Psychology Today | 04.06.2026 01:32
There are two ways to measure suicide: by the total number of deaths and by the number of deaths per 100,000 people. The latter considers changes in population size, enabling comparisons between years, regional areas, and various demographic groups. It’s determined by multiplying the number of suicides in a targeted population by 100,000, then dividing by the population size. Thus, one suicide among 10,000 people equals a suicide rate of 10. One suicide in a school of 2,000 students equals a suicide rate of 50.
