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3 Other Americans with higher than average rates of suicide are veterans, people who live in rural areas, and workers in certain industries and occupations like mining and construction. By race/ethnicity, the groups with the highest rates were non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native and non-Hispanic White populations. Suicide rates vary by race/ethnicity, age, and other factors, such as where someone lives. Some groups have higher suicide rates than others. Suicide was the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-14 and 25-34. In 2020, suicide was among the top 9 leading causes of death for people ages 10-64. In 2020, an estimated 12.2 million American adults seriously thought about suicide, 3.2 million planned a suicide attempt, and 1.2 million attempted suicide. 3 The number of people who think about or attempt suicide is even higher. This is about one death every 11 minutes. Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, 3 with 45,979 deaths in 2020. Suicide rates increased 30% between 2000–2018, and declined in 20.
