27 SUICIDE STATISTICS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW

48,183 Americans died by suicide in 2021.

1.7 million Americans attempted suicide in 2021.

Females were 1.8x more likely to attempt suicide.

Men died by suicide 3.9x more often than females

90% of those who died by suicide had a diagnosable mental health condition at the time of their death.

Over one third of people who died by suicide were 55 and older.

53% of all suicides were by firearms.

54% of firearm deaths were suicides.

72% of communities in the United States did not have enough mental health providers to serve residents in 2021, according to federal guidelines.