Doesn’t really tell me anything without being normalized somehow against population growth
OogieBoogieJr on
Death rate is about 50K for every 100K citizens? Damn, that’s monumental
Ghostmann24 on
I have wanted overdose deaths added to suicide statistics.
Whornz4 on
Gun deaths account for the overwhelming majority of suicides.
Pseudo135 on
50k out of 100k? Rates above 1, yeah I’m gonna say the numbers are quite off.
spidereater on
The rate increases from 10.2 in 2000 to 14.2 in 2018. About 40% increase in 18 years. That’s crazy. I bet if you drill down in the data there are certain demographics showing most of this increase. Pretty shocking.
Muted_Apartment_2399 on
I mean… *gestures broadly at EVERYTHING
intertubeluber on
Brutal. Have other western countries followed this same trend? Any data driven theories on the cause in increase? What demographic had the biggest increase? If it s age related, could it have to do with more people entering that age range?
I’m surprised to see such a huge drop during the pandemic. I associate suicide with loneliness so I would have expected a rise.
Edit: more details from the CDC. Age 85+ had the highest rate, which is somewhat comforting. Also, native Alaskans are high, and of course males. I wonder how white men in Alaska compare to the rest of the country. https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/facts/data.html
No_Delivery_329 on
The correct term is died by suicide
slimdiggins on
Nothing beautiful about this
DavidG-LA on
Incorrect chart labels.
It’s not “deaths per 100,000” when showing the total deaths. It’s just wrong. Bad data, not beautiful.
morganational on
How do they know the future? And if so, why aren’t they preemptively stopping those people trying to kill themselves?!?
Notsoslimshady71 on
The adds on that link make me wanna blow my brains out! No wonder more people are taking the easy way out.
![How Many People in the US Commit Suicide Each Year? [OC]](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/HMvx8NW_bhhT9vOh2L5gLHnbVilQLU4NQgaZhPundTQ.png "How Many People in the US Commit Suicide Each Year? [OC]")
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Data Source: CDC
Tool: Tableau
Doesn’t really tell me anything without being normalized somehow against population growth
Death rate is about 50K for every 100K citizens? Damn, that’s monumental
I have wanted overdose deaths added to suicide statistics.
Gun deaths account for the overwhelming majority of suicides.
50k out of 100k? Rates above 1, yeah I’m gonna say the numbers are quite off.
The rate increases from 10.2 in 2000 to 14.2 in 2018. About 40% increase in 18 years. That’s crazy. I bet if you drill down in the data there are certain demographics showing most of this increase. Pretty shocking.
I mean… *gestures broadly at EVERYTHING
Brutal. Have other western countries followed this same trend? Any data driven theories on the cause in increase? What demographic had the biggest increase? If it s age related, could it have to do with more people entering that age range?
I’m surprised to see such a huge drop during the pandemic. I associate suicide with loneliness so I would have expected a rise.
Edit: more details from the CDC. Age 85+ had the highest rate, which is somewhat comforting. Also, native Alaskans are high, and of course males. I wonder how white men in Alaska compare to the rest of the country. https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/facts/data.html
The correct term is died by suicide
Nothing beautiful about this
Incorrect chart labels.
It’s not “deaths per 100,000” when showing the total deaths. It’s just wrong. Bad data, not beautiful.
How do they know the future? And if so, why aren’t they preemptively stopping those people trying to kill themselves?!?
The adds on that link make me wanna blow my brains out! No wonder more people are taking the easy way out.