This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: The age-adjusted suicide rate increased from 2014 to 2017 and then did not change significantly from 2017 through 2024, according to a September data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics. Garnett, MPH, and Anne M.
Zehner, MPH, from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, used data from the National Vital Statistics System to examine changes in U.S. suicide rates from 2023 to 2024. The researchers found that the overall age-adjusted suicide rate increased from 13.0 to 14.0 deaths per 100,000 standard population from 2014 to 2017, with no significant change from 2017 to 2024 (13.7). Between 2023 and 2024, suicide rates decreased for women in each age group from 25 and older and for boys and men ages 15 to 24 and 25 to 44.
Rates of suffocation-related suicide among boys and men and poisoning-related suicide among girls and women also decreased from 2023 to 2024. Suicide rates varied across states in 2024, from 5.7 in the District of Columbia to 29.7 in Alaska. "Among both males and females, the rates for 2023 and 2024 were lowest among people ages 10 to 14," the authors write.
"In both years, the rate for males was highest among men age 75 and older, and the rate for females was highest among women ages 45 to 64." Bachelor's in mathematical biology, Master's in creative writing. Well-traveled with unique perspectives on science and language. Full profile → Copyright © 2026 HealthDay.
Extract — continue reading at the source.
