25 States with the Highest Suicide Rates in America

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23. Louisiana

Suicide death rate: 15.2

Unlike the most states, Louisiana has the highest rate of suicide of elderly men than any other age group. Major causes of these suicides are depression and declining health condition in older age, apart from alcohol and drugs abuse, bad economic status, life stress, etc.

States with the Highest Suicide Rates in America

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