Firearm Suicide Rates, by Race and Ethnicity — United States, 2019–2022

Firearm Suicide Rates, by Race and Ethnicity — United States, 2019–2022, in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

key takeaway: "Firearm suicide rates increased in all racial and ethnic groups from 2019 through 2022. Multiple social and structural factors likely contributed to these increases. The large increase in the AI/AN rate might reflect systematic inequities, such as in mental health care access or unemployment, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic; the pandemic might also have exacerbated known risk factors related to social isolation, relationship stressors, and substance use, broadly affecting observed trends."