How many people die by suicide in Montana each year?
Data updated July 19, 2024
About 329 suicides in 2022. In other words, there are about 28.7 suicides for every 100,000 people in Montana. 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,
329
people died by suicide
In 2022,
28.7
people died by suicide per 100,000
The rate of suicide in Montana has varied over time. 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 Montana has increased by 43.5% over the past 20 years.
Age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people
In 2022, Montana had an age-adjusted suicide rate of 28.7. This represents a 43.5% increase compared to 20 years earlier. This change in rate is 13.2 percentage points greater than the 30.3 percent increase from the United States during that same period.
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Race is one demographic that affects risk of suicide. In Montana, American Indian or Alaska Native people are at the highest risk. From 2018 to 2022, the suicide rate for this group was 46.0 per 100,000 people.
In Montana, 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 Montana, the highest risk occurred between the ages of 80 and 84, when the rate of suicide was 44.1 per 100,000 people. When compared to the national suicide rate during the same period, Montana’s rate of suicide was 120% higher.
Risk of suicide peaks between the ages of 80-84 years
Deaths per 100,000 people between 2018-2022
