Number of adults in the United States who had suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, or attempts during the previous year from 2015 to 2019, by age
(in thousands)
Characteristic
Suicidal thoughts*
Suicide plan
Suicide attempt
18 to 39 years
6,515
2,004
968
40 to 55 years
2,218
655
252
56 years and older
1,854
425
166
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* Respondents who answered 鈥測es鈥 to the question, 鈥淎t any time in the past 12 months, did you seriously think about trying to kill yourself?鈥 were categorized as having serious thoughts of suicide in the past year.
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Number of U.S. adults who had suicidal thoughts, plans, attempts 2015-2019, by age
From 2015 to 2019, around 6.5 million adults aged 18 to 39 years in the U.S. reported that they seriously thought about killing themselves at least once in the past 12 months. This statistic illustrates the number of adults in the United States who had suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, or attempts in the past year from 2015 to 2019, by age.
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Number of adults in the United States who had suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, or attempts during the previous year from 2015 to 2019, by age (in thousands) [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, January 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1307894/suicidal-thoughts-plans-attempts-number-us-adults-by-age/
