1 More people die from suicide than from homicide in the United States.
Males are at least four times more likely to die from suicide than are females.
However, females are more likely to attempt suicide than are males. Suicide rates are higher than the national average for some groups of Asian and Native Americans. Suicide rates are generally higher than the national average in the western states and lower in the eastern and Midwestern states. Americans aged 65 years and older. Risk factors for suicide among older persons differ from those among the young.