How many people die by suicide in Pennsylvania each year?
Data updated July 19, 2024
About 1,955 people in 2022. In other words, there were about 14.2 suicides for every 100,000 people in Pennsylvania. 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,
1.96K
people died by suicide
In 2022,
14.2
people died by suicide per 100,000
The rate of suicide in Pennsylvania has varied over time. The data shows a 32.7% change in the suicide rate per 100k age-adjusted over the past 20 years. 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 Pennsylvania has increased by 32.7% over the past 20 years.
Age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people
In 2022, Pennsylvania had an age-adjusted suicide rate of 14.2. This represents a 32.7% increase compared to 20 years earlier. This change in rate was 2 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 Pennsylvania, White people are at the highest risk. From 2018 to 2022, the suicide rate for White people in Pennsylvania was 15.6 per 100,000, the highest among all racial and ethnic groups in the state. This data highlights the significant risk of suicide within this demographic group in Pennsylvania.
In Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, the highest risk occurred between the ages of 55 and 59, when the rate of suicide was 21.6. Compared to the national suicide rate during the same period, Pennsylvania’s rate of suicide was approximately 10.77% higher.
Risk of suicide peaks between the ages of 55-59 years
Deaths per 100,000 people between 2018-2022
