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Suicide Mortality in the United States, 1999–2018

April 10, 2020

News Type:  Weekly Spark, Weekly Spark Announcement

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a data brief on suicide mortality in the U.S. between 1999 and 2018. The data show that the suicide rate increased 35 percent, from 10.5 per 100,000 to 14.2, in that period.