Analysis of five years' worth of US death certificates shows that Western states have the highest suicide rates. Nevada is first at 24 per 100,000 population, followed in order by Wyoming, Montana, Arizona, and Colorado. Suicide is least common in New Jersey, at 7 per 100,000, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Out West
Analysis of five years' worth of US death certificates shows that Western states have the highest suicide rates. Nevada is first at 24 per 100,000 population, followed in order by Wyoming, Montana, Arizona, and Colorado. Suicide is least common in New Jersey, at 7 per 100,000, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
