TABLE 2. Suicide and homicide deaths, rates per 100,000 population, lifetime medical and work-loss costs, and lifetime medical and work-loss costs per capita, by state — United States, 2014.
| State | Suicides |
Homicides |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Sex |
Total | Sex |
|||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
|
Alabama
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
715 (14.5) |
569 (24.3) |
146 (5.6) |
374 (8.0) |
304 (13.4) |
70 (2.8) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
897 (185) |
755 |
143 |
606 (125) |
532 |
76† |
|
Alaska
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
167 (22.0) |
138 (34.8) |
29 (7.9) |
37 (4.7) |
22 (5.3) |
15 (4.1) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
249† (338) |
220† |
32† |
61† (83) |
38† |
—** |
|
Arizona
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
1,244 (18.0) |
945 (27.7) |
299 (8.7) |
322 (5.0) |
249 (7.7) |
73 (2.2) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
1,528 (227) |
1,222 |
293 |
538 (80) |
448 |
82† |
|
Arkansas
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
515 (17.2) |
406 (27.9) |
109 (7.2) |
217 (7.6) |
158 (11.3) |
59 (4.1) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
671 (226) |
550 |
119† |
323 (109) |
258 |
62† |
|
California
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
4,214 (10.5) |
3,234 (16.7) |
980 (4.7) |
1,813 (4.6) |
1,514 (7.6) |
299 (1.5) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
4,927 (127) |
3,986 |
933 |
3,103 (80) |
2,794 |
337 |
|
Colorado
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
1,083 (19.8) |
843 (31.3) |
240 (8.7) |
177 (3.3) |
124 (4.5) |
53 (2.1) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
1,421 (265) |
1,174 |
252 |
282 (53) |
215 |
58† |
|
Connecticut
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
379 (9.7) |
276 (14.8) |
103 (5.1) |
99 (2.8) |
75 (4.3) |
24 (1.3) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
475 (132) |
368 |
98† |
170 (47) |
142 |
25† |
|
Delaware
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
126 (13.2) |
100 (22.3) |
26 (5.3) |
57 (6.5) |
47 (10.9) |
10 (2.2) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
168† (179) |
140† |
—** |
98 (105) |
87† |
—** |
|
District of Columbia
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
52 (7.7) |
39 (12.3) |
13 (4.0) |
97 (13.2) |
79 (22.3) |
18 (4.8) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
73† (110) |
59† |
—** |
180 (273) |
152 |
—** |
|
Florida
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
3,035 (13.8) |
2,328 (21.9) |
707 (6.3) |
1,158 (6.2) |
915 (9.8) |
243 (2.5) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
3,332 (167) |
2,701 |
624 |
1,852 (93) |
1,584 |
282 |
|
Georgia
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
1,294 (12.6) |
998 (20.6) |
296 (5.6) |
658 (6.5) |
518 (10.2) |
140 (2.8) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
1,622 (161) |
1,323 |
292 |
1,087 (108) |
933 |
155 |
|
Hawaii
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
204 (13.6) |
163 (21.5) |
41 (5.4) |
30 (2.3) |
21 (3.0) |
††
|
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
283 (199) |
243 |
43† |
34§ (24) |
—** |
—** |
|
Idaho
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
320 (20.1) |
240 (30.5) |
80 (10.1) |
36 (2.4) |
22 (3.0) |
14 (1.7) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
391† (239) |
299† |
89† |
49§ (30) |
—** |
—** |
|
Illinois
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
1,398 (10.4) |
1,110 (17.1) |
288 (4.2) |
792 (6.2) |
679 (10.6) |
113 (1.8) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
1,780 (138) |
1,474 |
304 |
1,409 (109) |
1,307 |
123 |
|
Indiana
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
948 (14.3) |
756 (23.4) |
192 (5.6) |
364 (5.7) |
290 (9.0) |
74 (2.3) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
1,210 (183) |
1,023 |
194 |
597 (90) |
515 |
86† |
|
Iowa
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
407 (12.8) |
327 (20.7) |
80 (5.2) |
78 (2.5) |
50 (3.2) |
28 (1.8) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
520 (167) |
437 |
81† |
114 (37) |
87† |
32§ |
|
Kansas
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
455 (15.7) |
356 (25.0) |
99 (6.6) |
104 (3.6) |
75 (5.2) |
