{
  "id": 9676075,
  "title": "Age-adjusted suicide rate increased from 2014 to 2017 and then plateaued",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/age-adjusted-suicide-rate-increased-from-2014-to-2017-and-then",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-25T02:20:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-age-adjusted-suicide-plateaued.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "From 2014 to 2017, the age-adjusted suicide rate in the United States climbed from 13.0 to 14.0 deaths per 100,000 individuals, as reported by a data brief from the National Center for Health Statistics. This upward trend continued through 2024, with the rate settling at 13.7 deaths per 100,000. However, between 2017 and 2024, the overall rate remained statistically unchanged.\n\nIn the subsequent year of 2023, a decline in suicide rates was observed among women aged 25 and older, as well as men between the ages of 15 and 44. The same pattern was also noted in 2024.\n\nGeographically, suicide rates varied significantly across states in 2024, ranging from a low of 5.7 deaths per 100,000 in the District of Columbia to a high of 29.7 deaths per 100,000 in Alaska. The lowest rates were recorded among individuals aged 10 to 14 for both genders, while the highest rates were seen in males aged 75 and older, and females aged 45 to 64.",
  "summary": "The age-adjusted suicide rate increased from 2014 to 2017 and then did not change significantly from 2017 through 2024, according to a September data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The plateau in US age-adjusted suicide rates from 2017 to 2024 masks underlying shifts, including declines among specific age and gender groups, and wide geographic disparities that persist.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}