Statistics

Brace yourself as you assess the following stats from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for the U.S. in 2020:

• Suicide was the 10th leading cause of death.
• Approx. 48,344 people died by suicide.
• Approx. 1.4 million people attempted suicide.
• Approx. 132 people died by suicide daily (an average of 1 death every 11 minutes).
• Men died by suicide 3.6 times more than women; accounting for approx. 79%.
• Women were 1.4 times more likely to attempt suicide.

In addition, the increasing rate of suicide among adolescents and young adults ages 10-24, has been described as a nationwide mental health crisis. From 2007 to 2018 the rate increased by 57.4%. For those who believe that children are our future, this stat should definitely make you gasp.