U.S. Suicide Rates Rise in Less Affluent Areas [Video]

Key Takeaways

New CDC data show that Americans living in poorer, resource-scarce areas are at higher suicide riskLack of access to the internet and insurance coverage may keep people in crisis from getting careThere are programs that might shrink these county-by-county disparities

TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An analysis of where suicides are occurring in the United States shows that, tragically, location matters.

People living in poorer areas with fewer resources are significantly more likely to fall victim to suicide versus those living in more affluent areas, new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.

“Improving the conditions where people are born, grow, live, work and age is an often-overlooked aspect of suicide prevention,” said the report’s lead author, CDC health scientist Alison Cammack.

Her team published its CDC Vital Signs report on Sept 10.

The analysis looked at factors such as insurance coverage, broadband internet access and …