Suicide rate male female who mdb in United States
United States: Suicide rate male female who mdb was 20.93 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
20.93
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 111 countries
All-time high
20.93
in 2022
All-time low
15.77
in 1957
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Suicide rate male female who mdb in United States, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 20.93 for suicide rate male female who mdb in 2022. That is the highest value across all 73 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate male female who mdb in United States peaked at 20.93 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.77, in 1957.
That places United States 9th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Suicide rate male female who mdb in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17.76 | — |
| 1951 | 16.26 | -8.4% |
| 1952 | 15.86 | -2.5% |
| 1953 | 16.18 | +2.0% |
| 1954 | 16.44 | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 16.15 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 15.95 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 15.77 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 17.29 | +9.7% |
| 1959 | 17.16 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 17.1 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 16.79 | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 17.31 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 17.4 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 17.04 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 17.31 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 17.09 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 16.7 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 16.67 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 16.96 | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 17.54 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 17.44 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 18.07 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 18.12 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 18.35 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 18.85 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 18.37 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 19.44 | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 18.24 | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 17.97 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 17.89 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 17.92 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 18.36 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 18.32 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 18.67 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 18.82 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 19.42 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 19.24 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 18.86 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 18.74 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 19.17 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 18.96 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 18.5 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 18.74 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 18.72 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 18.66 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 18.04 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 17.48 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 17.3 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 16.36 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 15.85 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 16.29 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 16.45 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 16.13 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 16.18 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 16.12 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 16.16 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 16.62 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 17.21 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 17.36 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 17.89 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 18.15 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 18.36 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 18.27 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.68 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 19.08 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 19.39 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 20.51 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 20.79 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 20.36 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 19.98 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 20.9 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 20.93 | +0.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 20.93 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.6, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.48 | 15.77 | 17.76 | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.04 | 16.67 | 17.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.24 | 17.44 | 19.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.63 | 17.89 | 19.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.19 | 16.36 | 19.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.44 | 15.85 | 17.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.15 | 17.89 | 20.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6 | 19.98 | 20.93 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate male female who mdb in United States?
- Suicide rate male female who mdb in United States was 20.93 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate male female who mdb recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 20.93 in 2022.
- What is the lowest suicide rate male female who mdb recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.77 in 1957.
- How does United States rank for suicide rate male female who mdb?
- United States ranks 9th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is suicide rate male female who mdb rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate male female who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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