Data are for the U.S.
Mortality
All suicides
- Number of deaths: 42,773
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 13.4
- Cause of death rank: 10
Firearm suicides
- Number of deaths: 21,334
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 6.7
Suffocation suicides
- Number of deaths: 11,407
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 3.6
Poisoning suicides
- Number of deaths: 6,808
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 2.1
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2014, table 18 [PDF - 4.4 MB]
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