Suicide rates by age who mdb in United States
United States: Suicide rates by age who mdb was 10.08 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
10.08
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
15th
of 110 countries
All-time high
11.7
in 2017
All-time low
2.31
in 1956
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Suicide rates by age who mdb in United States, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 10.08 for suicide rates by age who mdb in 2022.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates by age who mdb in United States peaked at 11.7 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.31, in 1956.
That places United States 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Suicide rates by age who mdb in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.67 | — |
| 1951 | 2.6 | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 2.85 | +9.5% |
| 1953 | 2.83 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 2.43 | -14.1% |
| 1955 | 2.63 | +8.1% |
| 1956 | 2.31 | -12.2% |
| 1957 | 2.49 | +7.6% |
| 1958 | 2.98 | +19.8% |
| 1959 | 3.37 | +13.0% |
| 1960 | 3.59 | +6.7% |
| 1961 | 3.4 | -5.3% |
| 1962 | 3.74 | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 3.99 | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 4.02 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 4.04 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 4.31 | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 4.73 | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 5.07 | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 5.67 | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 5.91 | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 6.51 | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 6.88 | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 6.97 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 7.17 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 7.51 | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 7.24 | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 8.71 | +20.3% |
| 1978 | 7.87 | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 8.38 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 8.53 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 8.68 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 8.74 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 8.38 | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 9.01 | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 9.97 | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 10.19 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 10.3 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 11.3 | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 11.28 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 11.07 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 11.04 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 10.8 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 10.91 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 11.06 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 10.46 | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 9.74 | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 9.45 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 8.89 | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 8.18 | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 8.02 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 7.95 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 7.43 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 7.26 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 8.2 | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 7.67 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 7.29 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 6.87 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 7.28 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 7.53 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 7.47 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.11 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 8.07 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.99 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.48 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 9.63 | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 9.92 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 11.7 | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 11.31 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 10.4 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 10.43 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 10.98 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 10.08 | -8.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 10.08 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.28, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.71 | 2.31 | 3.37 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.25 | 3.4 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.32 | 5.91 | 8.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.64 | 8.38 | 11.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.16 | 8.18 | 11.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.55 | 6.87 | 8.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.31 | 7.47 | 11.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.49 | 10.08 | 10.98 | 3 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0261 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates by age who mdb in United States?
- Suicide rates by age who mdb in United States was 10.08 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates by age who mdb recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7 in 2017.
- What is the lowest suicide rates by age who mdb recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 in 1956.
- How does United States rank for suicide rates by age who mdb?
- United States ranks 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is suicide rates by age who mdb rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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 by age who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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