Increase in Suicide in the United States, 1999 2014.
KEY FINDINGS Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality *From 1999 through 2014, the age adjusted suicide rate in the United States increased 24% from 10.5 to 13.0 per 100,000 population, with the pace of increase greater after 2006. *Suicide rates increased from 1999 through 2014 for both males and females and for all ages 10 74. *The percent increase in suicide rates for females was greatest for those aged 10 14, and for males, those aged 45 64. *The most frequent suicide method in 2014 for males involved the use of firearms (55.4% while poisoning was the most frequent method for females (34.1% *Percentages of suicides attributable to suffocation increased for both sexes between 1999 and 2014.
NCHS data brief