The US suicide rate is at its highest since World War II
5 years, 6 months ago

The US suicide rate is at its highest since World War II

CNN  

CNN — The suicide rate in the United States continues to climb, with a rate in 2017 that was 33% higher than in 1999, new research finds. Suicide rates among people 15 to 64 increased significantly during that period, rising from 10.5 per 100,000 people in 1999 to 14 per 100,000 in 2017, the most recent year with available data, according to annual research published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics on Thursday. The data showed that suicide deaths among girls and women rose significantly for all racial and ethnic groups except Asian or Pacific Islander, and the largest increase was among American Indian or Alaska Native girls and women, at 139%. Among boys and men, suicide rates increased significantly for all racial and ethnic groups except for Asian or Pacific Islander, with the largest increase observed among American Indian or Alaska Native boys and men, at 71%. Although previous research highlighted a dramatic surge in suicide rates among young people, “this is unfortunately not a surprise,” said Nadine Kaslow, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Emory University School of Medicine and chief psychologist at the Grady Health System in Atlanta, who was not involved in the new paper.

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Suicides in the US military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Suicides in the US military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Suicides in the U.S. military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend that the Pentagon has struggled to abate, according to a Defense Department report released on Thursday. In a statement Thursday, Austin said the new figures “urgently demonstrate the need for the Department to redouble its work in the complex fields of suicide prevention and postvention.” He …

Suicide prevention techniques make no difference as US sees increase in people taking their own lives
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Suicide prevention techniques make no difference as US sees increase in people taking their own lives

Daily Mail  

Suicide prevention measures like hotlines, school curriculums, and telehealth have done nothing to slow the rate of suicide in the US, experts warn. Over the past two decades, federal officials have launched three national suicide prevention strategies, which have focused on addressing risk factors, providing follow-up care, and evaluating at-risk populations like Native Americans. Despite several measures to lower suicide …

Suicide rates in England, Wales hit 25-year high: ONS
4 months, 1 week ago

Suicide rates in England, Wales hit 25-year high: ONS

China Daily  

Smokers walk past an outdoor seating area at a pub in Covent Garden, London, Britain on Aug 29. The ONS reported a total of 6,069 suicides in England and Wales in 2023, or 11.4 suicide deaths per 100,000 people, compared to 10.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2022. The data revealed that while the suicide rate among males was higher than …

Suicide rates registered in England and Wales highest in more than two decades
4 months, 1 week ago

Suicide rates registered in England and Wales highest in more than two decades

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The ONS said its work monitoring registrations of deaths by suicide is part of …

India’s student suicide rate has surpassed overall trend, population growth rate: Report
4 months, 1 week ago

India’s student suicide rate has surpassed overall trend, population growth rate: Report

The Hindu  

Incidents of student suicides in India have grown at an alarming annual rate, surpassing the population growth rate and overall suicide trends, according to a new report. Based on the National Crime Records Bureau data, the ‘Student suicides: An epidemic sweeping India’ report was released on Wednesday at the Annual IC3 Conference and Expo 2024. The report pointed out that …

India's student suicide rate has surpassed overall trend, population growth rate: Report
4 months, 1 week ago

India's student suicide rate has surpassed overall trend, population growth rate: Report

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Incidents of student suicides in India have grown at an alarming annual rate, surpassing the population growth rate and overall suicide trends, according to a new report. The report pointed out that while the overall suicide numbers increased by 2 per cent annually, student suicides cases surged by 4 per cent, despite a likely "under reporting" of student …

Global suicide report reveals where rates are highest... as US makes shocking entry
5 months, 1 week ago

Global suicide report reveals where rates are highest... as US makes shocking entry

Daily Mail  

The United States has the sixth-highest suicide rate in the world, a grim ranking that comes amid a decades-long rise in suicides over the past three decades. The US suicide rate came to 14.1 deaths per 100,000 people, considerably lower than South Korea’s 24.1 suicides per capita, though quite a bit higher than Australia and Croatia’s 12.4 deaths per capita. …

Column: Suicide rate among older adults shows we need a seismic shift in thinking
1 year, 1 month ago

Column: Suicide rate among older adults shows we need a seismic shift in thinking

