Stats

The World Health Organization estimates that approximately one million will die from suicide this year. One person ever forty seconds. Mental Disorder, particularly depression and substance abuse, are associated with more than 90% of all suicides. However, suicide results from many complex socio-cultural factors and is more likely to occur during periods of economic, family and individual crisis.

Each year, over 30,000 Americans die by suicide and many more attempt.

An American dies by suicide every 17 minutes.

Suicide deaths consistently outnumber homicide deaths by a margin of 3 to 2.

In 2002, twice as many Americans died from suicide than from HIV/AIDS.

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people ages 15 to 24.
In 2001, 3,971 suicides were reported in this group.

Of the total number of suicides among ages 15 to 24 in 2001,
86% were male (n=3,409) and 14% were female (n=562).

In 2001, firearms were used in 54% of youth suicides.

Suicide rates in the U.S. are lowest in the winter and highest in the spring.