Urban–rural Differences In Suicide Rates, By Sex & Three Leading Methods: United States, 2000–2018

On August 19, 2020, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS') Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released this report on urban–rural differences in suicide rates, by sex and three leading methods in the United States between 2000 and 2018. This report uses final mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System to present trends in suicide mortality from 2000 through 2018 among all ages by urban–rural classification of the decedent’s county of residence and sex for the leading methods of suicide: firearms, suffocation, and . . .