Suicide rates by demographics, over time, or by locations

Key findings

Age

• Adults 75+ had the highest suicide death rates (18.5 per 100,000).
• Young adults 18–24 also had elevated rates (16.3 per 100,000).

Key finding: Suicide risk increases after age 45 and is also elevated among young adults transitioning into adulthood.

Gender

• Men die by suicide at 3× the rate of women (17.6 vs. 5.9 per 100,000).
• Current death records only capture binary gender, so data for transgender and nonbinary residents is missing—despite known disparities in suicide attempts and ideation.

Key finding: Gender disparities are large and persistent, and data limitations obscure risks among gender diverse populations.

Race

• Lower-than-average rates:
  • Asian: 7.1 per 100,000
  • Black: 9.7 per 100,000
  • Latinx/Hispanic: 8.8 per 100,000
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 8.9 per 100,000
• Higher-than-average rates:
  • White residents: 13.9 per 100,000
  • American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) residents have the highest suicide rates statewide and nationally: 15.3 per 100,000.

Income

• Areas with very high poverty show higher suicide death rates (14.7 per 100,000) than more affluent neighborhoods.

Key finding: Economic stress and resource scarcity correlate with increased suicide risk.

Geography (city/neighborhood)

• Highest rates:
  • Seattle – Downtown, Belltown, First Hill — 28.3 per 100,000
    • Other high-rate areas (>18 per 100,000):
      • Auburn – South
      • Duvall/Carnation/Skykomish/Northeast KC
      • Seattle – Fremont and Wallingford
• Lowest rates:
• Seattle: Bellevue – Northeast — 6.0 per 100,000