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Suicide and Self-Harm Injury
Data are for the U.S.
Emergency department visits
- Number of emergency department visits for self-harm injury: 616,000
Mortality
All suicides
- Number of deaths: 49,316
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 14.7
- Cause of death rank: 11
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER
Firearm suicides
- Number of deaths: 27,300
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 8.2
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER
Suffocation suicides
- Number of deaths: 12,023
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 3.6
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER
Poisoning suicides
- Number of deaths: 5,944
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 1.8
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER
Related FastStats
More data: reports and tables
- Trends in Suicide from Health, United States
- Health, United States — Topic Page: Suicide
- Deaths: Leading Causes for 2023 [PDF – 14 MB]
- Suicide Mortality in the United States, 2002–2022
- Suicide Among Adults Ages 55 and Older, 2021
- Suicide and Homicide Death Rates Among Youth and Young Adults Ages 10-24: United States, 2001-2021
- Emergency Department Visits with Suicidal Ideation: United States, 2016-2020
- Suicide Rates for the Three Leading Methods by Race and Ethnicity: United States, 2000–2020
More data: query tools
- CDC WONDER – Multiple Cause of Death Data
- CDC WONDER – Underlying Cause of Death
- NCHS Mortality Dashboard
- NCHS Data Query System
- Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS)
Related Links
- Mortality Statistics
- National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
- National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
- National Center for Health Statistics: Injury Data and Resources
- Injury Definitions and Methods [PDF – 2.5 MB]
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration