Suicide and Self-Harm Injury

• Number of emergency department visits for self-harm injury: 616,000

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2022 National Summary Tables, table 15 [PDF – 1 MB]

All suicides

• Number of deaths: 49,316
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 14.7
• Cause of death rank: 11

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER

Firearm suicides

• Number of deaths: 27,300
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 8.2

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER

Suffocation suicides

• Number of deaths: 12,023
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 3.6

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER

Poisoning suicides

• Number of deaths: 5,944
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 1.8

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER

• Ambulatory Health Care Data
• Mortality Statistics
• National Center for Health Statistics: Injury Data and Resources
• Injury Definitions and Methods [PDF – 2.5 MB]
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

• Percent of adults who have ever been diagnosed with COPD, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis: 4.3% (2023)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023

• Percent of visits to office-based physicians with COPD indicated on the medical record: 4.2%

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables, table 1 [PDF – 865 KB]

• Number of visits to emergency departments with COPD as the primary diagnosis: 854,000

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2022 National Summary Tables, table 11 [PDF – 1 MB]

Chronic lower respiratory diseases (including asthma) deaths

• Number of deaths: 162,639
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 48.6
• Cause of death rank: 5

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER

• Ambulatory Health Care Data
• Mortality Statistics
• National Health Interview Survey
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: COPD
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: COPD
• American Lung Association: COPD
• American Thoracic Society: COPD

• Percent of adults who have ever been diagnosed with COPD, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis: 4.3% (2023)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023

• Percent of visits to office-based physicians with COPD indicated on the medical record: 4.2%

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables, table 1 [PDF – 865 KB]

• Number of visits to emergency departments with COPD as the primary diagnosis: 854,000

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2022 National Summary Tables, table 11 [PDF – 1 MB]

Chronic lower respiratory diseases (including asthma) deaths

• Number of deaths: 162,639
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 48.6
• Cause of death rank: 5

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER

• Ambulatory Health Care Data
• Mortality Statistics
• National Health Interview Survey
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: COPD
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: COPD
• American Lung Association: COPD
• American Thoracic Society: COPD