The Troubling American Suicide Rate

Can we get this train moving back in the right direction?

49,449 Americans died by suicide in 2022. That’s a 2.6% increase from 2021, and the highest number ever recorded. The highest demographic rise was over-65, which was an 8.1% increase from 2021. The 45–64 category, age-wise, increased about 6%.

The CDC has also noted that suicides have risen every year since 2006, with 2019 and 2020 as exceptions. Some ca…