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The government has an incentive to report deaths as covid deaths. I'm simply stating it is not 100% clear what causes the deaths. The reason I suspect a higher
by lettergram 6y ago
The government has an incentive to report deaths as covid deaths. I'm simply stating it is not 100% clear what causes the deaths. The reason I suspect a higher suicide rate than otherwise estimated is that the number of people with suicidal ideation has doubled.
NOTE, I was also considering unintentional suicide (overdoses), which were dramatically up (38%).
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/p1218-overdose-deaths-covid-19.html https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/p1218-overdose-death...
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932a1.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932a1.htm
https://thefederalist.com/2021/04/16/suicides-fell-in-2020-while-rates-of-anxiety-depression-and-overdoses-continue-to-climb/ https://thefederalist.com/2021/04/16/suicides-fell-in-2020-w...