HealthDrug abuse and mental health

How many people die by suicide in each year?

About 840 people 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.
Data updated July 19, 2024
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. 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 12.7 percentage points greater than the 30.3% 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 occurred between the ages of 35 and 39 years, when the rate of suicide was 24.2 per 100,000 people. When compared to the national suicide rate during the same period, Alabama’s rate of suicide was 32% higher.

Risk of suicide peaks between the ages of 35-39 years

Deaths per 100,000 people between 2018-2022

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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