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THE rate of suicide in the US has reached its highest point since the end of the second world war.
A report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the US suicide rate increased from 10.5 suicides per 100,000 people in 1997 to 14 per 100,000 in 2017, up 33 per cent.
The CDC’s statistics show that, in recent years, there has been a marked increase in suicide among US people aged 15 to 24 and those aged 25 to 34, although the highest rates remain among those who are middle-aged.
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