By the Numbers: 14 August 2023

By the Numbers: 14 August 2023

2.6%

The percentage increase in the number of deaths by suicide in the U.S. from 2021 to 2022, according to provisional data recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From press release:
 
After declining in 2019 and 2020, suicide deaths increased approximately 5% in the United States in 2021. The provisional estimates released today indicate that suicide deaths further increased in 2022, rising from 48,183 deaths in 2021 to an estimated 49,449 deaths in 2022, an increase of approximately 2.6%. However, two groups did see a decline in numbers, American Indian and Alaska Native people (down 6.1%) and people 10-24 years old (down 8.4%).
 

If you or someone you know is in crisis, please contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988 or chatting online at 988lifeline.org. Connect with a trained crisis counselor 24/7/365.