sbynews

DelMarVa’s Premier Source for Conservative News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest

Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not represent our advertisers

Suicides jump 4% in a year to become SECOND leading cause of death in under-35s, CDC report shows

Rates of suicides in the US rose in 2021 after enjoying a dip for two years, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.

The four percent increase from 2020 to 2021 suggests that the economic and widespread psychological fallout from the pandemic have taken a massive toll on Americans’ mental health, health experts have said.

Nearly 48,200 people took their own lives in 2021, up from about 46,000 in 2020 and 47,511 deaths in 2019, pre-pandemic.

Suicide is now the eleventh-leading cause of death in the US, compared to 2020 when it was the twelfth-leading cause. It’s also the second-leading cause of death among people aged 10 through 34.

There was a four percent rise in suicides from 2020 to 2021, reaching a rate of more than 14 deaths per 100,000 people, up from about 11 percent in 2001.

After increasing between 2001 (10.7) and 2018 (from about 11/capita to 14), the age-adjusted suicide rate declined for two years through 2020 and then increased to about 14/100k in 2021

After increasing between 2001 (10.7) and 2018 (from about 11/capita to 14), the age-adjusted suicide rate declined for two years through 2020 and then increased to about 14/100k in 2021

More

6 thoughts on “Suicides jump 4% in a year to become SECOND leading cause of death in under-35s, CDC report shows”

  1. Social media is the worst thing to happen to kids. That and having parents that should’ve been neutered/spayed. We need a license/permit to do everything in the country…you should need a license to have a kids.

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *