How many people die by suicide in Michigan each year?
Data updated July 19, 2024
About 1,503 people in 2022. There were about 14.7 suicides for every 100,000 people in Michigan. 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,
1.5K
people died by suicide
In 2022,
14.7
people died by suicide per 100,000
The rate of suicide in Michigan 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 Michigan has increased by 32.4% over the past 20 years.
Age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people
In 2022, Michigan had an age-adjusted suicide rate of 14.7. This represents a 32.4% increase compared to 20 years earlier. This change in rate is 2.1 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 Michigan, American Indian/Alaska Native people are at the highest risk.
In Michigan, 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 Michigan, the highest risk occurs between the ages of 75 and 79, when the rate of suicide was 20.7 per 100,000 people. When compared to the national suicide rate during the same period, Michigan’s rate of suicide was 11% higher.
Risk of suicide peaks between the ages of 75-79 years
Deaths per 100,000 people between 2018-2022
