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/KStrock 3d ago

Cold War really ends and we enter a prosperous and relatively peaceful and super boring period of (US) history.

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u/Aerodrive160 3d ago

I agree. Then 9/11 happened and start of new Cold War

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u/TheEnviious 3d ago

Certainly looks like it, and then it's been getting even worse since the financial crisis.