Assumed male suicide rate vs. reality in select countries worldwide as of 2017
survey by Ipsos MORI and shows the difference between the actual percentage of deaths among men and boys aged 15 to 24 years that were suicide and what survey respondents guessed in select countries worldwide as of 2017. It was found that respondents in the U.S. on average guessed that 24 out of every 100 deaths among men aged 15 to 24 years were suicide, when in reality the number was 19.3 out of every 100.
This statistic is based on a