The number of reported suicides in 2013 was 32,055 males, 9,094 females, and 41,149 total. The crude rates per 100,000 population were 20.59, 5.67, and 13.02, respectively (CDC, 2015a). We calculated that the national cost of reported fatal and nonfatal suicide‐related injuries in 2013 was about $58.4 billion (see Table 1). The economic cost of male suicides and suicidal attempts ($48.1 billion) was substantially higher than that in females ($10.4 billion), representing 82.2% and 17.8% of the total, respectively. Also, overall indirect costs ($56.8 billion) represented the overwhelming portion (97.1%) of total economic costs.
