Contextual Factors Associated With County-Level Suicide Rates in the United States, 1999 to 2016

Importance

Understanding geographic and community-level factors associated with suicide can inform targeted suicide prevention efforts.

Objectives

To estimate suicide rates and trajectories, assess associated county-level contextual factors, and explore variation across the rural-urban continuum.

Design, Setting, and Participants

This cross-sectional study included all individuals aged 25 to 64 years who died by...