How many people die by suicide in New Mexico each year?
Data updated July 19, 2024
About 525 people in 2022. In other words, there were about 24.7 suicides for every 100,000 people in New Mexico. 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,
525
people died by suicide
In 2022,
24.7
people died by suicide per 100,000
The rate of suicide in New Mexico has varied over time. These changes in the rate of suicide 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 New Mexico has increased by 28.6% over the past 20 years.
Age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people
In 2022, New Mexico had an age-adjusted suicide rate of 24.7. This represents a 28.6% increase compared to 20 years earlier. This change in rate is 1.7 percentage points less 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 New Mexico, American Indian or Alaska Native people are at the highest risk.
In New Mexico, 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 New Mexico, the highest risk occurs between the ages of 30 and 34, when the rate of suicide was 40.0 per 100,000 people. When compared to the national suicide rate during the same period, New Mexico’s rate of suicide was 115% higher.
Risk of suicide peaks between the ages of 30-34 years
Deaths per 100,000 people between 2018-2022
