Rising Mental Health Concerns: U.S. Suicide Rates Increase
Mental Health Statistics on Suicide
Key Takeaways: New CDC data for 2022 finds U.S. rates of suicides rising after a slight decline during the pandemic.
- Males face much higher risks for suicide than females.
- Suicide deaths have been rising for both sexes.
- Firearms are the leading method used.
THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. suicide rates are ticking back upward again after a dip during the pandemic, new statistics show.
Suicide deaths per 100,000 people fell from 14.2 recorded in the pre-pandemic year of 2018 to 13.5 in 2020. However, by 2022, the latest year for which statistics are available, the rate had climbed once more to 14.2 deaths per every 100,000 Americans, report researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This continues a tragic, longstanding trend, they noted.
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