There are huge differences in the suicide rate for men and women, and huge differences by region as well. Since suicide also varies greatly by race (and by age), these maps show data only for whites — rural data for non-whites is very spotty.

The suicide rate for white men in the Rockies is typically greater than 30 deaths per 100,000, while even the highest suicide rate among women is only 19 per 100,000 (in Wilson, Kansas). Overall, the mean rate for men (22.4) is roughly four times that of women (5.2).

Data source: Atlas of United States Mortality; Centers for Disease Control. All rates are age-adjusted.

This is version 2.0 (2008).