US suicide rates rose in 2021, reversing two years of decline

U.S. Suicide Rate Rose 4% in 2021 After a Two-Year Decline

Deaths by suicide increased 4% in 2021 compared to 2020, ending a two-year decline, according toprovisional data released by the National Center for Health Statistics on Sept. 30. A total of 47,646 deaths were recorded as suicides during 2021, at a rate of about 14 deaths per 100,000 people.The largest increases were among men—especially young men. The age-adjusted suicide rate rose by about 3% among males in 2021 and by 2% among females (althou…

US suicide rates rose in 2021, reversing two years of decline

Patrick John, a husband and father of four, died by suicide in February 2021. | Courtesy Stephanie Howell Photography via CNN(CNN) — Last year, a landlord stopped by Patrick John’s home in the Salt Lake City area to replace a broken dishwasher. John was always a little shy with people he didn’t know well, but he welcomed his guest with the warmth that he was known and loved for.In the process of replacing the dishwasher, they discovered that mic…

U.S. Suicide Rate Rose in 2021 After 2 Years of Decline

The number of people in the United States who died by suicide increased 4% in 2021 compared to the previous year, the National Center for Health Statistics reported.

US suicide rates rose in 2021, reversing two years of decline

(CNN) — Last year, a landlord stopped by Patrick John’s home in the Salt Lake City area to replace a broken dishwasher.Johnwas always a little...

Suicides increased 4% in 2021 after two consecutive years of decline, CDC says

Men ages 15-24 saw the largest increase at 8%.

US suicide rates rose in 2021, reversing two years of decline

Patrick John, a father of four, was one of 47,646 people in the U.S. who died of suicide last year, according to a new CDC report.