Suicide Rate Among Middle Age Americans Up 28% In 10 Years, 1999-2010

Suicide Rate Among Middle Age Americans Up 28% In 10 Years, 1999-2010
May 5, 2013 • 10:22AM
May 5, 2013 (LPAC)—Dramatic figures were released May 3, showing a sharp increase of 28% in the rate of suicide in the United States of middle-age Americans (35-64 years), for just the 10-year period, 1999-2010. This goes against the pattern of sad instances of suicide more commonly seen in teenagers and the elderly, and instead, grimly demonstrates the suffering of the working age population, hit by the economic, cultural and social breakdown. In recent years, every locality across the country has had a case of a desperate, deranged head-of-household, killing their spouse, children and pets, then themself. Now this is apparent in national statistics.

The suicide rate report is the lead item in the May 3 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report," issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the official U.S. government agency. Its report began, "Suicide is an increasing public health concern. In 2009, the number of deaths from suicide surpassed the number of deaths from motor vehicle crashes in the United States. [Suicides numbered 38,364 deaths in 2010, exceeding 33,687 deaths from car crashes, same year.] Traditionally, suicide prevention efforts have been focussed mostly on youths and older adults, but recent evidence suggests that there have been substantial increases in suicide rates among middle-aged adults in the United States..."

Details of the findings of the CDC include, in brief:

—"The annual, age-adjusted suicide rate among persons aged 35-64 years increased 28.4%, from 13.7 per 100,000 population in 1999 to 17.6 in 2010."
—"The suicide rate for men aged 35-64 years increased 27.3%, from 21.5 to 27.3..." per 100,000 persons.
—The rate for women increased 31.5%, from 6.2 to 8.1.
—"Among men, the greatest increases were among those aged 50-54 years, and 55-59 years, (49.4%, from 20.6 to 30.7, and 47.8%, from 20.3 to 30.0, respectively)."
—"among women, suicide rates increased with age, and the largest percentage increase in suicide rate was observed among women aged 60-64 years (59.7%, from 4.4 to 7.0).

These rates of increase were seen across all four geographic regions of the country, and specifically in 39 states. The highest rates of all were among American Indians/Alaska Natives, in this age cohort. The analysis is based on the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), which specialists agree, tends to undercount, not overstate data. This is because of mis-entry or mis-classfications by the originating coroners and doctors, etc.

CDC Deputy Director Illeana Arias discussed the obvious implications of the suicide data, in the New York Times May 3. "It is the baby boomer group where we see the highest rates of suicide. There may be something about that group, and how they think about life issues and their life choices that may make a difference...The increase does coincide with a decrease in financial standing for a lot of families over the same time period." She pointed out that this age cohort tends to now have to cope with caring for their own elderly parents, and poor offspring. They are "dealing with more."

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Suicide Rate Among Middle Age Americans Up 28% In 10 Years, 1999-2010
May 5, 2013 • 10:22AM
May 5, 2013 (LPAC)—Dramatic figures were released May 3, showing a sharp increase of 28% in the rate of suicide in the United States of middle-age Americans (35-64 years), for just the 10-year period, 1999-2010. This goes against the pattern of sad instances of suicide more commonly seen in teenagers and the elderly, and instead, grimly demonstrates the suffering of the working age population, hit by the economic, cultural and social breakdown. In recent years, every locality across the country has had a case of a desperate, deranged head-of-household, killing their spouse, children and pets, then themself. Now this is apparent in national statistics.

The suicide rate report is the lead item in the May 3 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report," issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the official U.S. government agency. Its report began, "Suicide is an increasing public health concern. In 2009, the number of deaths from suicide surpassed the number of deaths from motor vehicle crashes in the United States. [Suicides numbered 38,364 deaths in 2010, exceeding 33,687 deaths from car crashes, same year.] Traditionally, suicide prevention efforts have been focussed mostly on youths and older adults, but recent evidence suggests that there have been substantial increases in suicide rates among middle-aged adults in the United States..."

Details of the findings of the CDC include, in brief:

—"The annual, age-adjusted suicide rate among persons aged 35-64 years increased 28.4%, from 13.7 per 100,000 population in 1999 to 17.6 in 2010."
—"The suicide rate for men aged 35-64 years increased 27.3%, from 21.5 to 27.3..." per 100,000 persons.
—The rate for women increased 31.5%, from 6.2 to 8.1.
—"Among men, the greatest increases were among those aged 50-54 years, and 55-59 years, (49.4%, from 20.6 to 30.7, and 47.8%, from 20.3 to 30.0, respectively)."
—"among women, suicide rates increased with age, and the largest percentage increase in suicide rate was observed among women aged 60-64 years (59.7%, from 4.4 to 7.0).

These rates of increase were seen across all four geographic regions of the country, and specifically in 39 states. The highest rates of all were among American Indians/Alaska Natives, in this age cohort. The analysis is based on the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), which specialists agree, tends to undercount, not overstate data. This is because of mis-entry or mis-classfications by the originating coroners and doctors, etc.

CDC Deputy Director Illeana Arias discussed the obvious implications of the suicide data, in the New York Times May 3. "It is the baby boomer group where we see the highest rates of suicide. There may be something about that group, and how they think about life issues and their life choices that may make a difference...The increase does coincide with a decrease in financial standing for a lot of families over the same time period." She pointed out that this age cohort tends to now have to cope with caring for their own elderly parents, and poor offspring. They are "dealing with more."

Ничего страшного. Всегда без сочуствия относился к самоубийцам. Хорошо было бы, если бы прихватывали с собой социальную шваль в образе развратителей, насильников, извращенцев, лгунов и др. уродов, типа судей и докторов... .
Волну же гонят из политических соображений: большинство самоубийств осуществлется с помощью личного оружия - у попа была собака... .

В России колличество самоубийств уменьшается. Индивидуумы с маниаально -депрессивным психозом подверженны к самоубийствам, ничего с этим не поделаешь. По-видимому процент самоубийств отражает состояние экономики. Не понятно, откуда берется этот бу на Уол стрит. Я не вижу, что экономика становится лучше. Реяльные зарплаты уменьшаются, много молодых людей без работы.