Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

US records suicides at highest levels in 2022 and 2023

US records suicides at highest levels in 2022 and 2023

  • Aside from a two-year drop around the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, US suicide rates have been rising for nearly 20 years
  • The overall suicide rate in 2022 and 2023 was 14.2 per 100,000, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show
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