Suicide Rates In The United States Increased 30% Between 2000 & 2016
Suicide rates in the U.S. increased 30% between 2000 and 2016——from 10.4 to 13.5 suicides per 100,000 population. Suicide rates increased an average of about 1% per year from 2000 through 2006, and by about 2% per year from 2006 to 2016.
Males are at least three times more likely to commit suicide than females. For males, the age group most likely to commit suicide remained the same in 2016 as in 2000: those aged 75 years and over (42.4 per …
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