How many people die by suicide in Alabama each year?
Data updated July 19, 2024
About 840 people died by suicide in 2022. In other words, there were about 16.3 suicides for every 100,000 people in Alabama. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explain that suicide can be caused by a range of factors, that exist at the individual, relationship, community and societal levels.
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In 2022,
840
people died by suicide
In 2022,
16.3
people died by suicide per 100,000
The rate of suicide in Alabama has varied over time. These changes occur alongside changes in the age and size of the population. The risk of suicide varies by age, so analyzing suicides with an age-adjusted rate, which accounts for these factors, provides a clearer understanding of trends over time.
The suicide rate in Alabama has increased by 43.0% over the past 20 years.
Age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people
In 2022, Alabama had an age-adjusted suicide rate of 16.3. This represents a 43% increase compared to 20 years earlier. This change in rate is 13 percentage points greater than the 30.3 percent increase from the United States during that same period.
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Race is one demographic that affects risk of suicide. In Alabama, White people are at the highest risk.
In Alabama, White people died by suicide at a higher rate than any other race.
Age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people between 2018-2022
Age is also a suicide risk factor. In Alabama, the highest risk occurs between the ages of 35 and 39 years, when the rate of suicide was 24.2. When compared to the national suicide rate during the same period, Alabama’s rate of suicide is 120% higher.
Risk of suicide peaks between the ages of 35-39 years
Deaths per 100,000 people between 2018-2022
