A SURGE IN SUICIDES

By: Cal Beyer and Bob Vandepol

Recent data highlights a surge in suicide rates in the United States to its highest levels in decades.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the overall suicide rate rose by 24 percent between 1999 and 2014. Suicide deaths increased from 29,199 in 1999 to 42,773 in 2014. Suicide rates for men and women aged 45-64 increased by 43 per­cent and 63 percent, respectively. Men still account or almost 80 percent of the total number of sui­cides in the United States. Read More