Increase in state suicide rates in the USA during economic recession.

Year: 2013 Source: The Lancet.(2012).380(9856):1813 - 1814.doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61910-2. SIEC No: 20130063

The article discusses the increased rates of suicides in the U.S. It informs that several studies conducted in European countries are reporting significant rise in suicide case due to economic recession as their are 60 percent more deaths in Greece since the year 2007. The data regarding mortality rates was collected from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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