CDC: U.S. suicide rate rose 24% between 1999 and 2014

The U.S. suicide rate rose 24% between 1999 and 2014, to 13 per 100,000 people, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rates increased for males and females in all but the oldest age group. While men are three times more likely to commit suicide than women, the suicide rate for women increased 45% over the period compared with 16% for men, narrowing the gap. Men aged 75 and over had the highest suicide rate in 2014 at 38.8 per 100,000, although that is down 8% from 1999. The suicide rate for girls aged 10-14, while lowest overall, tripled over the period to 1.5 per 100,000. Women and men aged 45-64 also saw large increases, 63% and 43%, respectively.