In 2020, there were around seven suicides by firearms per 100,000 population in the United States. Firearms were the most common mechanism of injury in suicide deaths in the United States in 2020. This statistic illustrates the suicide rate in the United States in 2019 and 2020, by mechanism of injury.
Suicide rate in the United States in 2019 and 2020, by mechanism of injury
(per 100,000 population)
Suicide deaths were identified by using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision underlying cause-of-death codes U03, X60–X84, and Y87.0.
* “Other” mechanisms of injury include other land transport, struck by or against, other specified, and unspecified.
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CDC. (February 25, 2022). Suicide rate in the United States in 2019 and 2020, by mechanism of injury (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322337/us-suicide-rate-by-injury-mechanism/
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