In 2020, about 24,292 people died committing suicide with a firearm in the United States. This is an increase from 1990 when there were 18,885 firearm related suicide deaths. Firearm suicides reached a low in the year 2000 when there were 16,586 deaths.

In 2019, *** people of Asian or Pacific Islander origin died by suicide using a firearm in the United States. In that same year, ****** White people died by suicide involving a firearm in the United States.

In 2020, more men died by suicide involving firearms than women in the United States. In that year, about ***** women died by suicide using a firearm in the United States compared to ****** men.

In 2019, *** children aged between five and 14 years old died by suicide using a firearm in the United States. For adults between the ages of 55 and 64 years old, ***** people died by suicide involving a firearm in that year.

In the United States in 2023, significantly more men than women died due to injuries involving firearms. In that year, ***** women died from injuries involving firearms across the country compared to ****** men.

This statistic shows the number of suicide gun deaths in the United States annually as an average from the years 2012 to 2014, by race. On average, there were 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people annually among to the black population of the United States. The corresponding rate among the white population was dramatically higher at 9.4 gun deaths per 100,000 people annually.

In 2023, there were ****** suicide deaths by firearm in the United States, the highest number in the provided time interval. That year, firearms were the most common method of suicide in the United States. This statistic displays the number of suicide deaths by firearm in the United States from 2001 to 2023.

This statistic shows the number of suicide gun deaths in the United States annually as an average from the years 2012 to 2014, by age. On average, there were 11.4 deaths per 100,000 people annually among to the population of the United States aged 65 and over. The corresponding rate among the population aged 15 to 34 was 5.8 gun deaths per 100,000 people annually.

In recent years there has been an increase in the rate of firearm-related deaths in the United States. In 2021, there were **** such deaths per 100,000 population. This is the highest rate seen since the early *****. Firearm deaths Firearm-related deaths are much more common among males than females, with almost ****** firearm deaths among males in the United States in 2021, compared to just ****** among females. Those aged 25 to 34 years are the age group with the highest number of deaths from firearms, followed by those aged 15 to 24. The states with the highest mortality rates from firearms are Mississippi, Louisiana, and Wyoming. Firearm suicides The use of firearms is one of the most common methods for suicide in the United States. Around ** percent of male suicides and ** percent of female suicides are conducted by firearms. In 2020, there were a total of ****** suicide deaths from firearms. Suicide is currently the **** leading cause of death in the United States.

This statistic shows the number of suicide gun deaths in the United States annually as an average from the years 2012 to 2014, by gender. On average, 18,162 males took their own life using a firearm in the United States each year. The corresponding number for females was 2,896 people annually.

In 2023, there were ****** fatalities caused by injuries related to firearms in the United States, a slight decrease from the previous year. In 2021, there were ****** firearm deaths, the highest number of gun deaths ever recorded in the country. However, this figure has remained relatively high over the past 25 years, with ****** firearm deaths in 1990 and a slight dip in fatalities between 1999 and 2002. Firearms in the United States The right to own firearms in the United States is enshrined in the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and while this right may be seen as quintessentially American, the relationship between Americans and their firearms has become fraught in the last few years. The proliferation of mass shootings in the U.S. has brought the topic of gun control into the national spotlight, with support for banning assault-style weapons a particularly divisive issue among Americans. Gun control With a little less than **** of all Americans owning at least one firearm and the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in the world, it is easy to see how the idea of gun control is a political minefield in the U.S. However, public opinion has begun to shift over the past ten years, and a majority of Americans report that laws governing the sale of firearms should be stricter than they are now.

In 2023, just over half of all suicides in the U.S. were conducted by the use of firearms. That year, there were 27,300 suicide deaths involving firearms. This statistic shows the number of deaths from suicide in the United States during 2023, sorted by method of suicide.

In 2019, ** children younger than one year died due to firearms in the United States. In that same year, ***** people between the ages of 25 and 34 years old died and ***** people between the ages of 45 and 54 years old died due to firearms across the country.

In 2023, the age-adjusted firearm suicide death rate in the U.S. was 7.6 per 100,000 population. This statistic shows the age-adjusted firearm suicide death rate in the United States from 2003 to 2023.

