New Mexico’s suicide rate dropped between 2024 and 2025, NMDOH says

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico’s suicide rate dropped by 19% between 2024 and 2025, according to provisional data from the New Mexico Department of Health. The NMDOH said the data indicates social connectedness, higher education attainment and housing security were associated with a reduced risk of suicide. In 2025, suicide was the 9th leading [...]