Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population) in United States
United States: Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population) was 15.6 per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, by sex in United States, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, by sex in United States is 15.6 per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, by sex in United States peaked at 15.6 per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.2 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places United States 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population) in United States, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 11.8 per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 13.2 per 100,000 people | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 14.4 per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 15.1 per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 15 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.6 per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 15.6 per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.9 per 100,000 people, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5 per 100,000 people | 11.2 per 100,000 people | 11.8 per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.23 per 100,000 people | 13.2 per 100,000 people | 15.1 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.3 per 100,000 people | 15 per 100,000 people | 15.6 per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, by sex in United States?
- Suicide mortality rate, by sex in United States was 15.6 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, by sex recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6 per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, by sex recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does United States rank for suicide mortality rate, by sex?
- United States ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, by sex rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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