U.S. suicides hit an all-time high number last year
Delaware County had 61 suicides in 2022 amid a three-year decline, but there's 51 in 2023 just seven months in, according to the medical examiner's office.
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Delaware County had 61 suicides in 2022 amid a three-year decline, but there's 51 in 2023 just seven months in, according to the medical examiner's office.
A record 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., according to Centers for Disease Control data. Gun availability is one driver, experts say.
'My son should not have died,' said Christina Wilbur, whose son died by suicide last year
About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to government statistics.
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. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which posted the numbers, 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.