Suicides reached a record high last year. Nearly 50,000 people in the U.S. died by suicide in 2022, according to a provisional report from the National Center for Health Statistics. The final count could be higher.
“The 2022 final number of suicides is likely to be higher as additional death certificates with pending causes of death may be determined to be suicides,” according to the report.
The provisional number of suicides in 2022 was 49,449, 3% higher than the 48,183 suicides reported in 2021.