How many people die by suicide in Iowa each year?
Data updated July 19, 2024
About 590 people in 2022. In other words, there were about 18.5 suicides for every 100,000 people in Iowa. 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,
590
people died by suicide
In 2022,
18.5
people died by suicide per 100,000
The rate of suicide in Iowa 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 Iowa has increased by 72.9% over the past 20 years.
Age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people
In 2022, Iowa had an age-adjusted suicide rate of 18.5. This represents a 72.9% increase compared to 20 years earlier. This change in rate is 42.6 percentage points higher than the 30.3 percent increase seen in the United States during that same period.
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Race is one demographic that affects risk of suicide. In Iowa, White people are at the highest risk.
In Iowa, 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 Iowa, the highest risk occurs between the ages of 45 and 49, when the rate of suicide was 27.1. Iowa’s suicide rate was higher than the national rate of 18.7 during the same period.
Risk of suicide peaks between the ages of 45-49 years
Deaths per 100,000 people between 2018-2022
