11 States with the Lowest Suicide Rates in America

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7. Illinois

Suicide rate per 100,000: 9.95

As is characteristic of states included in this list, Illinois has a low unemployment rate of less than 7%, while a stable economy has also ensured a prosperous population, whose problems are not generally drastic enough to merit suicide. Furthermore, state run suicide prevention programs have also led to a decrease in the suicide rate where such programs include the It Only Takes One initiative.

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