Since the 1950s, the suicide rate in the United States has been significantly higher among men than women. In 2022, the suicide rate among men was almost four times higher than that of women. However, the rate of suicide for both men and women has increased gradually over the past couple of decades. Facts on suicide in the United States In 2022, the rate of suicide death in the United States was around 14 per 100,000 population. The suicide rate in the U.S. has generally increased since the year 2000, with the highest rates ever recorded in the years 2018 and 2022. In the United States, death rates from suicide are highest among those aged 45 to 64 years and lowest among younger adults aged 15 to 24. The states with the highest rates of suicide are Montana, Alaska, and Wyoming, while New Jersey and Massachusetts have the lowest rates. Suicide among men In 2023, around 4.5 percent of men in the United States reported having serious thoughts of suicide in the past year. Although this rate is lower than that of women, men still have a higher rate of suicide death than women. One reason for this may have to do with the method of suicide. Although firearms account for the largest share of suicide deaths among both men and women, firearms account for almost 60 percent of all suicides among men and just 35 percent among women. Suffocation and poisoning are the other most common methods of suicide among women, with the chances of surviving a suicide attempt from these methods being much higher than surviving an attempt by firearm. The age group with the highest rate of suicide death among men is by far those aged 75 years and over.

In the entire period from 2000 to 2020, white non-Hispanics in the United States had higher rates of suicide death by firearm than Hispanics and non-Hispanic Blacks. In 2020, there were around nine firearm suicide deaths per 100,000 population among non-Hispanic whites. This statistic shows the firearm suicide death rate in the United States from 2000 to 2020, by race/ethnicity.

In 2023, there were *** suicide deaths by firearm among children and adolescents in the United States, the second highest number in the provided time interval. This statistic displays the number of suicide deaths by firearm among children and adolescents in the United States from 2013 to 2023.

The suicide rate among females in the United States is highest for those aged 45 to 64 years and lowest among girls aged 10 to 14 and elderly women 75 and over. Although the suicide rate among women remains over three times lower than that of men, rates of suicide among women have gradually increased over the past couple decades. Suicide among women in the United States In 2021, there were around six suicide deaths per 100,000 women in the United States. In comparison, the rate of suicide among women in the year 2000 was about four per 100,000. Suicide rates among women are by far the highest among American Indians or Alaska Natives and lowest among Hispanic and Black or African American women. Although firearms are involved in the highest share of suicide deaths among both men and women, they account for a much smaller share among women. In 2020, the firearm suicide rate among women was 1.8 per 100,000 population, while the rates of suicide for suffocation and poisoning were 1.7 and 1.5 per 100,000, respectively. Suicidal ideation among women Although not everyone who experiences suicidal ideation, or suicidal thoughts, will attempt suicide, suicidal thoughts are a risk factor for suicide. In 2022, just over five percent of women in the United States reported having serious thoughts of suicide in the past year. Suicidal thoughts are more common among women than men even though men have much higher rates of death from suicide than women. This is because men are more likely to use more lethal methods of suicide such as firearms. Women who suffer from substance use disorder are significantly more likely to have serious thoughts of suicide than women without substance use disorder.

In 2022, over half of all suicides among males in the U.S. were conducted by the use of firearms. The death rate for suicide in the U.S. for males is consistently higher than that of females. This statistic shows the distribution of deaths from suicide in the United States during 2022, sorted by method of suicide.

In 2022, there were around **** deaths from suicide per 100,000 population among males in the U.S. aged ** years and *****. Males aged 75 years and older were more likely to die from suicide than any other age group for both males and females. The suicide death rate for males in general is constantly greater than that for females. Suicide method by gender Not only do suicide rates differ by gender, but the method of suicide varies as well. Suicide by firearm accounts for ** percent of suicides among males, but only ** percent of those among females. However, suicide by poisoning accounts for a much larger share of suicides among females than males. In 2019, there were a total of ****** firearm suicides and ***** poisoning suicides. Substance abuse, mental health, and suicide Those who suffer from substance abuse and certain mental health disorders are at a much greater risk of falling victim to suicide. It’s been found that around ** percent of those with drug or alcohol dependence or abuse had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year, compared to just ***** percent of those with no such substance dependence of abuse. Similarly, around *** percent of those with a major depressive episode in the past year had attempted suicide, while only *** percent of those without a major depressive episode had done so.