US teen and young adult suicide rates are highest on record Suicide deaths among people ages 15 to 24, per 100,000 people i6 2017 8 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 20152017 Source: WISQARS/CDC Vox