The number of Americans who have died by suicide has skyrocketed in the last two decades and increased to near record highs in 2021 after a brief lull in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
New data from the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show 14.1 deaths per 100,000 residents were caused by suicide in 2021, up from 10.7 deaths per capita in 2001 — a 33% increase over just 20 years.
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