According to CNN (4/13, McPhillips), in 2021, “the suicide rate in the United States returned to a near-record high…reversing two years of decline.” In fact, “final data” for that year show that “suicide was the 11th leading cause of death nationwide, with more than 14 deaths for every 100,000 people.” While “the death rate has increased 32% over the past two decades…the 4% jump between 2020 and 2021 was the sharpest annual increase in that timeframe.” The findings were published online April 13 in the CDC’s NCHS Data Brief No. 464.
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— “Suicide rises to 11th leading cause of death in the US in 2021, reversing two years of decline “Deidre McPhillips, CNN, April 13, 2023