Number of suicides in the US in 2022 reaches record level: CDC

In 2022, an estimated 49,449 people died by suicide, which is 3% higher than the 48,183 people who died in 2021, according to a report published early Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.

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50% of suicides are by firearm.
50% of all firearm deaths are suicides.

Waiting periods, background checks, red flag and safe storage laws reduce gun deaths by reducing suicides.

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