Tag: suicide rate

Homicides, Suicides Climbed Among Young Americans During Pandemic: CDC

Homicides and suicides among young Americans reached their highest levels in decades during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study. The report (pdf) analyzed the homicide and suicide death rates among those age 10-24 from 2001 to 2021. One key finding was that from 2019 to 2020,…


Suicide Rate in Hong Kong Reaches Record High, Especially in Young People

On Sept. 10, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Center for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) announced the suicide rates in Hong Kong. Based on data from the Trial Court of Deaths, the suicide rate in Hong Kong is predicted to be higher in 2022 than it was in…