In 2021, the suicide rate among teenagers aged 15 to 19 in the U.S. was roughly 11 per 100,000 population. The statistic illustrates the rate of suicide and homicide in the U.S. among teens aged 15 to 19 from 2001 to 2021.
Rate of suicides and homicides in the U.S. among teenagers aged 15 to 19 from 2001 to 2021
Characteristic
Suicide rate
Homicide rate
2021
10.9
12.8
2020
10.6
12.3
2019
10.5
8.9
2018
11.4
8.3
2017
11.8
8.7
2016
10
8.6
2015
9.8
7.5
2014
8.7
6.7
2013
8.3
6.6
2012
8.3
7.6
2011
8.3
7.8
2010
7.5
8.3
2009
7.5
8.6
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NCHS, & CDC. (June 15, 2023). Rate of suicides and homicides in the U.S. among teenagers aged 15 to 19 from 2001 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063003/annual-suicide-and-homicide-rate-in-the-us-for-persons-aged-15-to-19/
NCHS, und CDC. "Rate of suicides and homicides in the U.S. among teenagers aged 15 to 19 from 2001 to 2021." Chart. June 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063003/annual-suicide-and-homicide-rate-in-the-us-for-persons-aged-15-to-19/
NCHS, CDC. (2023). Rate of suicides and homicides in the U.S. among teenagers aged 15 to 19 from 2001 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063003/annual-suicide-and-homicide-rate-in-the-us-for-persons-aged-15-to-19/
NCHS, and CDC. "Rate of Suicides and Homicides in The U.S. among Teenagers Aged 15 to 19 from 2001 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063003/annual-suicide-and-homicide-rate-in-the-us-for-persons-aged-15-to-19/
NCHS & CDC, Rate of suicides and homicides in the U.S. among teenagers aged 15 to 19 from 2001 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063003/annual-suicide-and-homicide-rate-in-the-us-for-persons-aged-15-to-19/ (last visited May 11, 2025)
Rate of suicides and homicides in the U.S. among teenagers aged 15 to 19 from 2001 to 2021 [Graph], NCHS, & CDC, June 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063003/annual-suicide-and-homicide-rate-in-the-us-for-persons-aged-15-to-19/
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