The United States saw the highest number of suicides ever recorded in 2022, with nearly 50,000 deaths, according to provisional data released on Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The data shows that 49,449 committed suicide in 2022—almost 15 deaths for every 100,000 people. In 2019 and 2020, suicide rates showed a downward trend.
However, in 2021, the suicide rate was almost 5% higher than the previous record high, which was set in 2018 with 14.2 deaths for every 100,000.
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