29 (2.1) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
624 (215) |
511 |
111† |
168 (58) |
132 |
34 |
|
Kentucky
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
727 (15.9) |
582 (26.2) |
145 (6.2) |
203 (4.7) |
153 (7.1) |
50 (2.3) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
927 (210) |
771 |
151 |
303 (69) |
253 |
55† |
|
Louisiana
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
679 (14.3) |
506 (22.2) |
173 (7.0) |
538 (11.6) |
428 (18.6) |
110 (4.7) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
888 (191) |
692 |
176 |
941 (202) |
796 |
135 |
|
Maine
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
220 (15.7) |
174 (25.5) |
46 (6.7) |
23 (2.0) |
15 (2.6) |
—†† |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
269† (202) |
219† |
49† |
35§ (26) |
—** |
—** |
|
Maryland
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
606 (9.8) |
470 (16.1) |
136 (4.2) |
387 (6.6) |
312 (10.8) |
75 (2.4) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
763 (128) |
617 |
140† |
692 (116) |
593 |
91† |
|
Massachusetts
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
596 (8.3) |
472 (13.6) |
124 (3.4) |
110 (1.6) |
91 (2.7) |
19 (0.5) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
782 (116) |
657 |
126 |
197 (29) |
176 |
24† |
|
Michigan
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
1,354 (13.2) |
1,062 (21.3) |
292 (5.6) |
589 (6.2) |
465 (9.8) |
124 (2.6) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
1,735 (175) |
1,461 |
276 |
990 (100) |
831 |
149 |
|
Minnesota
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
686 (12.2) |
525 (18.8) |
161 (5.9) |
101 (1.9) |
69 (2.6) |
32 (1.2) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
914 (168) |
741 |
172 |
170 (31) |
125 |
40† |
|
Mississippi
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
380 (12.5) |
299 (20.8) |
81 (5.3) |
332 (11.3) |
277 (19.4) |
55 (3.5) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
481 (161) |
406 |
74† |
530 (177) |
484 |
62† |
|
Missouri
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
1,017 (16.3) |
817 (27.2) |
200 (6.3) |
441 (7.5) |
357 (12.3) |
84 (2.8) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
1,302 (215) |
1,091 |
205 |
745 (123) |
650 |
94 |
|
Montana
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
251 (23.8) |
197 (36.8) |
54 (11.4) |
30 (2.9) |
23 (4.4) |
—†† |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
302† (295) |
250† |
52† |
40† (39) |
—** |
—** |
|
Nebraska
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
251 (13.4) |
202 (21.7) |
49 (5.4) |
63 (3.4) |
47 (5.0) |
16 (1.7) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
313 (166) |
263 |
51† |
108 (58) |
91† |
—** |
|
Nevada
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
573 (19.5) |
449 (31.2) |
124 (8.2) |
176 (6.3) |
138 (9.8) |
38 (2.7) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
669 (236) |
547 |
124† |
266 (94) |
235 |
41§ |
|
New Hampshire
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
247 (17.6) |
191 (27.5) |
56 (8.1) |
17 (1.3)¶ |
—†† |
—†† |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
302† (228) |
251† |
49† |
—** |
—** |
—** |
|
New Jersey
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
786 (8.3) |
590 (12.9) |
196 (4.1) |
372 (4.4) |
302 (7.2) |
70 (1.6) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
958 (107) |
748 |
203 |
654 (73) |
568 |
80† |
|
New Mexico
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
449 (21.0) |
350 (33.4) |
99 (9.2) |
135 (6.8) |
106 (10.5) |
29 (2.9) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
594 (285) |
501 |
98 |
218 (105) |
183 |
32§ |
|
New York
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
1,700 (8.1) |
1,262 (12.5) |
438 (4.0) |
662 (3.3) |
536 (5.5) |
126 (1.2) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
2,139 (108) |
1,674 |
435 |
1,157 (59) |
1,010 |
147 |
|
North Carolina
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
1,351 (13.0) |
984 (19.8) |
367 (6.9) |
551 (5.6) |
435 (8.9) |
116 (2.3) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
1,685 (169) |
1,296 |
369 |
730 (73) |
769 |
128 |
|
North Dakota
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
137 (17.5) |
113 (27.8) |
24 (6.7) |
15 (2.0)¶ |
13 (3.0) |
—†† |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
