Suicide rate who mdb in United States
United States: Suicide rate who mdb was 13.17 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
13.17
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
9th
of 111 countries
All-time high
13.25
in 2018
All-time low
9.53
in 2000
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Suicide rate who mdb in United States, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, suicide rate who mdb in United States stood at 13.17.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate who mdb in United States peaked at 13.25 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.53, in 2000.
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 who mdb in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 11.21 | — |
| 1951 | 10.24 | -8.7% |
| 1952 | 9.88 | -3.5% |
| 1953 | 9.97 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 10.04 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 10.11 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 9.94 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 9.77 | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 10.76 | +10.1% |
| 1959 | 10.66 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 10.78 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 10.61 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 11.17 | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 11.4 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 11.15 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 11.52 | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 11.28 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 11.2 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 11.05 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 11.4 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 11.83 | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 11.87 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 12.13 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 12.01 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 12.13 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 12.46 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 12.09 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 12.67 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 11.81 | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 11.56 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 11.23 | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 11.41 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 11.48 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 11.34 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 11.53 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 11.45 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 11.84 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 11.65 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 11.39 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 11.25 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 11.45 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 11.29 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 11.05 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 11.18 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 11.12 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 11.05 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 10.76 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 10.51 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 10.38 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 9.81 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 9.53 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 9.81 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 9.95 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 9.81 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 10.02 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.92 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.01 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.32 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 10.7 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 10.83 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 11.16 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 11.4 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 11.58 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 11.59 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 11.94 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 12.29 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 12.46 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.07 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 13.25 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 12.92 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 12.53 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 13.1 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 13.17 | +0.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 13.17 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.38, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.26 | 9.77 | 11.21 | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.16 | 10.61 | 11.52 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.05 | 11.56 | 12.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.46 | 11.23 | 11.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.86 | 9.81 | 11.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.09 | 9.53 | 10.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.17 | 11.16 | 13.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.94 | 12.53 | 13.17 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate who mdb in United States?
- Suicide rate who mdb in United States was 13.17 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate who mdb recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 13.25 in 2018.
- What is the lowest suicide rate who mdb recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.53 in 2000.
- How does United States rank for suicide rate who mdb?
- United States ranks 9th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is suicide rate who mdb rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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