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Suicide is a major national public health issue in the United States. The country has one of the highest suicide rates among wealthy nations. [1] In 2020, there were 45,799 recorded suicides, [2] up from 42,773 in 2014, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
In many countries, suicide rates are underreported due to social stigma, cultural or legal concerns. [3] Thus, these figures cannot be used to compare real suicide rates, which are unknown in most countries. The global total of suicide deaths decreased from an estimated 762,000 in 2000 to 717,000 in 2021, which is 9.1 deaths per 100,000 ...
Despite a small slump between 2018 and 2020, suicide rates have risen by 37% since 2000 in the United States. On average, a person dies by suicide every 11 minutes. On average, a person dies by ...
Suicide rates vary for different ethnic groups. In 1998, suicides among European Americans accounted for 84% of all youth suicides, 61% male and 23% female. The suicide rate for Native Americans was 19.3 per 100,000, much higher than the overall rate of 8.5 per 100,000. The suicide rate for African Americans has
American Indians/Alaska Natives, who have struggled with suicide, continue to need help lowering the high risk of suicide. This group had the highest age-adjusted 2021 suicide rate and experienced ...
Between 2014 and 2018, over 450 more committed suicide, [3] although the actual total is believed to be higher because not every state provided suicide data for each year, some redacted portions of the data, [3] and some reported the deaths as agricultural accidents. [7] 75 farmers committed suicide across six Midwestern states in 2017. That ...
Research on seasonal effects on suicide rates suggests that the prevalence of suicide is greatest during the late spring and early summer months, [1] despite the common belief that suicide rates peak during the cold and dark months of the winter season. [2]
Pixabay/Public Domain. 6. Guyana. While it has registered a slight decrease from 2016, more than 26 people per 100,000 still commit suicide in the country.