Suicide rates among young women who mdb in United States
United States: Suicide rates among young women who mdb was 4.95 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.95
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
35th
of 110 countries
All-time high
5.38
in 2021
All-time low
0.9799
in 1957
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Suicide rates among young women who mdb in United States, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 4.95 for suicide rates among young women who mdb in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates among young women who mdb in United States peaked at 5.38 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9799, in 1957.
United States ranks 35th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Suicide rates among young women who mdb in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.83 | — |
| 1951 | 1.69 | -7.7% |
| 1952 | 1.34 | -20.4% |
| 1953 | 1.76 | +31.0% |
| 1954 | 1.3 | -26.2% |
| 1955 | 1.32 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 1.29 | -2.6% |
| 1957 | 0.9799 | -23.7% |
| 1958 | 1.66 | +69.1% |
| 1959 | 1.57 | -4.9% |
| 1960 | 1.56 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 1.52 | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 1.99 | +30.7% |
| 1963 | 1.94 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 1.69 | -12.9% |
| 1965 | 1.92 | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 2.12 | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 2.41 | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 2.23 | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 2.72 | +21.8% |
| 1970 | 2.89 | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 3.09 | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 2.8 | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 3.1 | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 3.21 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 2.91 | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 3.17 | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 3.31 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 3.02 | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 3.2 | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 3.03 | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 3.57 | +17.7% |
| 1982 | 3.17 | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 3.13 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 3.54 | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 3.73 | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 3.77 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 4.17 | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 4.38 | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 4.27 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 3.71 | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 3.72 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.45 | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 3.84 | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 3.48 | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 3.11 | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 3.55 | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 3.38 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 2.89 | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 2.79 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.75 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.7 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.35 | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 2.66 | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 3.52 | +32.2% |
| 2005 | 3.02 | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 2.82 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 2.48 | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 2.98 | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 3.19 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 3.11 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.42 | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 3.81 | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 3.73 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.07 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 5 | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 4.94 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.3 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 5.16 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 4.91 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 5.06 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 5.38 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 4.95 | -8.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 4.95 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.16, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.47 | 0.9799 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.01 | 1.52 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.07 | 2.8 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.68 | 3.03 | 4.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.39 | 2.79 | 3.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.85 | 2.35 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.34 | 3.11 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.13 | 4.95 | 5.38 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates among young women who mdb in United States?
- Suicide rates among young women who mdb in United States was 4.95 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates among young women who mdb recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 5.38 in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide rates among young women who mdb recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9799 in 1957.
- How does United States rank for suicide rates among young women who mdb?
- United States ranks 35th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is suicide rates among young women who mdb rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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 rates among young women who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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