Rhode Island’s State Ranking
Rhode Island has one of the lowest suicide rates of any state in the country.
Rhode Island ranks
43rd
out of 51 states
Rhode Island ranked 48th out of 51 states (including the District of Columbia) in 2020 for rate of suicide (8.9 per 100,000 people). Wyoming was number one, at 31.3, and the District of Columbia had the lowest suicide rate, ranking 51st at 5.3 per 100,000 people.
Rhode Island ranks
2nd
out of 9 states in New England
Within New England, Rhode Island had the lowest suicide rate in 2020; however, a similar rate was observed for Massachusetts at 9.0 deaths per 100,000 people. Connecticut’s suicide rate was 10.2, New Hampshire’s was 17.1, Maine’s was 17.3, and Vermont’s was the highest at 18.8 per 100,000 people.