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US suicide rate rose in 2021 after falling for two years

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The suicide rate in the U.S. increased in 2021, following two years of decline. Close to 47,600 deaths were recorded as suicides in 2021. The data shows a high risk of suicide among Native Americans, lesbians, gay or bisexuals, middle-aged adults, and people in rural areas.

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Benzinga

After A Two-Year Decline, US Suicide Rates Rose In 2021: Who's At Highest Risk?

According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the suicide rate in the U.S. increased in 2021, following two years of decline. Close to 47,600 deaths were recorded as suicides in 2021. In 2018, the number of suicidal deaths in the U.S. was at an all-time high of 48,300 suicide deaths. The CDC data shows, that age-adjusted U.S. suicides were at a rate of about 14 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, up from 13.5 p…

2 years ago·New York, United States

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WION

US suicide rate rose in 2021 after falling for two years

he US suicide rate rose in 2021, particularly among young men, according to official data out Friday -- an increase that ends a two-year-decline. The number of suicides rose from around 46,000 in 2020 to 47,650 in 2021, according to preliminary figures released by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The age-adjusted suicide rate per 100,000 people grew from 13.5 in 2020 to 14 last year. The most significant increase was seen amo…

2 years ago·Noida, India

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Raw Story

US suicide rate rose in 2021 after falling for two years

The US suicide rate rose in 2021, particularly among young men, according to official data out Friday -- an increase that ends a two-year-decline.The number of suicides rose from around 46,000 in 2020 to 47,650 in 2021, according to preliminary figures released by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The age-adjusted suicide rate per 100,000 people grew from 13.5 in 2020 to 14 last year. The most significant increase was seen amon…

2 years ago·United States

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The Ohio Star

Suicide Rate in U.S. Spiked in 2021 After Two Years of Decline - The Ohio Star

by Eric Lendrum After two years of steady decline, the rate of suicide deaths in the United States rose sharply in 2021, reversing the progress made in 2020 and 2019.According to CNN, 47,646 Americans take their own lives over the course of the year 2021, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which amounts to roughly one death every 11 minutes.Although suicide rates have gone up over the past 20 years by about…

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