Suicide mortality decreased from 2018 to 2020 after rising since 2000
Mar 03, 2022
Suicide rates declined for females in all age groups older than 25 years and decreased for males aged 45 to 64 or 65 to 74 years.
CDC: 32.0 and 8.0 suicide deaths per 100,000 working men, women
Dec 15, 2023
Industry groups with highest suicide rates include personal care and service (men, 47.1; women, 15.9 per 100,000).
1999 to 2020 saw increase in suicide rates across all racial groups
Dec 20, 2023
Firearms were the most common method among men; rapid increases were seen among men and women in suicide by hanging.
CDC: Rates of suicide vary by age, sex, mechanism in over 55s
Nov 15, 2023
Among adults aged 55 years or more years, the highest rates of suicide in 2021 were among those age 85 years and older for men and 55 to 64 years for women.
Gender life expectancy gap increased from 2010 to 2021
Nov 13, 2023
The leading contributors to the widening gender life expectancy gap from 2019 to 2021 included COVID-19 and unintentional injuries.
Suicide risk varies among lesbian, gay and bisexual adults
Nov 17, 2021
Suicide risk was influenced by the intersection of sexual identity with other factors, including age, gender and race/ethnicity.