National Suicide Statistics
2014 USA Suicide
Source: America Association of Suicidology
| 2013 USA Suicide: Official Final Data | Number | Per Day Rate | Rate | % of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 41,149 | 112.7 | 13.0 | 1.6 |
| Males | 32,055 | 87.8 | 20.6 | 2.5 |
| Females | 9,094 | 24.9 | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| Whites | 37,154 | 101.8 | 14.9 | 1.7 |
| Nonwhites | 3,995 | 10.9 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| Blacks | 2,353 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Elderly (65+) | 7,215 | 19.8 | 16.1 | 0.4 |
| Young (15-24) | 4,878 | 13.4 | 11.1 | 17.1 |
| Middle Age (46-64) | 15,756 | 43.2 | 19.0 | 3.1 |
15 Leading Causes of Death USA – 2014
| 1 | Diseases of the heart (heart disease) | 192.7 | 614,348 |
| 2 | Malignant neoplasm’s (cancer) | 185.6 | 591,699 |
| 3 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 46.1 | 147,101 |
| 4 | Accidents (unintentional injuries) | 42.7 | 136,053 |
| 5 | Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) | 41.7 | 133,103 |
| 6 | Alzheimer’s disease | 29.3 | 93,541 |
| 7 | Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) | 24.0 | 76,488 |
| 8 | Influenza & Pneumonia | 17.3 | 55,227 |
| 9 | Nephritis, nephrosis (kidney disease) | 15.1 | 48,146 |
| 10 | SUICIDE (intentional Self-Harm) | 13.4 | 42,773 |
| 11 | Septicemia | 12.2 | 38,940 |
| 12 | Chronic liver diseases & cirrhosis | 12.0 | 38,170 |
| 13 | Essential hypertension & renal disease | 9.5 | 30,221 |
| 14 | Parkinson’s disease | 8.2 | 26,150 |
| 15 | Pneuomonitis due to solids and liquids | 5.9 | 18,792 |
| All other causes (Residual) | 168.0 | 535,666 | |
| Total | 823.7 | 2,626,418 | |
| 17 | Homicide | 5.0 | 15,809 |
Source
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center Update
Source: SPRC
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center has posted updated data fact sheets to their website. The fact sheets describe statistics on deaths by suicide, estimated hospitalized attempts, and data on medical costs, work loss costs, gender, race/ethnicity, age and method.