Emergency Department Visits With Suicidal Ideation: United States, 2016-2020
Based on data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, the CDC found the ED visit rate for patients with suicidal ideation was:
- 40 visits per 10,000 people.
- Higher among males than females
- Among males, highest among those aged 35-44
- Among females, highest among those aged 14-18
- highest among non-Hispanic Black people
- lowest in the Northeast
Strashny, A., Cairns, C., and Ashman, J.J. (2023). Emergency Department Visits With Suicidal Ideation: United States, 2016-2020. NCHS Data Brief, 463. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db463.htm