U.S. Records 30-Year High In Suicide Rate
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control recently issued a report which found that suicide rates increased among most groups under the age of 75 in 2014 compared to 1999; whites, women, and middle-aged segments appeared to be particularly affected by this trend.
Suicides in the U.S. have risen to a rate of 13 per 100,000 people which has not been documented since 1986, reports the New York Times.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a new report on domestic suicides, comparing statistics from 2014 to those in 1999.
The summary begins by stating that “the age-adjusted suicide rate in the United States was 24% higher in 2014 than in 1999, and increases were observed for both females and mal
Suicides in the U.S. have risen to a rate of 13 per 100,000 people which has not been documented since 1986, reports the New York Times.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a new report on domestic suicides, comparing statistics from 2014 to those in 1999.
The summary begins by stating that “the age-adjusted suicide rate in the United States was 24% higher in 2014 than in 1999, and increases were observed for both females and mal