174 residents commit suicide in Hawaii in 2016

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There were 174 Hawaii residents who committed suicide in 2016, a 13.4 percent decrease from the previous year, according to data obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics.

In 2015, 201 Hawaii residents committed suicide.

The National Center for Health Statistics is the nation’s primary health statistics agency. The CDC and other health-related organizations can use NCHS data for a variety of ends.

The following table shows total suicide deaths by state in 2016 and 2015.

Total suicide deaths by state
State 2016 deaths 2015 deaths
California 4,294 4,167
Texas 3,488 3,403
Florida 3,143 3,205
Pennsylvania 1,970 1,894
Ohio 1,707 1,650
New York 1,679 1,652
Illinois 1,415 1,363
Georgia 1,409 1,317
North Carolina 1,373 1,406
Michigan 1,364 1,410
Arizona 1,271 1,276
Colorado 1,168 1,093
Virginia 1,166 1,118
Washington 1,141 1,137
Missouri 1,133 1,052
Tennessee 1,111 1,068
Indiana 1,034 960
Wisconsin 866 877
Oklahoma 822 790
South Carolina 815 742
Alabama 788 750
Oregon 772 762
Kentucky 756 776
Minnesota 745 730
New Jersey 687 789
Louisiana 677 722
Nevada 650 558
Massachusetts 631 642
Utah 620 630
Maryland 586 553
Arkansas 555 577
Kansas 514 477
New Mexico 471 500
Iowa 451 433
Connecticut 397 384
Mississippi 383 431
West Virginia 362 340
Idaho 351 359
Montana 267 272
Nebraska 246 223
New Hampshire 244 228
Maine 226 235
Alaska 193 201
Hawaii 174 201
South Dakota 163 173
Wyoming 144 157
North Dakota 140 124
Rhode Island 126 127
Delaware 119 122
Vermont 118 103
District of Columbia 40 34


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