LA Times  

A demonstration in Olympia, Wash., used artificial tombstones in front of the Capitol to draw attention to the number of lives lost to suicide. Remember that, while also considering this: America’s suicide rate in 2022 was the highest seen since 1941 — the tail end of the Great Depression. Here’s what the data show : “Rising rates of suicide among …

Suicide rates for women increased 4 percent in 2022: CDC data
1 year, 1 month ago

Suicide rates for women increased 4 percent in 2022: CDC data

Raw Story  

This article was originally published by The 19th. Even though the total number of men who committed suicide outpaced women 4 to 1 in 2022, the suicide rate for women increased twice as much as men from 2021 to 2022. In the 10 to 14 age group, the suicide rate for men declined 13 percent and declined 22 percent for …

US suicides hit an all-time high last year
1 year, 4 months ago

US suicides hit an all-time high last year

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. The number should not be going up,” said Christina Wilbur, a 45-year-old Florida woman whose son shot himself to death last year. A recent Johns Hopkins University analysis used preliminary 2022 data to calculate …

U.S. suicides hit an all-time high last year, the CDC reports
1 year, 4 months ago

U.S. suicides hit an all-time high last year, the CDC reports

LA Times  

Data suggest suicides are more common in the U.S. than at any time since the dawn of World War II. About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which posted the numbers, has not yet calculated a suicide …

Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in the pandemic, study says
1 year, 6 months ago

Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in the pandemic, study says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the suicide rate for adults in their early 20s was the worst in more than 50 years, government researchers said Thursday. The increase is alarming and “reflects a mental health crisis among young people and a …

Suicide rate stable, but is the biggest cause of young men's deaths
1 year, 7 months ago

Suicide rate stable, but is the biggest cause of young men's deaths

Dutch News  

The number of suicides in the Netherlands remained virtually unchanged last year when compared with the coronavirus years, national statistics agency CBS said on Friday. Nevertheless, suicide remains the biggest cause of death among young adults and men are twice as likely as women to end their lives. Renske Gilissen, lead researcher with the 113 helpline, says multiple factors play …

Suicides jump 4% to become one of top 10 leading causes of death in US
1 year, 8 months ago

Suicides jump 4% to become one of top 10 leading causes of death in US

Daily Mail  

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. After increasing between 2001 and 2018, the age-adjusted suicide rate declined for two years through 2020 and then increased to about 14/100k in 2021 While those rates were lowest for young females aged …

Suicide rates much higher among disabled people, new estimates show
1 year, 10 months ago

Suicide rates much higher among disabled people, new estimates show

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Disability status itself is independently associated with the risk of dying by suicide Office …

Using a global lens to situate suicide prevention in India
1 year, 10 months ago

Using a global lens to situate suicide prevention in India

New Indian Express  

The magnitude of the suicide crisis in India is deeply distressing. To put it in perspective, the National Crime Records Bureau -- the only source of data on suicide mortality in the country-- reported 164,033 deaths by suicides in 2021 – a 7.2% increase from the previous year. Most recent reports from the World Health Organization estimate that in 2019, …

New help for a group at risk for suicide: Middle-aged men
2 years, 1 month ago

New help for a group at risk for suicide: Middle-aged men

Live Mint  

Doctors and psychologists are testing new ways to treat a long-running mental-health crisis: high rates of suicide among middle-aged and older men. Another study used videos to show men how they might talk to their doctors about suicidal thoughts, with language that frames getting help as a way of taking charge. The suicide rate in 2020 was 27.3 per 100,000 …

Study: U.S. gun death rates hit highest levels in decades
2 years, 1 month ago

Study: U.S. gun death rates hit highest levels in decades

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. gun death rate last year hit its highest mark in nearly three decades, and the rate among women has been growing faster than that of men, according to study published Tuesday. There were about 7 gun deaths per 100,000 women last year, up from about 4 per 100,000 in 2010 — an increase of 71%. …

Suicides in the military decreased by 15% in 2021, Pentagon report finds
2 years, 2 months ago

