US suicide rate ticks back up to match record high of 2018
By Lauren Taylor (Anchor), Shea Taylor (Producer), Jake Maslo (Video Editor), Ali Caldwell (Motion Graphic Designer)
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and the CDC has released its latest report on suicide deaths in America. After seeing a dip during the COVID-19 pandemic, data shows U.S. suicide rates are ticking back up again.
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Click to see story on Bioethics.comAccording to the report released by the CDC Thursday, Sept. 26, the suicide rate has gone back up to the same level it was at in 2018 — which was the highest rate the U.S. has seen in more than seven decades. Just under 49,500 suicide deaths were recorded in 2022, and preliminary data from the CDC shows 2023 was similar, with 49,300 reported.
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The national suicide rate has been rising steadily for nearly 20 years now, with the exception of a two-year drop close to the beginning of the pandemic. Suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2022 and more than half (about 55%) involved firearms.
Breaking it down further, though, paints a grimmer picture.
Suicide was the second leading cause of death in people 10 to 14 years old and 20 to 34 years old, and the third for kids aged 15 to 19. Suicide deaths also continue to be more prevalent among men and boys, and the highest rate for any group was men over 75 years old with suicide accounting for 44 of every 100,000 deaths.
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AFTER SEEING A DIP DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC… U-S SUICIDE RATES ARE TICKING BACK UP AGAIN.
ACCORDING TO THE C-D-C’S LATEST REPORT – RELEASED THURSDAY – THE SUICIDE RATE HAS GONE BACK UP TO THE SAME LEVEL IT WAS AT IN 20-18… WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST RATE THE U-S HAS SEEN IN MORE THAN SEVEN DECADES.
JUST UNDER 49-THOUSAND 500 SUICIDE DEATHS WERE RECORDED IN 20-22…
AND PRELIMINARY DATA FROM THE C-D-C SHOWS 20-23 WAS SIMILAR… WITH 49-THOUSAND 300.
THE NATIONAL SUICIDE RATE HAS BEEN RISING STEADILY FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS NOW – WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A TWO-YEAR DROP CLOSE TO THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC.
SUICIDE WAS THE 11-TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE U-S IN 20-22…
AND MORE THAN HALF INVOLVED FIREARMS.
BREAKING IT DOWN FURTHER, THOUGH, PAINTS A MORE GRIM PICTURE.
SUICIDE WAS THE *SECOND* LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN PEOPLE 10 TO 14 YEARS OLD AND 20 TO 34 YEARS OLD…
AND THE *THIRD* FOR KIDS AGED 15 TO 19.
AND – SUICIDE DEATHS CONTINUE TO BE MORE PREVALENT AMONG MEN AND BOYS….
AND THE HIGHEST RATE FOR *ANY* GROUP WAS MEN OVER 75 YEARS OLD… WITH SUICIDE ACCOUNDING FOR 44 OF EVERY 100-THOUSANDS DEATHS.
IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE ARE DEALING WITH THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE OR SELF HARM – OR STRUGGLING WITH YOUR MENTAL HEALTH – YOU CAN CALL OR TEXT THE NATIONAL SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE AT 9-8-8.
IT’S OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, EVEN HOLIDAYS – AND IS COMPLETELY FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL.
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US suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on Associated Press NewsUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on abc NewsUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on The Washington PostSuicide rates increased from 2020 to 2022 with firearms as the leading means, data shows
Click to see story on CBS NewsUS suicides held steady in 2023 – at a very high level
Click to see story on Rocky Mountain OutlookUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on NBC WashingtonUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on KVIASuicides steady near highest level recorded: CDC
Click to see story on The HillUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on WPLGUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on Chicago TribuneUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on KOB 4US suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on Houston ChronicleUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on The Detroit NewsUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on KDVRUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on The ColumbianUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on WANE-TVU.S. Suicide Death Rate Is Rising Again
Click to see story on ABC FOX MontanaUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on KSTP NewsUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on Connecticut PostUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on KEYTUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on KMIZUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
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US suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on My Mother LodeUS suicides held steady in 2023—at a very high level
Click to see story on Medical XpressUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level – The Morning Sun
Click to see story on Morning SunUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Click to see story on The Journal RecordSuicide rates increased from 2020 to 2022, with firearms as the leading means
Click to see story on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600Data shows that suicide rates rose between 2020 and 2022, with firearms being the primary means of suicide. – THE BHARAT EXPRESS NEWS
Click to see story on The Bahart Express NewsUS suicides held steady in 2023 – at a very high level
Click to see story on thealbertan.comSuicides steady near highest level recorded: CDC
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