Stateline (10/2, Henderson) reports an analysis of federal death statistics shows that for Gen Z adults, “suicide is taking more lives than 10 years ago when millennials were the same age,” and the “bulk of the increase, 85%, is among Black and Hispanic men, many in Southern and Midwestern states.” The latest CDC data show “Gen Z suicides have continued at a fast pace this year, with 1,148 in January and February.” Meanwhile, “suicide became the second-highest cause of death for young Hispanics, surpassing homicide, and became the No. 1 cause of death for young Asians, surpassing accidents. Men have the highest rates, especially Black and Hispanic men, who together account for 85% of the total increase in suicide, 822 of 965.” Theories behind the uptick “range from bullying on social media, since Gen Z was the first generation to grow up with the internet, to economic despair, to cultural resistance to seeking help for depression.”
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— “Suicide claims more Gen Z lives than previous generation,”Tim Henderson, Stateline, October 2, 2025