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Hawaii Suicide Rate
Hawaii’s suicide rate was 14 per 100K in 2024, ranked #11 of 50 states.
View interactive chart →How states compare (2024)
| Rank | State | Suicide Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Best performing | ||
| #1 | New Jersey | 7 per 100K |
| #2 | New York | 9 per 100K |
| #3 | Massachusetts | 9 per 100K |
| #4 | Rhode Island | 10 per 100K |
| #5 | Maryland | 10 per 100K |
| … | ||
| #11 | Hawaiʻi | 14 per 100K |
| … | ||
| Worst performing | ||
| #46 | Colorado | 22 per 100K |
| #47 | New Mexico | 25 per 100K |
| #48 | Montana | 28 per 100K |
| #49 | Wyoming | 29 per 100K |
| #50 | Alaska | 30 per 100K |
50-state median: 16 per 100K. #1 = best performing state; lower values are better. All 50 states →
Recent state trend
| Year | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 16 |
Why this matters
Suicide reflects the most severe mental-health crisis and means lives lost. Against Hawaiʻi's 1.4 million residents, every 1 per 100K on this rate represents roughly 14 more lives lost in a year.
Related Hawaii data
Open the full interactive chart → for the historical series, US-state rankings, and rank history.
Source: CDC NCHS, National Vital Statistics System. Series covers 1999–2024.