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Middle-Aged Americans Committing Suicide at Unprecedented Rate

  • May 16, 2013
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Suicide Rate

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  • Newly released statistics show that more Americans now commit suicide than die in traffic accidents. The sharpest rise in suicides over the past decade is seen among the middle-aged. The suicide rate for men in their 50’s has risen by 50 percent, to nearly 30 suicides per 100,000; among women between the ages of 60-64 the suicide rate rose by nearly 60 percent

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