For decades, one of the most persistent and troubling disparities in American public health has received comparatively little attention: men are dramatically more likely than women to die by suicide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the age-adjusted suicide rate for American men was 22.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2023, compared with 5.9 for women. Men accounted for nearly four out of every five suicide deaths in the United States. The disparity does no