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How many people die by suicide in each year?

About 1,765 people in 2022. There were about 8.5 suicides for every 100,000 people in New York. 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.
Data updated July 19, 2024
In 2022,

1.76K

people died by suicide
In 2022,

8.5

people died by suicide per 100,000
The rate of suicide in New York has varied over time. These changes have occurred alongside changes in the age distribution and population size. 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 York has increased by 34.9% over the past 20 years.

Age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people

In 2022, New York had an age-adjusted suicide rate of 8.5. This represents a 34.9% increase compared to 20 years earlier. This change in rate is approximately 4.6 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 New York, White people are at the highest risk, with a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 from 2018 to 2022.

In New York, 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 York, the highest risk occurred between the ages of 55 and 59, when the rate of suicide was 13.0 per 100,000 people. When compared to the national suicide rate during the same period, New York’s rate of suicide was 33% lower.

Risk of suicide peaks between the ages of 55-59 years

Deaths per 100,000 people between 2018-2022

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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