Although scientists, doctors, activists and politicians push large-scale efforts to combat many leading causes of death in the United States, one leading cause often fails to enter the conversation.
Suicide was the second-leading cause of death among people between the ages of 25 and 34, and the fourth-leading cause among those between the ages of 35 and 44, according to 2020 data from the CDC. In 2020, the suicide rate across the country was nearly twice the homicide rate.
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