15 Professions With the Highest Suicide Rates in America

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6. Protective Service

Rate of suicide per 100,000 population: 30.5

This is the group where people like policemen, detectives, and firefighters fall. Surprisingly (or maybe not), protective service occupations hold the highest rate of suicide for females, with the number standing at 14.1, which is still lower than the overall rate of any other profession on our list.

Professions With the Highest Suicide Rates in America

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And now, let’s see top five professions with the highest suicide rates in America.

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