There have been some high profile suicides reported recently, and as if to maximize the news worthiness, last week the CDC came out with a release telling us this: Suicide rising across the US.
There's a big disparity between male and female suicide rate. Some stats will appear as an addendum at the bottom of this post. But first, here's an interesting observation found in The Mystery Around Middle-Age Suicides (Subhead: "The death rate is climbing for those between 45 and 64, new CDC data show."):
“Life satisfaction hits an all-time low in middle age. This dip in happiness is known as the U curve,” says Samantha Boardman, a clinical instructor in medicine and psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.
“Depression and stress are particularly high in this age group. Juggling responsibilities and managing multiple roles takes a toll and can lead to feeling overwhelmed, a loss of control and despair.”
But it gets better. Take a look at this from a Laura Carstensen Ted Talk:
As we age, our time horizons grow shorter and our goals change. When we recognize that we don't have all the time in the world, we see our priorities most clearly. We take less notice of trivial matters. We savor life. We're more appreciative, more open to reconciliation. We invest in more emotionally important parts of life, and life gets better, so we're happier day-to-day. ...
So anyone going through a mid-life crisis needs to hang on a little while longer. You'll be old before you know it.
Addendum: Here are some stats pulled up from a link found through CDC's data resource for Suicide Injury Deaths and Rates per 100,000 in the United States between 1999 - 2016:
Females: 4.99%
Males: 19.16%
It's a guy thing. In case anyone hasn't noticed, the battle between the sexes is over, and women won.
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2:40 PM 6/15/2018
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