America's suicide rate has steadily risen over the past two decades, but actually declined in 2020 despite a reported surge in mental health issues faced by the population during the pandemic, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention () study finds.A report published Monday by the agency finds that the nation's overall suicide rate increased 30 percent from 2000 to 2020, from 10.4 suicides per 100,000 people to 13.5.That figure declined in the final years of that period, though. A peak was reached in 2018, with 14.2 of every 100,000 residents dying of suicide, though figures actually declined in 2020 when the pandemic began.
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