24-Hour Emergency Hotline
1-888-285-5665
or
440-285-5665

Geauga County Suicide Prevention Coalition 440-285-3945 Fax: 440-285-2756

SUICIDE STATISTICS

• Suicide is the ninth leading cause of death in Ohio.
• More than 1,200 Ohioans commit suicide each year.
• Nearly 20% of high school students in Ohio have seriously contemplated suicide.
  
• Suicide is the 3rd largest killer of youth ages 10-24.
  
• As many as 25% of adolescents and 15% of adults consider suicide seriously at some point in their lives.
  
• One person dies by suicide every 17 minutes.
  
• In persons age 65 or over: 20% see a doctor within 24 hours of the day they die.
• 40%, see a doctor the week they die
• 70% see a doctor the month they die
• 12 out of every 100,000 deaths is ruled a suicide.
  
• Suicide rates are highest for elderly men.
  
• Many suicide attempts occur under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  
• Women attempt suicide more often, but men are more likely to die due to more lethal methods.
  
• Most suicidal persons don't want to die, they just want the pain to stop.

RISK FACTORS

The number one risk factor for suicide is depressive illness. Individuals who struggle with depression may have a physiological illness which can lead to intolerable emotional pain.