Trying to develop a profile of those who are likely to take, or attempt to take, their own lives is a difficult task. Women are more likely to attempt suicide, but men are more likely to die by their own hand. While the U.S. suicide rate has been declining overall, it is up among young people.
Men are at least four times more likely to die from suicide in the U.S. than women.
Last year in the U.S., one-half million people made suicide attempts that were serious enough to warrant care in an emergency room. Some 30,000 attempts were successful.