How many people die by suicide in Colorado each year?
Data updated July 19, 2024
About 1,293 people in 2022. In other words, there were about 21.1 suicides for every 100,000 people in Colorado. 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,
1.29K
people died by suicide
In 2022,
21.1
people died by suicide per 100,000
The rate of suicide in Colorado has varied over time, with a 30.2% change in the suicide rate per 100k age-adjusted over the past 20 years. 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 Colorado has increased by 30.2% over the past 20 years.
Age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people
In 2022, Colorado had an age-adjusted suicide rate of 21.1. This represents a 30.2% increase compared to 20 years earlier. This change in rate is 0.1 percentage points less than the 30.3 percent increase in the national average during that same period.
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Race is one demographic that affects risk of suicide. In Colorado, American Indian or Alaska Native people are at the highest risk.
In Colorado, American Indian or Alaska Native 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 Colorado, the highest risk occurs between the ages of 45 and 49 years, when the rate of suicide was 31.6. When compared to the national suicide rate during the same period, Colorado’s rate of suicide was 69% higher.
Risk of suicide peaks between the ages of 45-49 years
Deaths per 100,000 people between 2018-2022
