New KFF Analysis Shows Number of Suicide Deaths at Record Levels, Driven by an Increase in Firearm-Related Suicides
More than 49,000 people died by suicide across the country in 2022, a record number driven largely by an increase in the number of firearm-related deaths, a new KFF analysis of provisional CDC data shows. Firearm-related suicide deaths have been increasing in recent years and are now the most common method of suicide, accounting for<span class="readmore-ellipsis">…</span><a href="https://www.kff.org/other/press-release/new-kff-analysis-shows-number-of-suicide...
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