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Rate of suicide deaths, per 100,000 Utahns
Current Value
18.7
Definition
Comparison
Measure Definition
This measure reflects Utah suicide deaths per 100,000 population.
Source: Utah Death Certificate Database, OVRS https://ibis.health.utah.gov/ibisph-view/query/result/mort/InjMortCntyICD10/CrudeRate.html Rates of injury deaths (filter: injury intention - suicide) per 100,000 population.
Story Behind the Curve
There was a decrease in the rate of Utahns who died by suicide from 2022 to 2024.
The rate of male suicides is significantly higher than the rate of female suicides in both Utah and the U.S. (https://ibis.health.utah.gov/ibisph-view/indicator/view/SuicDth.html)