In 2020, the male suicide rate by use of firearms was 12.5 per 100,000 population, making it by far the most common method of suicide among U.S. males. The statistic illustrates the male suicide rate in the U.S. from 2000 to 2020, by means of suicide.
Male suicide rate in the U.S. from 2000 to 2020, by means of suicide
(per 100,000 population)
* “Other” includes: Cut or pierce; Drowning; Falls; Fire and flame; Other land transport; Struck by or against; Other specified, classifiable injury; Other specified, not elsewhere classified injury; and Unspecified injury, as classified by ICD–10.
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NCHS, & CDC. (March 3, 2022). Male suicide rate in the U.S. from 2000 to 2020, by means of suicide (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220092/male-suicide-rate-in-the-us-by-means/
NCHS, und CDC. "Male suicide rate in the U.S. from 2000 to 2020, by means of suicide (per 100,000 population) ." Chart. March 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220092/male-suicide-rate-in-the-us-by-means/
NCHS, CDC. (2022). Male suicide rate in the U.S. from 2000 to 2020, by means of suicide (per 100,000 population) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220092/male-suicide-rate-in-the-us-by-means/
NCHS, and CDC. "Male Suicide Rate in The U.S. from 2000 to 2020, by Means of Suicide (per 100,000 Population) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220092/male-suicide-rate-in-the-us-by-means/
NCHS & CDC, Male suicide rate in the U.S. from 2000 to 2020, by means of suicide (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220092/male-suicide-rate-in-the-us-by-means/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Male suicide rate in the U.S. from 2000 to 2020, by means of suicide (per 100,000 population) [Graph], NCHS, & CDC, March 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220092/male-suicide-rate-in-the-us-by-means/