New National Suicide Statistics at a Glance
CDCCDCSuicide is the 11th leading cause of death among all Americans. Each year, more than 33,000 people ages 10 years and older take their own lives. In addition, more than 385,000 people 10 years and older are treated in emergency departments for nonfatal self-harm injuries every year. CDC works to prevent suicidal behavior and help all Americans to live healthier and more fulfilling lives. Monitoring and tracking trends in suicide across the United States provides critical data to help prevent the problem.
CDC’s new National Suicide Statistics at a Glance provides national statistics on suicide and suicidal behavior. These data can help public health officials, researchers, practitioners and the public to describe and monitor suicide trends and to develop and evaluate prevention programs and strategies. Together we can create communities in which all Americans are safe from violence, and are able to reach their full potential.
View the new National Suicide Statistics at a Glance.
Resources
Articles
- The Nature of Suicide
- The Nature of Suicide
- Defining Suicide
- Suicide: A Reactive Action
- Suicide Statistics
- Other Factors Contributing to Suicide Risk
- Suicide Triggers
- Suicide Triggers Continued
- Tying it All Together: Why Does Someone Become Suicidal?
- Becoming Suicidal: Biological Contributions
- Becoming Suicidal: Sociocultural Contributions
- Suicide Prevention and Societal Measures
- Websites
- Coping with Suicidality
- Coping with Suicidality
- How did you get to this suicidal place?
- Why does suicide seem like a solution to your problem(s)?
- How do you know your level of suicide risk?
- Suicide Warning Signs
- Suicide: What Should I Do if I'm Suicidal?
- Suicide: What will happen to you when you ask for help?
- Outpatient Suicide Treatment-Finding A Psychotherapist
- The Initial Suicide Treatment Interview
- Jeremy's Story
- Follow-up Suicide Therapy Visits
- Suicide: Other Things You Can Do to Help Keep Yourself Safe
- Suicide and Self Harm Resources
- Helping A Friend or Family Member who is Suicidal
- Helping a Friend or Family Member Who is Suicidal
- Understanding Suicidal Crises
- Why Do People Become Suicidal and What Can I do to Help?
- How Can I Judge the Level of Suicide Risk?
- What Are Other Suicide Warning Signs?
- What Happens When a Suicidal Person Asks for Help?
- How Do We Find a Therapist for Suicide Outpatient Treatment?
- What Else Can I Do to Help a Suicidal Family Member or Friend?
- How Do I Handle My Own Reactions Following a Suicide or a Suicide Attempt?
- The Nature of Suicide
News
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- Many Who Attempt Suicide Not Getting the Care They Need
- Logic's Hit '1-800-273-8255' May Have Saved American Lives
- Despite Stress of Pandemic, U.S. Suicide Rate Dropped in 2020
- White House Announces Plan to Reduce Gun Suicides
- Will the Pandemic Surge in Gun Purchases Raise Suicide Rates?
- Nurses Have Suicidal Thoughts More Often Than Other Workers: Study
- 11 more
- People With Autism at Higher Risk for Suicide, Self-Harm: Study
- When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
- LGBQ Teens More Likely to Contemplate Suicide at Younger Age
- Could You Help Prevent a Suicide? Know the Warning Signs
- People With HIV Have Much Higher Risk for Suicide
- Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide
- Gun Suicides Are Rising Steeply Among American Youth
- Big Rise in Suicide Attempts by U.S. Teen Girls During Pandemic
- ADHD Meds May Help Keep Some Kids From Thoughts of Suicide
- Teen Boys Who Attempt Suicide More Likely to Abuse as Adults
- New National Suicide Statistics at a Glance
Questions and Answers
- How Can I Convince My Suicidal MD Husband To Be Evaluated?
- No Clue What To Do. Help?
- In A Bad Situation
- When Psychotherapy Does Not Help
- Depression Treatment
- Therapist rights to contact Employer
- Does a therapist have to report me as suicidal if I tell her I self injure?
- OCD
- Will I Ever?
- Self-Injury / Self-Harm: How do I stop cutting myself?
- 32 more
- Psych major wants to get her life back after being raped and attempting suicide
- A Friend in Need
- Mild Personality Disorder
- hard decision
- My husband won't take his medicine
- What is the point of life?
- Regular thoughts of killing myself
- I'm a cutter and can't remember anything
- Does thinking of suicide lead to suicide?
- I Sometimes Cut
- When To Ask For Suicide Help
- Inability To Express Myself
- Suicidal
- Suicidal Friend
- Suicidal Teen
- Self-Harming Attention Seeker
- Her Only Friend
- Is This Depression?
- Hate Ex-Boyfriend
- Potentially Suicidal Boyfriend
- Talking Dice
- Self-injurer
- Suicide Threat Relationships (a long one)
- Therapy for Cutters
- Deep Feelings of Suicide
- Self-Injuring Sister
- Self-Injury
- The Aftermath of Suicide
- Poly-addiction?
- Cutting
- Severely Depressed
- Threatened by Suicide if I Leave
Book & Media Reviews
- A Sadly Troubled History
- Alive
- Autopsy of a Suicidal Mind
- Bloodletting
- Boy Interrupted
- Comprehending Suicide
- Crosses
- Duplicity
- Eight Stories Up
- Fatal Attachments
- 26 more
- Heavier than Heaven
- Her Husband
- History of Suicide
- How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me
- Human Dignity and Assisted Death
- Leaving You
- Life Interrupted
- Like the Red Panda
- Making Sense of Suicide
- Myths about Suicide
- Night Falls Fast
- No Right Turn
- One in Thirteen
- Relational Suicide Assessment
- Silent Grief
- Suicidal
- Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents
- Suicide
- Sylvia
- Sylvia Plath
- Sylvia Plath Reads
- The Art of Misdiagnosis
- The Clinical Science of Suicide Prevention
- The Final Leap
- Thirteen Reasons Why
- Unholy Ghost
Links
Videos
- Developing the Family Intervention for Suicide Prevention (FISP)
- Feeling down? Let's talk - Prevention of suicide among adolescents
- NPW 2017: Suicide and Substance Use in Young People
- Suicide Warning Signs
- ADHD and Suicide Risk Factors
- Suicide Tops Injury Deaths
- Assessment and Intervention with Suicidal Clients: Volume 2
- Assessment and Intervention with Suicidal Clients: Volume 1
- Assessment and Intervention with Suicidal Clients: Volume 3
- Preventing suicide: a global imperative
- 12 more
- Youth Suicide Risk
- Preventing Death by Suicide-Strategies to Help Children, Youth and Families
- The bridge between suicide and life
- Beyond the Data -- Preventing Suicide: A Comprehensive Public Health Approach
- Preventing Suicide: A Comprehensive Public Health Approach
- For Those Considering Suicide
- How to Help Someone Who is Suicidal
- Teen Suicide Prevention
- Reach Out - Preventing Teen Suicide
- Suicide Prevention with Lynn Keane
- Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment
- Suicide Signs
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