Suicide Rates for the Three Leading Methods by Race and Ethnicity:United States, 2000-2020

NCHS Data Brief. 2022 Nov:(450):1-8.

Abstract

Suicide rates in the United States have traditionally been higher for non-Hispanic White than non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic people (1). However, provisional data demonstrated that patterns have changed recently with rates declining for non-Hispanic White people but increasing for non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic people (2). This report presents suicide rates from 2000 to 2020 using final data for non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic people, for the total population and for the three leading methods in 2020 (firearms, suffocation, and poisoning).

MeSH terms

  • Ethnicity
  • Firearms*
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Humans
  • Suicide*
  • United States / epidemiology