Alaska Suicide Facts & Statistics

Below are links to Alaska’s main suicide-related data systems and recently published reports. Note that the State of Alaska releases its official suicide numbers each fall for the previous year.

Alaska Suicide Mortality Tables and Figures

Download the most recent data in an easy-to-follow format:

• Alaska Death by Suicide Rates and Figures 2010-2019

Alaska Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Indicator-Based Information System for Public Health (AK-IBIS)

• Complete Health Indicator Report of Suicide Mortality Rate - All Ages

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

• 2019 Alaska Youth Risk Behavior Survey Highlights
• Statewide Traditional High School Data Dashboard
• Statewide Alternative High School Data Dashboard

Alaska Health Analytics & Vital Records Section (HAVRS)

• Indicators of Self-Harm and Unintentional Drug Overdose during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Alaska
• Alaska Vital Statistics 2019 Annual Report
• 2019 Drug Overdose Mortality Update
• Leading Causes of Death by Year, Sex, Race, Age and Region, 2014 – 2018
• Violent Death and Unintentional Injury Mortality by Year, Sex, Race, Age and Region, 2014-2018

Alaska Violent Death Reporting System (AKVDRS)

• AKVDRS Summary of Violent Deaths Update ― Alaska, 2016–2019
• Adolescent Suicide Death, AKVDRS Update ― Alaska, 2016–2019
  • More Alaska epidemiology bulletins associated with suicide

Alaska’s Comprehensive Integrated Mental Health Program Plan 2020-24

• Alaska Scorecard

Alaska State Plans

• Recasting the Net: Promoting Wellness to Prevent Suicide in Alaska, 2018-2022 Statewide Suicide Prevention Plan
• Strengthening the System: Alaska’s Comprehensive Integrated Mental Health Program Plan 2020-24, Goal 5 Suicide Prevention
• Draft Healthy Alaskans 2030 (Page 76, Objective 25: Suicide Prevention)
  
• Alaska Statewide Violence and Injury Prevention Plan 2018-2022 (Page 33, Suicide)

Other Links of Interest

• Suicide Prevention in Alaska, 2016 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Report
• Alaska Veteran Suicide Data Sheet, 2018 Veterans Health Administration Report
• Locating and Understanding Data for Suicide Prevention, Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) Training Course

Interested in More Statistics?

Please contact:

• Statewide Suicide Prevention Council
  Eric Morrison, Assistant
  431 North Franklin Street, Suite 200
  Juneau, Alaska 99801
  Office: (907) 465-8920
  Toll free: 1 (888) 464-8920
  Fax: (907) 465-4410