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> Suicide rates are not at all-time highs, they were much higher during the World Wars and Great Depression. Nah we already exceeded WW2. https://www.nbcnews.

> Suicide rates are not at all-time highs, they were much higher during the World Wars and Great Depression. Nah we already exceeded WW2. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/mental-health/cdc-data-finds-suicides-reached-time-high-2022-rcna99327 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/mental-health/cdc-data-finds-... > but available data suggests suicides are more common in the U.S. than at any time since the dawn of World War II. >U.S. suicides steadily rose from the early 2000s until 2018, when the national rate hit its highest level since 1941. I guess we still haven't exceeded the Great Depression rates but it's really not that hard of a target

lolinder 2y ago
Suicide rates during WW1 were hovering around 20 per 100k. During the Great Depression it peaked at 22 per 100k [0]. That's around 50% higher than the 2022 number you cite (14.3 per 100k), which is hard to describe as "really not that far off". EDIT: The comment I replied to has been edited in multiple ways since I replied, so the text in quotes above is no longer present. The comment previously indicated that we had already exceeded "the world wars" (not just WW2) and that we were "really not that far off" from the rates of the Great Depression. Slight meta tangent: OP, in general it's considered good form to reply to people who reply to you rather than just modifying your comment. Calling out edits explicitly (like I've done here) after you've received replies is also considered good form. [0] https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2023/11/29/2022-suicide-rate-historical-chart-comparison-graphic/71737857007/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2023/11/29/2022-suic...
- mulmen 2y ago
  I edit a lot so I set the delay in my profile to give me 10 minutes to do so.
  - lolinder 2y ago
    If you edited within ten minutes then something isn't working, because your comment changed multiple times after I replied to it. The delay is supposed to prevent me from seeing it at all until the period is up.
    - mulmen 2y ago
      I’m not OP.
      - lolinder 2y ago
        Ah, my bad.

lolinder 2y ago

Suicide rates during WW1 were hovering around 20 per 100k. During the Great Depression it peaked at 22 per 100k [0]. That's around 50% higher than the 2022 number you cite (14.3 per 100k), which is hard to describe as "really not that far off". EDIT: The comment I replied to has been edited in multiple ways since I replied, so the text in quotes above is no longer present. The comment previously indicated that we had already exceeded "the world wars" (not just WW2) and that we were "really not that far off" from the rates of the Great Depression. Slight meta tangent: OP, in general it's considered good form to reply to people who reply to you rather than just modifying your comment. Calling out edits explicitly (like I've done here) after you've received replies is also considered good form. [0] https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2023/11/29/2022-suicide-rate-historical-chart-comparison-graphic/71737857007/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2023/11/29/2022-suic...

mulmen 2y ago
I edit a lot so I set the delay in my profile to give me 10 minutes to do so.
- lolinder 2y ago
  If you edited within ten minutes then something isn't working, because your comment changed multiple times after I replied to it. The delay is supposed to prevent me from seeing it at all until the period is up.
  - mulmen 2y ago
    I’m not OP.
    - lolinder 2y ago
      Ah, my bad.