| A Time to Live Surviving Suicidal Thoughts |
10 Facts You MUST Know
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*In the United Sates ...
1. If all attempts resulted in death, suicide would be the #1 cause of death.
2. For every suicide, there are up to 25 attempts.
3. Suicide is the 4th leading cause of death for adults 18-65.
4. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for teenagers.
5. The highest suicide risk group is age 65+, especially males over 85.
6. Suicides rates for men & women are both highest between the ages 45-54.
7. More people aged 18-65 die from suicide than from HIV or Diabetes or Lung
Disease or Liver Disease or Kidney Disease or ... well, only Cancer, Heart Disease
and Unintentional Injury take more lives annually than suicide.
8. Suicide deaths out number homicide deaths by three to two.
9. Depression is the greatest single cause of suicide.
10. 90% of suicides involve people suffering from a treatable mental health disorder.
2. For every suicide, there are up to 25 attempts.
3. Suicide is the 4th leading cause of death for adults 18-65.
4. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for teenagers.
5. The highest suicide risk group is age 65+, especially males over 85.
6. Suicides rates for men & women are both highest between the ages 45-54.
7. More people aged 18-65 die from suicide than from HIV or Diabetes or Lung
Disease or Liver Disease or Kidney Disease or ... well, only Cancer, Heart Disease
and Unintentional Injury take more lives annually than suicide.
8. Suicide deaths out number homicide deaths by three to two.
9. Depression is the greatest single cause of suicide.
10. 90% of suicides involve people suffering from a treatable mental health disorder.
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Suicide and Depression Statistics
*All suicide and depression statistics, unless otherwise indicated, are from the National Institute of Mental Health website at
http://www.nimh.nih.gov or the Center's for Disease Control's WISQARS database. Both sources are in the public domain.
** From the World Health Organization website. Used with permission of WHO.
*All suicide and depression statistics, unless otherwise indicated, are from the National Institute of Mental Health website at
http://www.nimh.nih.gov or the Center's for Disease Control's WISQARS database. Both sources are in the public domain.
** From the World Health Organization website. Used with permission of WHO.
| ** Worldwide, suicide takes a life every 40 seconds. Thought to Ponder: Someone has died in the time it has taken to read these statistics. |
| While everyone is busy NOT talking about suicide, people continue to suffer and die! |