An analysis of suicide rates throughout the U.S. found that counties with more gun shops saw a steeper increase in suicides between 1999 and 2016.
Whether they are densely populated or deeply rural, few communities in the United States have escaped a shocking increase in suicides over the last two decades. From 1999 to 2016 , suicide claimed the lives of 453,577 adults between the ages of 25 and 64 — enough to fill more than 1,000 jumbo jets.
And it suggests that economic decline in the nation’s rural outposts has generated a hopelessness that must not be overlooked.“Suicide rates in rural counties are especially susceptible to deprivation,” a team led by researchers from Ohio State University These maps show the suicide rates for counties throughout the U.S. The more time passed, the more rates increased across the nation, according to a new study.
The exception was in the 20% of counties classified as rural — those lacking a town with a population greater than 2,500. Steelesmith said the fact that the density of gun shops there was not linked with an increase in suicide risk may reflect a central fact of rural life: Most homes already have a gun, so the availability of a gun retailer may not necessarily increase gun access.
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