How many people die by suicide in Delaware each year?
Data updated July 19, 2024
About 130 people in 2022. In other words, there were about 11.4 suicides for every 100,000 people in Delaware. 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,
130
people died by suicide
In 2022,
11.4
people died by suicide per 100,000
The rate of suicide in Delaware has varied over time, with a 25.3% change in the suicide rate per 100k age-adjusted over the past 20 years. 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 Delaware has increased by 25.3% over the past 20 years.
Age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people
In 2022, Delaware had an age-adjusted suicide rate of 11.4. This represents a 25.3% increase compared to 20 years earlier. This change in rate is 5 percentage points lower than the 30.3% increase in the United States over the same period.
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Race is one demographic that affects risk of suicide. In Delaware, White people are at the highest risk.
In Delaware, 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 Delaware, the highest risk occurred between the ages of 80 and 84, when the rate of suicide was 19.3. Compared to the national suicide rate during the same period, Delaware’s rate of suicide was lower.
Risk of suicide peaks between the ages of 80-84 years
Deaths per 100,000 people between 2018-2022
