Suicide thoughts among U.S. adults by serious psychological distress 2022

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Preeti Vankar,
Feb 13, 2024
In 2022, nearly 26 percent of adults in the United States with serious psychological distress had serious thoughts of suicide within the preceding year. This statistic shows suicidal thoughts, plans, and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2022, broken down by serious psychological distress.

Suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2022, by serious psychological distress*

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Release date

November 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2022

Number of respondents

base: around 71,000

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

* Serious Psychological Distress (SPD) is defined for this table as having a score of 13 or higher on the K6 scale in the past year.

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