How many people die by suicide in Illinois each year?
Data updated July 19, 2024
About 1,533 suicides in 2022. In other words, there were about 11.7 suicides for every 100,000 people in Illinois. 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,
1.53K
people died by suicide
In 2022,
11.7
people died by suicide per 100,000
The rate of suicide in Illinois has varied over time, with a 27.2% change in suicides 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 Illinois has increased by 27.2% over the past 20 years.
Age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people
In 2022, Illinois had an age-adjusted suicide rate of 11.7. This represents a 27.2% increase compared to 20 years earlier. This change in rate is 3.1 percentage points lower than the 30.3% increase from the United States during that same period.
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Race is a key demographic factor that influences the risk of suicide. In Illinois, White people have the highest rate of suicide, with an age-adjusted rate of 13.8 per 100,000 people from 2018 to 2022.
In Illinois, 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 Illinois, the highest risk occurs between the ages of 50 and 54 years, when the rate of suicide was 16.4. When compared to the national suicide rate during the same period, Illinois’s rate of suicide was 15% lower.
Risk of suicide peaks between the ages of 50-54 years
Deaths per 100,000 people between 2018-2022
