Suicide data & reports

Download data on suicides in Massachusetts by demographics and year. This page also includes reporting on military & veteran suicide, and suicides during COVID-19.

Download data on suicides in Massachusetts by demographics and year. This page also includes reporting on military & veteran suicide, and suicides during COVID-19.

Suicides are a highly significant, yet largely preventable public health issue. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s (DPH) Suicide Prevention Program works in collaboration with multiple national, state, and local partners to reduce them.

This page contains data released annually by the Massachusetts Violent Death Reporting System (MAVDRS). This data is organized by demographics, marital status, county, and education.

It also includes briefs and reports, such as on suicide across industries and occupations, suicides among young page (ages 10-24), and suicides during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please contact us for copies of older publications, customized data requests, or for additional information.

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Suicide prevention

The Department of Public Health and Department of Mental Health have also created a plan for preventing suicide in Massachusetts.

Read the Executive Summary.

2022 data

• 2022 MAVDRS Suicide Data Table (PDF) l (XLSX) 

2021 data

• 2021 MAVDRS Suicide Data Table (PDF) | (XLS)

2020 data

• Suicide in Massachusetts- 2019-2020 Data Report (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Men of Working Age Suicides 2020 (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Suicides by Industry and Occupation 2018-2020 (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Hispanic/Latinx Suicides 2020 (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Hispanos/Latinxs Suicidios 2020 (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Current Military & Veteran Suicides 2020 (PDF) | (DOCX))
• 2020 MAVDRS Suicide Data Table (PDF) | (XLSX)
• COVID-19 Data Brief 2020: Suicides, Suicide Attempts and Suicidal Ideation in Massachusetts (PDF) | (DOCX)

2019 data

• Current Military & Veteran Suicides 2019 (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Suicides in Massachusetts by Industry & Occupation: 2016-2019 (PDF) | (DOCX)
• 2019 Suicide Data Table (PDF) | (XLSX)
• Youth Suicide (Ages 10-24 years), 2015-2019 (PDF) l (DOCX)

2018 data

• Current Military & Veteran Suicides 2018 (PDF) | (DOCX)
• 2018 MAVDRS Suicide Data Table (PDF) | (XLS)

2017 data

• Suicide in Massachusetts – 2017 Data Report (PDF) | (DOC)
• Current Military & Veteran Suicides 2017 (PDF) | (DOC)
• 2017 Suicide Data Update (PDF) | (DOCX)
• 2017 MAVDRS Suicide Data Table (PDF) | (XLS)

2016 data

• Suicide in Massachusetts – 2016 Data Report (PDF) | (DOCX)
• 2016 MAVDRS Suicide Data Table (PDF) | (XLS)

2015 data

• 2015 MAVDRS Suicide Data Table (PDF) | (XLSX)
• 2015 Suicide Data Update (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Youth Suicide (Ages 10-24 years), 2011-2015 (PDF) | (DOCX

2014 data

• 2014 MAVDRS Suicide Data Table (PDF) | (XLS)
• 2014 Suicide Data Update (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Suicide in Massachusetts - 2014 Data Report (PDF) | (DOCX)

2013 data

• 2013 MAVDRS Suicide Data Table (PDF) | (XLS)
• 2013 Suicide Data Update (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Suicide in Massachusetts 2013 Data Report (PDF) | (DOCX)

2012 data

• 2012 MAVDRS Suicide Data Table (PDF) | (XLSX)
• 2012 Suicide Data Update (PDF) | (DOC)