SUICIDE STATISTICS
NATIONAL CRISIS LIFELINE NUMBER 988 OR 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
WORLD WIDE
AROUND 800,000 PEOPLE
ARE LOST TO SUICIDE EACH YEAR
THIS IS ROUGHLY,
ONE DEATH EVERY 40 SECONDS
HERE IN THE U.S.A.
EACH YEAR OVER 47,500 AMERICANS
ARE LOST TO SUICIDE
EACH DAY ON AVERAGE
THERE ARE 130 SUCCESSFUL SUICIDES.
THERE IS ONE DEATH BY SUICIDE
EVERY 11 MINUTES
EACH YEAR THERE ARE OVER
ONE MILLION SUICIDE ATTEMPTS
IT IS ESTIMATED
THAT FOR EVERY 1 SUICIDE DEATH
THERE ARE 25 SUICIDE ATTEMPTS
EXCEPT WITH THE ELDERLY,
IT IS ESTIMATED
THAT THERE IS 1 SUCCESSFUL SUICIDE
FOR EVERY 4 SUICIDE ATTEMPTS
MORE THAN 90% OF PEOPLE
WHO ATTEMPT SUICIDE AND SURVIVE
NEVER GO ON TO DIE BY SUICIDE
SUICIDE IS PREVENTABLE!
HOPEFULLY,
GALLERY OF HOPE CAN HELP REDUCE THESE STATISTICS.
EVEN IF IT'S JUST BY ONE - YOU
These statistics came from
cdc.gov, save.org, and afsp.org
AROUND 800,000 PEOPLE
ARE LOST TO SUICIDE EACH YEAR
THIS IS ROUGHLY,
ONE DEATH EVERY 40 SECONDS
HERE IN THE U.S.A.
EACH YEAR OVER 47,500 AMERICANS
ARE LOST TO SUICIDE
EACH DAY ON AVERAGE
THERE ARE 130 SUCCESSFUL SUICIDES.
THERE IS ONE DEATH BY SUICIDE
EVERY 11 MINUTES
EACH YEAR THERE ARE OVER
ONE MILLION SUICIDE ATTEMPTS
IT IS ESTIMATED
THAT FOR EVERY 1 SUICIDE DEATH
THERE ARE 25 SUICIDE ATTEMPTS
EXCEPT WITH THE ELDERLY,
IT IS ESTIMATED
THAT THERE IS 1 SUCCESSFUL SUICIDE
FOR EVERY 4 SUICIDE ATTEMPTS
MORE THAN 90% OF PEOPLE
WHO ATTEMPT SUICIDE AND SURVIVE
NEVER GO ON TO DIE BY SUICIDE
SUICIDE IS PREVENTABLE!
HOPEFULLY,
GALLERY OF HOPE CAN HELP REDUCE THESE STATISTICS.
EVEN IF IT'S JUST BY ONE - YOU
These statistics came from
cdc.gov, save.org, and afsp.org
THE ABOVE CHART SHOWS THAT IN 2019, 12 MILLION ADULTS REPORTED HAVING SERIOUS THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE. OUT OF THE 12 MILLION THINKING ABOUT SUICIDE, 3.5 MILLION MADE A PLAN ON HOW TO KILL THEMSELVES. OUT OF THE SAME 12 MILLION THINKING ABOUT SUICIDE, 1.4 MILLION ACTED ON THEIR THOUGHTS. OUT OF THE 1.4 MILLION ADULTS WHO ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, 1.2 MILLION MADE PLANS, COMPARED TO 217,000 WHO DID NOT. IT'S NORMAL TO HAVE THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE ESPECIALLY DURING STRESSFUL/PAINFUL TIMES. YOU ARE NOT ALONE! THIS CHART SHOWS THAT YOU CAN HAVE THE STRENGTH & WILL TO NOT ACT ON YOUR THOUGHTS AND TO GET HELP WHEN NEEDED. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/suicide.shtml |