Suicide and Self-Harm Injury

Data are for the U.S.

Emergency department visits
  • Number of emergency department visits for self-harm injury: 660,000

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2021 National Summary Tables, table 15 [PDF – 830 KB]

Mortality

All suicides

  • Number of deaths: 49,476
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 14.8
  • Cause of death rank: 11

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER

Firearm suicides

  • Number of deaths: 27,032
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 8.1

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER

Suffocation suicides

  • Number of deaths: 12,247
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 3.7

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER

Poisoning suicides

  • Number of deaths: 6,150
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 1.8

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER