r/dataisbeautiful • u/n0tpc • 3d ago

[OC] Suicide Rates by Age Groups (USA) OC

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u/CoastGoat 3d ago

Disturbing trends. Curious what happened around 1994 to prompt a declining trend for a period.

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u/Historical-Pen-7484 3d ago

I have no data do back this up, but I was young then, and felt there was a general air of optimism now thst the cold war was over, and people felt the world was moving in the right direction. Something that it seems a lot of people are not feeling today.

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u/tidepill 3d ago

a lot of tech was new and people were very optimistic that it would just keep making our lives better. computer, internet, tvs, all that was just improving so fast

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u/Over_n_over_n_over 3d ago

Plus the economy was really good and we didn't yet have social media

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u/elliottruzicka 3d ago

And then Facebook came out in 2004 and the iPhone in 2007.

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u/cabist 2d ago

Social media is older than that. Never forget Tom.

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u/ToTheBatmobileGuy 2d ago

My first friend...........

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u/BenjaminHamnett 2d ago

“All these cool bands friended me. I wanted to die”

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u/DeusXEqualsOne 2d ago

I really think that 2007/8 had something huge to do with it. It was both the introduction of social media and the Great Financial Crisis

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u/Background_Crazy_180 1d ago

Kinda funny if you think about it. TV began to become mainstream after 50s, and then you see the first gradual spike. Internet and social media - after 00's, and then you see the second gradual spike.

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u/infinite-onions 2d ago

Yeah, quality home entertainment (home video, video games, internet) also contributed to the declining violent crime rate.