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>Suicide is the leading cause of death under 45 What’s your source? Data I’ve seen says that’s not the case anymore. It’s overdose: the leading cause for peop
by hammock 4y ago
>Suicide is the leading cause of death under 45
What’s your source? Data I’ve seen says that’s not the case anymore. It’s overdose:
the leading cause for people ages 18-45 would be unintentional drug overdose due to synthetic opioids. That number would exceed the second highest leading cause of death (suicide in 2020 and COVID-19 in 2021.)
Source: CDC https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2022/10/02/fact-check-fentanyl-leading-cause-of-death-among-adults/65417990007/ https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/202...
- jackvalentine 4y agoThe article is about the UK, not the U.S.
- hammock 4y agoIs there a source for the UK then? In the UK in 2021 there were 84.4 overdose deaths per million compared to 105 suicides per million that’s across all age groups. Not sure what the 18-45 demo looks like but it would be much closer, if not flipped