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Almost 49,000 people died by suicide in 2024, the most recent year for which data is available. That year, an additional 14.3 million adults (age 18 and older) seriously thought about suicide, 4.6 million adults made a suicide plan, and 2.2 million attempted suicide. An estimated 2.8 million adolescents (ages 12 to 17) had serious thoughts of suicide, made suicide plans, or attempted suicide.