727,000 people take their own lives every year, and many more make suicide attempts, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2021, suicide was the third leading cause of death among ...

Table 1. Average daily suicides per month. Source: Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Table: Annenberg Public Policy Center. As in most years that we’ve followed ...

During the year-end holiday season, the suicide rate declines, U.S. health statistics show. The month of December typically has the year's lowest average daily suicide rate. Yet each year at this time ...

The United States is in the throes of a profound and escalating public health catastrophe: a suicide rate that has soared to historic highs, claiming nearly 50,000 lives in 2023 alone, the equivalent ...

America’s military veterans make up about 6% of the adult population but account for about 20% of all suicides. That means that each day, about 18 veterans will die by suicide. In the U.S., the ...

Rates of suicidal ideation and attempts persist at alarming rates among LGBTQ+ youth, a new report shows. The research, published Wednesday by The Trevor Project, found that 1 in 10 LGBTQ+ young ...

Military service members' suicides decreased in 2024 compared to the previous year, though officials warn that it’s too early to tell whether the data represents a blip or signals a long-term shift.