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WISCONSIN — The number of people who died by suicide in Wisconsin increased in 2022 from the year before, according to new provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

According to the CDC, 921 Wisconsinites died by suicide in 2022, compared to 905 in 2021. The increase is reflected nationwide too; an estimated 49,449 people died by suicide in the U.S. last year, up from the estimated 48,183 in 2021.

Wisconsin hit a grim milestone in 2017, with 926 deaths by suicide. The state saw a decrease in the following years, but the numbers have continued to gradually increase every year since 2020.

Per CDC data, people ages 25-44 saw the highest suicide rate in Wisconsin for 2022, with approximately 315 deaths, or an estimated 34.2% overall. The CDC’s provisional nationwide deaths data also shows this age range as having the highest suicide rates.

The incidence of suicide is vastly higher among males than females among all age groups. In Wisconsin, men made up approximately 79.5% of last year’s suicides. Nationwide, men made up an estimated 79.3% of the deaths.

White men, in particular, have very high rates. In 2022, an estimated 70% of Wisconsinites who died by suicide were white males.

However, most racial groups and ethnicities saw an increase in suicide deaths from 2021 to 2022, matching the overall statewide trend.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has an online resource tool for those struggling with thoughts of suicide and for those looking to help others.