Intermountain West Suicide Rates

The intermountain western states have the highest rates of suicide as a region and Montana ranks persistently at the top of the rate chart annually.

Unfortunately, Montana has ranked among the top 5 states with the highest rates of suicide for the past 20 years, along with other mountain states. For a number of years,

Montana has been number two on the yearly charts second only to Nevada.

Source:  State of Montana Suicide Prevention Plan at http://www.sprc.org/stateinformation/PDF/stateplans/plan_mt.pdf