This statistic depicts the distribution of U.S. suicides in 2016, by gender and mental health status. According to the data, among females, 64.3 percent of those who died from suicide had a currently diagnosed mental health problem at the time of their death.
Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths in 2016, by gender and mental health status
* Includes decedents with one or more current diagnosed mental health problems. Therefore, sums of percentages for the diagnosed conditions exceed 100%.
Denominator is the number of decedents with one or more current diagnosed mental health problems.
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MMWR, & CDC. (October 4, 2019). Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths in 2016, by gender and mental health status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/939763/suicides-us-by-mental-illness-and-gender/
MMWR, und CDC. "Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths in 2016, by gender and mental health status." Chart. October 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/939763/suicides-us-by-mental-illness-and-gender/
MMWR, CDC. (2019). Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths in 2016, by gender and mental health status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/939763/suicides-us-by-mental-illness-and-gender/
MMWR, and CDC. "Distribution of U.S. Suicide Deaths in 2016, by Gender and Mental Health Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/939763/suicides-us-by-mental-illness-and-gender/
MMWR & CDC, Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths in 2016, by gender and mental health status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/939763/suicides-us-by-mental-illness-and-gender/ (last visited July 13, 2020)
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