77 deaths by suicide occurred among children and adolescents (aged 17 and below) with the majority occurring in those aged 15-17 (83.1%) deaths by suicide represented 30.9% of all deaths in young people aged 15-17 years and 32.4% of all deaths in those aged 18-24 years—up from 16.5% and 23.9% respectively of all deaths in these age.. Suicide is a global public health problem. Every year more than 700 000 people die as a result of suicide. The majority of these deaths (77%) occur in low- and middle-income countries. Beyond this, suicide has a ripple effect that impacts on societies, communities, friends and families who have lost a loved one to suicide.
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A total of 940 suspected or confirmed suicide deaths was recorded for the full year in 2023. This was lower than the number of suicide deaths in 2022 (960) and higher than in 2021 (907), and 2020 (896). 83 suspected deaths by suicide were recorded between 1 and 31 January 2024.. The provisional estimates released today indicate that suicide deaths further increased in 2022, rising from 48,183 deaths in 2021 to an estimated 49,449 deaths in 2022, an increase of approximately 2.6%. However, two groups did see a decline in numbers, American Indian and Alaska Native people (down 6.1%) and people 10-24 years old (down 8.4%).
