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Suicide and Self-Harm Injury
Data are for the U.S.
Emergency department visits
- Number of emergency department visits for self-harm injury: 616,000
Mortality
All suicides
- Number of deaths: 49,316
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 14.7
- Cause of death rank: 11
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Firearm suicides
- Number of deaths: 27,300
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 8.2
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Suffocation suicides
- Number of deaths: 12,023
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 3.6
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Poisoning suicides
- Number of deaths: 5,944
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 1.8
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Related FastStats
More data: reports and tables
- Trends in Suicide from Health, United States
- Health, United States — Topic Page: Suicide
- Deaths: Leading Causes for 2021 [PDF – 3 MB]
- Suicide Mortality in the United States, 2002–2022
- Suicide Among Adults Ages 55 and Older, 2021
- Suicide and Homicide Death Rates Among Youth and Young Adults Ages 10-24: United States, 2001-2021
- Suicide Mortality in the United States, 2001–2021
- Emergency Department Visits with Suicidal Ideation: United States, 2016-2020
- Urban-rural Differences in Suicide Rates, by Sex and Three Leading Methods: United States, 2000-2018
- State Suicide Rates Among Adolescents and Young Adults Ages 10-24: United States, 2000-2018 [PDF – 477 KB]
- Increase in Suicide Mortality in the United States, 1999–2018
More data: query tools
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Percent of adults who have ever been diagnosed with COPD, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis: 4.3% (2023)
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Physician office visits
- Percent of visits to office-based physicians with COPD indicated on the medical record: 4.2%
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables, table 1 [PDF – 865 KB]
Emergency department visits
- Number of visits to emergency departments with COPD as the primary diagnosis: 854,000
Mortality
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (including asthma) deaths
- Number of deaths: 162,639
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 48.6
- Cause of death rank: 5
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Bronchitis (chronic and unspecified) deaths
- Number of deaths: 341
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 0.1
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Emphysema deaths
- Number deaths: 8,009
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 2.4
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Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (excluding asthma) deaths
- Number of deaths: 133,383
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 39.8
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Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Percent of adults who have ever been diagnosed with COPD, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis: 4.3% (2023)
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Physician office visits
- Percent of visits to office-based physicians with COPD indicated on the medical record: 4.2%
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables, table 1 [PDF – 865 KB]
Emergency department visits
- Number of visits to emergency departments with COPD as the primary diagnosis: 854,000
Mortality
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (including asthma) deaths
- Number of deaths: 162,639
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 48.6
- Cause of death rank: 5
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Bronchitis (chronic and unspecified) deaths
- Number of deaths: 341
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 0.1
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Emphysema deaths
- Number deaths: 8,009
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 2.4
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Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (excluding asthma) deaths
- Number of deaths: 133,383
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 39.8
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