020

This statistic shows the number of adults hospitalized after a suicide attempt in the United States, in 2017 and 2019, by gender. In 2019, some 238 thousand males were hospitalized overnight or longer after attempting suicide, compared to 288 thousand females.

Number of adults hospitalized after a suicide attempt in the United States in 2018 and 2019, by gender*

	Male	Female
2019	238,000	288,000
2018	188,000	254,000

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2018 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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