This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. suicides with known or unknown mental health conditions as of 2015, by crises within the past or upcoming two weeks. According to the data, 13.4 percent of all suicide victims in that year had a physical health problem within the past two weeks prior to death. Furthermore, 12.9 percent of suicides among those with a known mental health condition had a recent physical health problem.
Percentage of U.S. suicides that had a known mental health condition as of 2015, by crises within the past or upcoming two weeks
Characteristic
Total
Known mental health condition
No known mental health condition
Intimate partner problem
35.6%
34.9%
36.2%
Physical health problem
13.4%
12.9%
13.8%
Criminal legal problem
11.2%
8.3%
13.6%
Family relationship problem
7.8%
8.7%
7.1%
Job problem
6.4%
7.8%
5.3%
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Includes data from 27 states: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin
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CDC, & MMWR. (June 8, 2018). Percentage of U.S. suicides that had a known mental health condition as of 2015, by crises within the past or upcoming two weeks [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869595/mental-health-condition-us-suicides-recent-crisis/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. suicides that had a known mental health condition as of 2015, by crises within the past or upcoming two weeks." Chart. June 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869595/mental-health-condition-us-suicides-recent-crisis/
CDC, MMWR. (2018). Percentage of U.S. suicides that had a known mental health condition as of 2015, by crises within the past or upcoming two weeks. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869595/mental-health-condition-us-suicides-recent-crisis/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. Suicides That Had a Known Mental Health Condition as of 2015, by Crises within The past or Upcoming Two Weeks." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869595/mental-health-condition-us-suicides-recent-crisis/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of U.S. suicides that had a known mental health condition as of 2015, by crises within the past or upcoming two weeks Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869595/mental-health-condition-us-suicides-recent-crisis/ (last visited May 07, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. suicides that had a known mental health condition as of 2015, by crises within the past or upcoming two weeks [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, June 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869595/mental-health-condition-us-suicides-recent-crisis/
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