Suicide Statistics
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Suicide-related deaths were four times higher among males (38,977) than among females (9,847)
“"Suicide-related deaths were four times higher among males (38,977) compared to females (9,847)."”
Calculation notes
38,977 / 9,847 ≈ 3.96, a roughly fourfold male-to-female ratio, consistent with CDC NCHS data showing 22.7 deaths per 100,000 among males vs. 5.9 per 100,000 among females in 2023 (ratio ≈ 3.85). Grounds the body-text comparison of male vs. female suicide rates used to contextualize why the male treatment gap (SAMHSA 2022, above) is particularly consequential.
Source date: 2026-04-07 · Accessed: 2026-07-04
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49,316 US suicide deaths in 2023; 14.12 per 100,000 age-adjusted; male rate 3.8x female; 12.8 million US adults with suicidal thoughts, 1.5 million attempts in 2023
“"In 2023, 49,316 Americans died by suicide... In 2023, men died by suicide 3.8 times more than women... An estimated 12.8 million adults age 18 or older reported having thoughts of suicide... Approximately 1.5 million (0.6%) adults attempted suicide during the past year."”
Calculation notes
AFSP republishes CDC WONDER mortality data plus SAMHSA NSDUH survey data on ideation and attempt prevalence. Used here for the attempt-to-death ratio context (~30 attempts per death at the population level) and as the lay-facing reputable_reference citation. Not independent from CDC for the mortality headline.
Independence note: Mortality figures are sourced from CDC WONDER; attempt and ideation figures come from SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Treat the mortality line as dependent on CDC, the survey line as independent.
Source date: 2023-12-31 · Accessed: 2026-04-11
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