This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. suicides with known or unknown mental health conditions as of 2015, by method of suicide. According to the data, suicide by firearm accounted for 48.5 percent of all suicide deaths that year and 55.3 percent of all suicide deaths among those with no known mental health condition.
Distribution of U.S. suicide cases with previously known mental health conditions as of 2015, by method
Includes data from 27 states: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin
* Percentage of poisoning suicides/ denominator is decedents who died by poisoning, including overdose.
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CDC, & MMWR. (June 8, 2018). Distribution of U.S. suicide cases with previously known mental health conditions as of 2015, by method [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869556/mental-health-condition-us-suicides-by-method/
CDC, und MMWR. "Distribution of U.S. suicide cases with previously known mental health conditions as of 2015, by method." Chart. June 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869556/mental-health-condition-us-suicides-by-method/
CDC, MMWR. (2018). Distribution of U.S. suicide cases with previously known mental health conditions as of 2015, by method. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869556/mental-health-condition-us-suicides-by-method/
CDC, and MMWR. "Distribution of U.S. Suicide Cases with Previously Known Mental Health Conditions as of 2015, by Method." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869556/mental-health-condition-us-suicides-by-method/
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Distribution of U.S. suicide cases with previously known mental health conditions as of 2015, by method [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, June 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869556/mental-health-condition-us-suicides-by-method/
