NC Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury and Death Data
You Are Not Alone
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, visit 988 Lifeline, call 988 or text 988 (for Spanish: text AYUDA to 988).
The 988 Lifeline is available 24/7/365. Your conversations are free and private.
- Call 988 or (800) 273-8255
- For the Veterans Crisis Line, press 1.
- For support in Spanish, press 2. (Para español, oprima dos.)
- Everyone else, stay on the line or press 0. You will be connected with a caring and qualified counselor ready to support you.
- For the Veterans Crisis Line, press 1.
- Text 988 (for Spanish: text AYUDA to 988)
- Chat online
- Get help if you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have hearing loss
North Carolinians die every day from suicide
A Growing Public Health Problem
- There were 1,589 suicide deaths among NC residents in 2024.
- The most common method for suicide is firearm. (About preventing firearm injury and death)
- Men, veterans and residents in rural areas are most at risk for suicide.
Data on Suicide-Related Outcomes
- NC Emergency Department Visits for Self-Inflicted Injury: January - March 2026 is a quarterly report that provides state-level information about self-inflicted injury emergency department visits, including provisional data and demographics.
- Suicidal Ideation in North Carolina is a fact sheet on suicidal ideation and self-inflicted injury-related emergency department visits in 2022.
- Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury Among School Aged Youth (10-18)
- Self-Inflicted Drug Poisonings among North Carolina Youth
- Bullying in North Carolina
North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System Fact Sheets
These fact sheets offer a statewide snapshot of violent deaths for the most recent final years of data. They cover firearm injury deaths, hospitalizations and emergency department visits. The data is broken down by sex, age and race/ethnicity. Reports are categorized by injury intent.
North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System Suicide Data
The North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System is a surveillance system that provides detailed information on deaths resulting from violence, including suicide. These data can improve understanding around the causes and circumstances of violent deaths, including suicide.