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Facts and Figures

By Age

By Age

Age Group	Number of Suicides	Population	Rate
5-14	184	40,128,842	0.5
15-24	4,140	42,407,421	9.7
25-34	5,278	40,401,199	13.0
35-44	6,722	43,082,460	15.6
45-54	7,778	43,871,845	17.7
55-64	5,069	32,725,938	15.5
65-74	2,444	19,369,726	12.6
75-84	2,119	13,057,435	16.3
85+	858	5,515,250	15.6
Unknown	6
Total	34,598	280,560,116	11.5

^{Figures from the National Center for Health Statistics for the year 2007.}
^{All rates are per 100,000 population.}

By Gender

By Gender

Sex	Number of Suicides	Population	Rate
Males	27,269	148,466,361	18.3
Females	7,329	152,823,971	4.8
Total	34,598	301,290,332	11.5

^{Figures from the National Center for Health Statistics for the year 2007.}

^{All rates are per 100,000 population.}

National Statistics

General

Over 34,000 people in the United States die by suicide every year.
In 2007 (latest available data), there were 34,598 reported suicide deaths.
Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death for adults between the ages of 18 and 65 years in the United States (28,628 suicides).
Currently, suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the United States.
A person dies by suicide about every 15 minutes in the United States.
Every day, approximately 90 Americans take their own life.
Ninety percent of all people who die by suicide have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder at the time of their death.
There are four male suicides for every female suicide, but three times as many females as males attempt suicide.
There are an estimated 8-25 attempted suicides for every suicide death.

Suicide by Method

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (n.d.) Facts and figures: National Statistics. Retrieved on September 30, 2007 from www.afsp.org.

The Terry Wise Story

Suicide is a preventable public health problem and a leading cause of death in the United States. More investment in suicide prevention, education and research will prevent the untimely deaths of thousands of Americans each year.

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