Among men in the United States, those aged 75 years and older have the highest death rate from suicide among all age groups. In 2021, the suicide death rate among men aged 75 years and older was 42.2 per 100,000 population. In comparison, the death rate from suicide among men aged 25 to 44 years was 30 per 100,000. Suicide is a significant problem in the United States with rates increasing over the past decade.
Suicide among men
In the United States, the suicide rate among men is over 3.5 times higher than that of women. In 2019, the rate of suicide among U.S. men was 22.4 per 100,000 population, the highest rate recorded over the past almost 70 years. Firearms account for the vast majority of suicide deaths among men, accounting for around 58 percent of male suicides in 2020. The reasons why U.S. men have higher rates of suicide than women are complex and not fully understood but may have to do with the more violent means by which men carry out suicide and the stigma around seeking help for mental health issues.
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