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Mental illness prevalence

About 1 in 4 Oklahoma adults has a mental illness.

This is a higher rate than several of the states that border Oklahoma and the 14th-highest in the country.

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Source: 2021-2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

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Oklahomans also experience suicidal ideation at higher rates than the U.S. average.

About 1 in 20 Oklahoma adults has serious thoughts of suicide.

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Source: 2005-2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the most recent data available

Note: The gap after 2018-2019 data exists because estimates for 2021-2022 cannot be compared to estimates from previous years due to changes in NSDUH survey methodology.

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In recent years, county suicide rates have been higher in eastern and southern Oklahoma.

With about 21 deaths for every 100,000 residents, Oklahoma has the ninth-highest suicide rate in the country. Most of these suicides are firearm deaths.

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Source: 2010-2022 Oklahoma State Department of Health Vital Statistics data

Note: For privacy reasons, data is not reported for counties and suicide mechanisms with fewer than five annual deaths.

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