Title: Suicide | Mental Health America
Headings: Suicide
Suicide
Content: Suicide | Mental Health America
Suicide
No suicide attempt should be dismissed or treated lightly! Why Do People Attempt Suicide? A suicide attempt is a clear indication that something is gravely wrong in a person’s life. No matter the race or age of the person; how rich or poor they are, it is true that most people who die by suicide have a mental or emotional disorder. The most common underlying disorder is depression, 30% to 70% of suicide victims suffer from major depression or bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder. [ 1]
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Suicide By The Numbers
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the US, accounting for more than 1% of all deaths. It is the second leading cause of death among people ages 15-24. [ 4]
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More years of life are lost to suicide than to any other single cause except heart disease and cancer [5]
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44,000 Americans die by suicide each year. There are 13.8 deaths by suicide per 100,000 persons each year. [