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Rate of U.S. suicide deaths 2001-2015, by age and urbanization level

Rate of suicide deaths among U.S. residents from 2001 to 2015, by age and urbanization level (per 100,000 population)

The data displays the rate of suicide deaths in the United States from 2001 to 2015, by age and urbanization level. According to the data, the death rate from suicide among those aged 35 to 64 years in large metropolitan areas was 14.71 per 100,000 population, compared to a rate of 20.31 in rural areas.

Large metropolitan 1.14 9.17 11.39 14.71 13.63
Medium/small metropolitan 1.53 10.74 15.57 18.34 15.86
Nonmetropolitan/rural 1.78 13.88 19.25 20.31 17.95