The New York Times (8/17, Bakalar, Subscription Publication) “Well” blog reports that research indicates “suicide rates are higher in rural counties…and the reason is firearm use by men.” The findings were published in the American Journal of Public Health.
Kaiser Health News (8/17) reports that “in 2015, rural communities saw 19 people per 100,000 kill themselves, compared with 11 per 100,000 in urban areas, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s injury statistics database.” Investigators “analyzed a sample of about 6,200 Maryland residents, age 15 and older, and found that when gun-related suicides were excluded, there was no significant difference in rates between rural and urban areas.”
Healio (8/17) also covers the story.
Related Links:
— “Guns Play Oversize Role in Rural Suicides,” NICHOLAS BAKALAR, New York Times, August 17, 2017.