USA Today (1/30, Dastagir) reports on the increasing number of Americans committing suicide. Figures (pdf) released Jan. 30 from the CDC “show 48,344 people died by suicide in 2018, up from 47,173 the year before.” What’s more, “since 1999, the suicide rate has climbed 35%.” Currently, “suicide is the nation’s 10th-leading cause of death, with 14.2 deaths per 100,000 people.” What’s more, even though “thousands of people die by suicide each year, millions think about it.” For example, “in 2017, 10.6 million American adults seriously thought about suicide, 3.2 million made a plan, and 1.4 million attempted it, according to the CDC.”
Related Links:
— “More and more Americans are dying by suicide. What are we missing?, “Alia E. Dastagir, USA Today, January 30, 2020