More Americans Committing Suicide than During the Great Depression

More Americans Committing Suicide than During the Great Depression





May 17, 2013


Suicide rates are tied to the economy. The Boston Globe reported in
2011: A new report issued today by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention finds that the overall suicide rate rises and falls with the
state of the economy — dating all the way back to the Great
Depression. The report, published in the American Journal of Public Health,
found that suicide rates increased in times of economic crisis: the
Great Depression (1929-1933), the end of the New Deal (1937-1938), the
Oil Crisis (1973-1975), and the Double-Dip Recession (1980-1982). Those
rates tended to fall during strong economic times — with fast growth and
low unemployment — like right after World War II and during the
1990s. During the depths of the Great Depression, suicide rates in
America significantly increased. As the Globe notes: The largest
increase in the US suicide rate occurred during the Great Depression
surging from 18 in 100,000 up to 22 in 100,000 … We’ve previously pointed out that suicide rates have skyrocketed recently: The number of deaths by suicide has also surpassed car crashes, and many connect the increase in suicides to the downturn in the economy. Around 35,000 Americans kill themselves each year (and more American soldiers die by suicide than combat; the number of veterans committing suicide is astronomical and under-reported). So you’re2,059 times more likely to kill yourself than die at the hand of a terrorist. More


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Side note: I know 3 people that have committed suicide just this year. Anyone else? thanks... Skyz

That's really bad!!

oh man, I didn't realize it was that high. That's terrible.