Suicide Rates Rise Sharply in U.S.

New York times ^ | May 2, 2013 | TARA PARKER-POPE

[lbryce]

Suicide rates among middle-aged Americans have risen sharply in the past decade, prompting concern that a generation of baby boomers who have faced years of economic worry and easy access to prescription painkillers may be particularly vulnerable to self-inflicted harm.

More people now die of suicide than in car accidents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which published the findings in Friday’s issue of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. In 2010 there were 33,687 deaths from motor vehicle crashes and 38,364 suicides.

Suicide has typically been viewed as a problem of teenagers and the elderly, and the surge in suicide rates among middle-aged Americans is surprising.

[cuban leaf]

More people now die of suicide than in car accidents,....because the accident rate has fallen because less folks can afford to drive and the new cars allow maiming instead of outright death.

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Back in the 60’s you didn’t see all that many people in wheelchairs.

[Average Al]

Every time I hear of someone dying by running in to a bridge, tree, or telephone poll I wonder if they didn't commit suicide in a vehicle to get the extra life insurance for their families.

[thackney]

Suicide became the leading cause of death

No, it is not. It is about tenth on the list.

National Vital Statistics Reports
Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2011
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_06.pdf
October 10, 2012

It was 10th in 2008 and 2009 as well.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_06.pdf

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_03.pdf

[Caliban]

Whitey isn’t breeding and making a future taxable tax base...AA are generally government employees, incarcerated or on welfare...so only thing left is to allow the undereducated Spanish speakers to flood in to provide basic services and pay taxes to stave off the looming financial collapse....

[Average Al]

poll = pole

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Leading cause of death by injury. I was wrong, sort of.

BETWEEN THE LINES Suicide in the age of Obama

Suicides Now America's Leading Cause Of Death By Injury: Study

[Lancey Howard]

Please tell me its liberal Ubanga voters..

[Gene Eric]

>> in the past decade

Bush’s fault.

[hinckley buzzard]

Historically men in their fifties have been a demographic with high risk for suicide. The idea that suicide is the province of the young and the elderly has always been mistaken.

[Gene Eric]

>> Whitey isn’t breeding and making a future taxable tax base..

And many of Whitey’s kids are too spoiled and lazy to work. Not all, but many.

[thackney]

I see. Thanks for the info.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

More people now die of suicide than in car accidents

Is that because there are more suicides or are car accidents are becoming less deadly because of safety features and better trauma care?

[Mears]

“Back in the 60’s you didn’t see all that many people in wheelchairs.”

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Of course you didn’t. There was virtually no wheelchair accessibilty so they stayed home.

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[americas.best.days...]

I have a feeling purple-lips and the wookie are doing
that fist-bump thing they do upon receiving this info.

[cuban leaf]

That may have been part of it.

[Wanderer99]

If only all these suicides would take a leftist or two out with them.

Instead they give the enemy bastard his victory.

[Wanderer99]

Please tell me its liberal Ubanga voters..

It's the person working 90 hours a week to pay the taxes while supporting 5 young children. Now only a jobless widow remains and a tiny sum of life insurance payout. New welfare slaves of Obama created!