5 Most Suicidal States in America

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1. Wyoming

Suicide Mortality Rate in 2021: 32.3

Wyoming was the most suicidal state in America also in the year 2020, but back then it had a suicide rate of 30.5, hence witnessing an increase of 5.9% in 2021. The Wyoming Department of Health has reported that 75% of suicides in Wyoming involve a firearm. Men are most likely to use firearms while women are most likely to die by hanging. Wyoming’s isolated communities, it’s ‘pull yourself up by your bootstraps’ attitudes and high gun ownership are some of the major causes for its highest suicide mortality rate in America. 

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