Facts about suicide
- Over 30 thousand people die a year in the United States by suicide every year.
- 1 out of 5 teens consider suicide.
- 1 out of 10 teens commit suicide.
- 3 out of 5 teens commit suicide with a firearm.
- Suicide is the 4th leading cause of death for adults age 18-65 years old.
- Currently, suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S.
- A person dies every 18 minutes leaving someone to make sense of it every 19 minutes.
- There are 4 male suicides for every female suicide. BUT twice as many females attempt suicide.
- Everyday around 80 Americans take their own life.
- Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among those aged 15-24 years old.
- Over 60% of all people who die by suicide suffer from major depression.
- Firearms are used more in suicides then in homicides.
- 60% of all suicide are with a firearm.
