How many people die by suicide in New Jersey each year?
Data updated July 19, 2024
About 769 people in 2022. In other words, there were about 7.7 suicides for every 100,000 people in New Jersey. 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,
769
people died by suicide
In 2022,
7.7
people died by suicide per 100,000
The rate of suicide in New Jersey 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 New Jersey has increased by 22.2% over the past 20 years.
Age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people
In 2022, New Jersey had an age-adjusted suicide rate of 7.7. This represents a 22% increase compared to 20 years earlier. This change in rate is 8 percentage points lower than the 30% increase from the United States during that same period.
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Race is one demographic that affects risk of suicide. In New Jersey, White people are at the highest risk.
In New Jersey, 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 New Jersey, the highest risk occurs between the ages of 55 and 59 years, when the rate of suicide was 13.1. Compared to the national suicide rate at that time, New Jersey’s rate of suicide was lower.
Risk of suicide peaks between the ages of 55-59 years
Deaths per 100,000 people between 2018-2022
