By the Numbers: Suicide in the United States

All statistics are for the year 2010

39,518

The number of people who committed suicide in the U.S.

16,238

Number of homicides in the U.S.

10

The rank of suicide among the leading causes of death in the U.S.

3

Rank of suicide among the leading causes of death for Americans age 10-44, just 336 behind malignant neoplasms with 17,173 deaths

4

The lowest ranking of suicide among the leading causes of death for Americans in any age group from 10-54

5,735

Deaths by suicide by people age 25-34 in the U.S. – more than by homicide, heart disease, HIV, diabetes or liver disease

19,990

Number of suicides by firearm in the U.S.

11,068

Number of murders by firearm in the U.S.

713,000

Number of emergency room visits due to self-inflicted injury in the U.S.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention