Massachusetts Suicides Increased Last Year

Suicides ticked upward in Massachusetts last year; 626 people died by suicide in the Bay State in 2022, according to preliminary data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It marked a 3.6 percent increase over the previous year. However, the upward tick came after a period of decline. Suicides peaked at 740 in Massachusetts in 2018.

Suicides ticked upward in Massachusetts last year; 626 people died by suicide in the Bay State in 2022, according to preliminary data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It marked a 3.6 percent increase over the previous year. However, the upward tick came after a period of decline. Suicides peaked at 740 in Massachusetts in 2018.…