Changes in Suicide Rates
During 2020, a total of 45,979 deaths were attributable to suicide, a decrease of 1,532 from 47,511 suicide deaths in 2019. From 2019 to 2020, the overall suicide rate declined significantly by 3.0%. Among racial/ethnic groups, overall, suicide rates in 2020 were highest among persons who were non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic White, and non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. Non-Hispanic White persons experienced a 4.5% decline in suicide rate; no other changes among racial/ethnic groups were significance. Rates in 2020 were highest among persons aged > 85, followed by those aged 75-84 and 25-34 years.
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