CNN (11/29, McPhillips) reports, “More people died from suicide in the United States last year than any other year on record, dating to at least 1941, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” More than “49,449 lives were lost due to intentional self-harm in 2022 – more than 14 deaths for every 100,000 people.”
However, “provisional data from 2022 shows signs of improvement in rates among children and teens. The suicide rate for children ages 10 to 14 dropped 18% in 2022, to about 2 deaths for every 100,000 children, and the rate among those ages 15 to 24 fell 9% to about 14 deaths for every 100,000 people.”
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— “Suicide deaths reached a record high in the US in 2022, despite hopeful decreases among children and young adults,” Deidre McPhillips, CNN, November 29, 2023