James Donaldson on Mental Health – U.S. Suicide Rate Climbs Back to Highest in Decades

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James Donaldson on Mental Health – U.S. Suicide Rate Climbs Back to Highest in Decades

Final data from the CDC for 2022 shows the suicide rate matching the level in 2018, marking the highest in the U.S. since 1941.

By Steven Ross Johnson

Suicide Rate Reaches 80-Year High

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From 2020 to 2022, the suicide rate among males increased 4.5%, while rising by 7.2% among females during that period, according to the final data.

The suicide rate in the U.S. was back at its highest in decades in 2022 after two consecutive years of declines that overlapped with the kickoff of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the most recent final data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.

The age-adjusted suicide rate was 14.2 deaths per 100,000 in 2022, amounting to 49,476 people that year. The suicide rate in 2022 was similar to the rate of 14.1 in 2021 and the same as that of 2018, marking the highest levels in the U.S. since 1941. The rise marks a 30% increase from the rate of 10.9 per 100,000 in 2002 and follows a 5% drop that occurred between 2018 and 2020.

Additionally, provisional CDC data obtained by The Associated Press indicated that just over 49,300 suicides were reported in 2023 – a number that could still increase as cases are investigated. Still, the CDC told the AP that the figure was close enough to the 2022 number as to be unchanged.

According to the final data, the suicide rate among males increased 4.5%, from 22 deaths per 100,000 in 2020 to 23 per 100,000 in 2022, while rising by 7.2% among females during that period, from 5.5 to 5.9 per 100,000. From 2002 to 2018, the suicide rate among males was three to four times higher than the rate among females.

As in 2021, suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2022, according to the data. In 2022, suicide was the second leading cause of death among people ages 10 to 14 and 20 to 34, and was third leading cause among teens between the ages of 15 and 19 years.

The data finds the suicide rate increased among both men and women 25 and older between 2020 and 2022, while the rate decreased among males ages 10 to 14 and 15 to 24 and remained similar among females during that period.

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Firearms were the leading cause of suicide among males and females in 2022. The rate of firearm-related suicide among males increased 31% after reaching a low of 10.3 deaths per 100,000 in 2006 to 13.5 per 100,000 in 2022, which was unchanged from the rate in 2021.

While the CDC report does not identify possible contributing factors for the rise in the U.S. suicide rate, a January study published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior found that increased access to prescription drugs as well as worsening economic conditions were likely to have increased risk for Americans in recent years.

– Note: If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, please call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org

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