195† (264) |
169† |
—** |
—** |
—** |
—** |
|
Ohio
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
1,491 (12.6) |
1,163 (20.1) |
328 (5.7) |
578 (5.2) |
472 (8.4) |
106 (1.9) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
1,939 (167) |
1,588 |
344 |
955 (82) |
843 |
122 |
|
Oklahoma
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
736 (19.1) |
561 (29.5) |
175 (9.2) |
250 (6.5) |
183 (9.5) |
67 (3.5) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
999 (258) |
801 |
186 |
409 (105) |
316 |
83† |
|
Oregon
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
782 (18.7) |
614 (30.1) |
168 (7.9) |
99 (2.4) |
65 (3.1) |
34 (1.7) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
911 (229) |
755 |
157† |
131 (33) |
104† |
33† |
|
Pennsylvania
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
1,817 (13.3) |
1,440 (21.6) |
377 (5.6) |
620 (5.1) |
492 (8.1) |
128 (2.0) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
2,307 (180) |
1,928 |
378 |
1,059 (83) |
901 |
149 |
|
Rhode Island
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
113 (10.0) |
82 (14.9) |
31 (5.4) |
27 (2.5) |
23 (4.2) |
—†† |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
159† (151) |
120† |
—** |
45† (43) |
—** |
—** |
|
South Carolina
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
753 (15.1) |
579 (24.4) |
174 (6.8) |
363 (7.5) |
286 (12.1) |
77 (3.1) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
953 (197) |
785 |
170 |
587 (121) |
503 |
84† |
|
South Dakota
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
141 (17.0) |
109 (25.9) |
32 (7.9) |
26 (3.2) |
15 (3.6) |
11 (2.7) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
197† (231) |
162† |
37† |
—** |
—** |
—** |
|
Tennessee
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
948 (14.1) |
746 (23.3) |
202 (5.8) |
379 (5.9) |
309 (9.6) |
70 (2.2) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
1,241 (189) |
1,032 |
214 |
595 (91) |
523 |
82† |
|
Texas
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
3,254 (12.2) |
2,528 (19.5) |
726 (5.4) |
1,389 (5.1) |
1,059 (7.8) |
330 (2.5) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
4,264 (158) |
3,490 |
754 |
2,240 (83) |
1,867 |
386 |
|
Utah
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
559 (20.6) |
418 (31.0) |
141 (10.5) |
61 (2.1) |
39 (2.7) |
22 (1.4) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
802 (273) |
634 |
158† |
89† (30) |
67† |
25† |
|
Vermont
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
124 (18.6) |
102 (30.7) |
22 (7.2) |
16 (2.9)¶ |
13 (4.8) |
—†† |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
148† (237) |
131† |
—** |
—** |
—** |
—** |
|
Virginia
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
1,122 (12.9) |
870 (20.7) |
252 (5.7) |
339 (4.1) |
249 (5.9) |
90 (2.2) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
1,412 (170) |
1,150 |
252 |
555 (67) |
449 |
105† |
|
Washington
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
1,119 (15.2) |
854 (23.5) |
265 (7.2) |
211 (3.0) |
157 (4.4) |
54 (1.6) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
1,404 (199) |
1,147 |
253 |
333 (47) |
272 |
63† |
|
West Virginia
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
359 (18.1) |
280 (28.6) |
79 (8.1) |
103 (5.9) |
70 (7.9) |
33 (3.9) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
426 (230) |
346 |
71† |
156 (85) |
113† |
41† |
|
Wisconsin
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
769 (13.1) |
598 (20.6) |
171 (5.9) |
166 (3.0) |
126 (4.5) |
40 (1.4) |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) |
981 (170) |
806 |
170 |
274 (48) |
227 |
45† |
|
Wyoming
| ||||||
| No. deaths (rate) |
120 (20.7) |
96 (32.3) |
24 (8.7) |
24 (4.4) |
16 (5.8) |
—†† |
| Costs, million USD (per capita, USD*) | 153† (262) | 131† | 21† | —** | —** | —** |
* Costs per capita calculated only for totals.
† Average medical cost was statistically unstable; however, it accounted for less than 1% of combined average cost.
§ Average medical cost was statistically unstable; however, it accounted for less than 5% of combined average cost.
¶ Rates based on ≤20 deaths might be unstable.
** Both average medical cost and average work loss cost were statistically unstable.
†† State-level counts and rates based on <10 deaths have been suppressed.