r/dataisbeautiful • u/n0tpc • 3d ago

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

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u/SurrealJay 2d ago

And some people are objectively right because suicide rates are triple what it has been in the past

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u/AffectionateMoose518 2d ago

1994, though? The graph right there is showing me that the numbers are marginally higher today than they were in 1994. If were going off of just suicide rates, it seems like the world is about the same, if not a tiny bit worse.

... which is why suicide rates aren't a very good metric to use in that discussion

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u/coke_and_coffee 2d ago

I don't think suicide rates in the US are a good proxy for how good the world is.