Question

How do the rates of suicidal ideation, parasuicide, and completed suicide compare for adolescent males and females in the United States?

Answer 1

In 2013 the suicide rate in the United States was 13 per 100,000 people, the highest recorded rate in 28 years. The U.S. suicide rate also rose 24% over the 15 previous years (1999-2014), In 2009, suicide was the seventh leading cause of death for males and the 16th leading cause of death for females.