Suicides in the military decreased by 15% in 2021, Pentagon report finds

CBS News  

Suicides among active-duty service members decreased over 15% from 2020 to 2021, according to the Pentagon's annual report on suicides in the military released today. The 2021 suicide rate for active-duty service members in 2021 was 24.3 per 100,000 which is down from 28.7 in 2020. Service members who died by suicide in 2021 were mostly young enlisted men, which …

NCRB 2021 report: Dying young and jobless in India
2 years, 3 months ago

NCRB 2021 report: Dying young and jobless in India

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 22, 2022 10:15 IST India has overtaken the United Kingdom to become the fifth largest economy in the world according to the IMF and is poised to be the fastest growing Asian economy next year according to Morgan Stanley. A total of 1,64,033 cases of suicide were reported to the police during 2021, up 7.2 per cent …

India records highest-ever deaths due to suicides in 2021
2 years, 4 months ago

India records highest-ever deaths due to suicides in 2021

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: India recorded over 1.64 lakh deaths due to suicides in 2021, an average of nearly 450 daily or 18 every hour, with the figures reaching highest for any calendar year so far, according to official data. Of those who died by suicide, there were nearly 1.19 lakh males, 45,026 females and 28 transgenders, data from the National Crime …

Tackling post-Covid suicidal distress
2 years, 4 months ago

Tackling post-Covid suicidal distress

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 has had a ruinous impact on people’s mental health. New data released by the National Crime Records Bureau last week captures the depth of the problem and the challenge it poses for the public health system. At 120 deaths per million, 2021 saw the highest rate of deaths from suicide since 1967, the earliest year for which this data …

Slight increase in suicide last year
2 years, 8 months ago

Slight increase in suicide last year

NL Times  

The number of registered suicides in the Netherlands increased by 36 to 1,859 last year. Men between the ages of 20 and 30, in particular, were more likely to end their lives, with the number of suicides in this age group increasing from 124 in 2020 to 157 in 2021. Last year, 304 men and 128 women between the ages …

Suicides By Drug Overdose Have Increased Among Young Americans
2 years, 11 months ago

Suicides By Drug Overdose Have Increased Among Young Americans

Huff Post  

Klaus Vedfelt via Getty Images A new study found that while overdose suicide deaths are decreasing overall, there are a few populations in which those deaths are increasing. Bucking the overall downward trend, intentional overdose deaths increased among teens and young adults ages 15 to 24. While there’s no concrete data yet on how the pandemic has affected these numbers, …

COVID-19 drove up suicide numbers by 10% in 2020; Maharashtra most affected with nearly 20,000 cases
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 drove up suicide numbers by 10% in 2020; Maharashtra most affected with nearly 20,000 cases

Firstpost  

The country recorded 1,53,052 suicides — an average of 418 daily — last year The COVID-19 pandemic proved to be a killer in more ways than one as India recorded a whopping 1,53,052 suicides — an average of 418 daily — in 2020, as per the government data. The annual data released by National Crime Records Bureau showed that 2020’s …

Suicide rate up in 2020, Maharashtra tops the list with near 20,000 cases
3 years, 2 months ago

Suicide rate up in 2020, Maharashtra tops the list with near 20,000 cases

India TV News  

India recorded 153,052 suicides- an average of 418 daily- in 2020, according to the latest central government data. Majority of suicides, 19,909 in total, were reported in Maharashtra followed by 16,883 in Tamil Nadu, 14,578 in Madhya Pradesh, 13,103 in West Bengal, and 12,259 in Karnataka accounting for 13 per cent, 11 per cent, 9.5 per cent, 8.6 per cent …

Suicide rate fell during first lockdown, new data shows
3 years, 4 months ago

Suicide rate fell during first lockdown, new data shows

The Independent  

The suicide rate in England and Wales fell during the first national Covid-19 lockdown, new data from the Office for National Statistics shows. Although around three quarters of the suicides recorded during the first national lockdown were among men, there was actually a drop in the male suicide rate falling to 13.9 deaths per 100,000 men compared with 16.9 per …

Suicide Attempts in Teenage Girls Spiked By 51% In Covid-19 Lockdown, Finds Study
3 years, 6 months ago

Suicide Attempts in Teenage Girls Spiked By 51% In Covid-19 Lockdown, Finds Study

