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<\/span>Suicide Prevention Statistics 2023<\/span><\/h1>\n
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  1. Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States. It was responsible for nearly 46,000<\/strong> deaths in 20201<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. In 2020, an estimated 2 million<\/strong> adults seriously thought about suicide, 3.2 million<\/strong> made a plan, and 1.2 million<\/strong> attempted suicide1<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Suicide rates in 2020 were 30%<\/strong> higher than in 20001<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  4. In 2019, more than 700,000<\/strong> people died by suicide worldwide: one in every 100<\/strong> deaths2<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  5. Some groups have disproportionately high rates of suicide. The racial\/ethnic groups with the highest rates in 2021 were non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native people and non-Hispanic White people.<\/li>\n
  6. The suicide rate among males in 2021 was approximately four times higher than among females.<\/li>\n
  7. Males comprise 50%<\/strong> of the population but nearly 80%<\/strong> of suicides.<\/li>\n
  8. People age 85<\/strong> and older have the highest rates of suicide.<\/li>\n
  9. Firearms are the most common method used in suicides, used in more than 50%<\/strong> of suicides.<\/li>\n
  10. Suicide rates increased by 37%<\/strong> between 2000-2018 and decreased by 5%<\/strong> between 2018-2020. However, rates nearly returned to their peak in 2021.<\/li>\n
  11. The researchers estimated that suicide-risk screening tools could identify more than three million<\/strong> additional adults at risk for suicide each year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    <\/span>Key Suicide Prevention Stats 2023<\/span><\/h2>\n

    You can find more detailed information on the website of the CDC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    1. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or text “HELLO” to 741741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      You can find more detailed information on the websites of CDC3<\/a> and WHO2<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Suicide Prevention Statistics 2023 Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States. It was responsible for nearly 46,000 deaths in 20201. In 2020, an estimated 2 million adults seriously thought about suicide, 3.2 million made a plan, and 1.2 million attempted suicide1. Suicide rates in 2020 were 30% higher than in 20001. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nSuicide Prevention Stats - Statistics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States. It was responsible for nearly 46,000 deaths in 2021-2023. 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