JAKARTA - The United States (US) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) revealed the latest data regarding the suicide rate in the US, which has soared from 2020 to 2022.

Citing CBN News, Thursday, September 26, the agency providing information on health statistics in the US said firearms were the most widely used way of committing suicide in the US in that span of the year.

Suicide is the 11th cause of death for all ages in the US by 2022.

However, the reduction in the suicide rate will take place from 2018 to 2020 if it is classified as an age rate.

The NCHS report explains that for deaths at the age of 10-14 years and 20-34 years, suicide is the second factor in death. As for the age of 15-19, suicide is the third cause of death.

NCHS data also observed changes in gender and suicide.

For women aged 25 years and over, the suicide rate has generally increased in the US from 2020 and 2022. In the same span of time, this figure has decreased for boys aged 10-14 years and 15-24 years.

However, it is different for older age groups to increase the number.

For men and women in 2022, the most use of firearms for suicide occurred, with numbers generally increasing since 2006 and 2007.

Previously, in the range of 2002 and 2015, poisoning was the most widely used way for suicide women in the US. Suicide by weakening slightly decreased for both men and women from 2020 to 2022.

If you need consultation assistance to overcome the problem of depression, mental stress or mental health. Including knowing or seeing people who want to commit suicide, you are welcome to contact the hotline of the Indonesian Ministry of Health's emergency service facilities (Kemenkes) at number 119.


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