U.S. Suicide rates are lowest in the Northeastern states. Canadian suicide rates are highest in British Columbia, on the west coast.
Canadian rates are lowest in Newfoundland, on the east coast.
The actual number is probably significantly higher, because many suicides are recorded as accidents. Next were hanging and poisoning. Simply making firearms less easily accessible to a suicidal person can drastically reduce their chance of them taking their own life. More females than males attempt suicide. Whites commit suicide at a higher rate, than Afro-Americans, Asians and Hispanics.