News 18  

Suicide attempts by teenage girls in the US rose by 51 per cent during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report showed that between February 21 and March 20, 2021, the emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts were 50.6 per cent higher among girls aged 12-17 years than during the same …

Suicide rates remained flat in the Netherlands in first year of pandemic
3 years, 8 months ago

Suicide rates remained flat in the Netherlands in first year of pandemic

NL Times  

Some 1,825 people in the Netherlands ended their own lives last year, an average of five a day. There was a slight increase in per capita suicides among women, but men were still far more likely to commit suicide, Statistics Netherlands reported on Wednesday. According to the statistics office, the per capita rate of suicide has remained stable over the …

US suicides dropped last year, defying pandemic expectations
3 years, 9 months ago

US suicides dropped last year, defying pandemic expectations

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The number of U.S. suicides fell nearly 6% last year amid the coronavirus pandemic — the largest annual decline in at least four decades, according to preliminary government data. “There’s a heroism phase in every disaster period, where we’re banding together and expressing lots of messages of support that we’re in this together,” said Dr. Christine Moutier, …

US suicide rate fell last year after decade of steady rise
4 years, 2 months ago

US suicide rate fell last year after decade of steady rise

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. suicide rate fell slightly last year, the first annual decline in more than a decade, according to new government data. It’s a small decrease and the data is preliminary, but the decline is “really exciting,” said Dr. Christine Moutier, chief medical officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. When all that is factored together, …

More than 90,000 young adults died by suicide in 2019 in India: NCRB report
4 years, 4 months ago

More than 90,000 young adults died by suicide in 2019 in India: NCRB report

India Today  

More than 1.39 lakh Indians died by suicide in the year 2019, 67 per cent of which were young adults, shows the latest data released by National Crimes Record Bureau. A detailed age-wise breakup of causes of suicides as provided by the NCRB report reveals that family issues, love affairs, drug abuse, mental illness appear as the top cause of …

Average 381 Suicides Daily in India in 2019; 50% Cases from Just 5 States: NCRB Data
4 years, 4 months ago

Average 381 Suicides Daily in India in 2019; 50% Cases from Just 5 States: NCRB Data

News 18  

India reported an average 381 deaths by suicide daily in 2019, totalling 1,39,123 fatalities over the year, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau data. A 3.4 per cent increase was observed in suicides during 2019 as compared to 2018 and 2017, the data showed. Family problems were behind 32.4 per cent of suicides, marriage-related problems and illness together …

Among U.S. states, New York’s suicide rate is the lowest. How’s that?
5 years ago

Among U.S. states, New York’s suicide rate is the lowest. How’s that?

Salon  

“I just snapped” is how Jessica Lioy describes her attempt in April to kill herself. Compared with the national rate of 14 suicides per 100,000 people in 2017, New York’s was just 8.1, the lowest suicide rate in the nation. And upstate New York, often portrayed as bleak and cold, is famously disparaged in the Broadway musical “A Chorus Line” …

Roundtable: Suicide Rates Rise Among Teens And Law Enforcement Officers
5 years, 2 months ago

Roundtable: Suicide Rates Rise Among Teens And Law Enforcement Officers

NPR  

Roundtable: Suicide Rates Rise Among Teens And Law Enforcement Officers MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to tackle a sensitive subject now. And for officers that are seeking mental health treatment, they have to see that as a positive sign when an officer comes in and says, you know, things aren't going quite right. MARTIN: Dr. Singer, I want to pick …

Hotter weather linked to higher suicide rates
5 years, 5 months ago

Hotter weather linked to higher suicide rates

India TV News  

Hotter weather increases both suicide rates and the use of depressive language on social media, says a new study that analysed half a billion tweets. The research published in the journal Nature Climate Change suggests that the effects of climate change could be as devastating as the influence of economic recessions when it comes to increasing suicide rates. The researchers …

Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds
5 years, 7 months ago

Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds

NPR  

Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Nicole Xu for NPR Nicole Xu for NPR The number of people dying by suicide in the U.S. has been rising, and a new study shows that the suicide rate among girls ages 10 to 14 has been increasing faster than it …

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