Wisconsin Violent Death Reporting System: Suicide Death Circumstances

The dashboard on this page provides demographic information for suicide deaths in Wisconsin from 2014-2023. You can view suicide information by sex, race, age, ethnicity, as well as other groupings of interest. Information is also provided on the methods used, location of the death, and circumstances involved in the death.

If you are looking for a snapshot of suicide in Wisconsin, it’s recommended that you start with the Suicide in Wisconsin Dashboard. If you cannot find the information that you need on the Suicide in Wisconsin Dashboard, the Wisconsin Violent Death Reporting System (WVDRS) Suicide Death Circumstances Dashboard can be used as a tool to look up your questions about suicide in Wisconsin.

Some notable differences between the two dashboards:

The Suicide in Wisconsin Dashboard provides counts and rates based on all suicide deaths among Wisconsin residents. The WVDRS Suicide Death Circumstances Dashboard is limited only to suicide deaths among Wisconsin residents where the incident occurred in within the state. As an example, the WVDRS Suicide Death Circumstances Dashboard reports 900 suicide deaths in 2023 while the Suicide in Wisconsin Dashboard reports 921 for the same year.

Additionally, all rates displayed on the Suicide in Wisconsin Dashboard (except those for specific age groups) are age-adjusted while the WVDRS Suicide Death Circumstances Dashboard does not display age-adjusted rates. This is important because age-adjusted rates are recommended when making comparisons between two populations (for example, rural county rates compared to urban county rates) or two different time periods (for example, 2018 rates compared with 2023 rates).

View the dashboards' technical notes