About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data.
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., has not yet calculated a suicide rate for the year, but available data suggests suicides are more common in the U.S. than at any time since the dawn of World War II.
Experts caution that suicide is complicated, and that recent increases might be driven by a range of factors, including higher rates of depression and limited availability of mental health services. The rate fell slightly in 2019. It dropped again in 2020, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.seen in the early stages of wars and natural disasters, when people pull together and support each other.
Many middle-aged and elderly people experience problems like losing a job or losing a spouse, and it's important to reduce stigma and other obstacles to them getting assistance, said Dr. Debra Houry, the CDC’s chief medical officer.
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