FACTS & FIGURES
Every 12 minutes someone in the United States dies by suicide
The latest data available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that 47,173 suicide deaths were reported in the U.S. in 2017. This latest rise places suicide again as the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. The rate of suicide has been increasing since 2000. This is the highest rate of suicide in 15 years.
The latest data available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that 47,173 suicide deaths were reported in the U.S. in 2017. This latest rise places suicide again as the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. The rate of suicide has been increasing since 2000. This is the highest rate of suicide in 15 years.
