CDC Says US Suicide Rate Climbed 40 Percent From 2000 to 2017 Data was used from the <br />2016 National Violent Death Reporting system. The rate is especially noticeable for <br />those who work blue-collar jobs. Per 100,000 people, the study says <br />construction workers register a rate of 49.4. That is nearly double the total <br />rate for males, which is 27.4. The highest is 54.2, which the study notes <br />is among those in mining, oil and gas fields. The CDC adds that suicide was responsible <br />for the deaths of almost 38,000 in 2017. The age range was from <br />16 to 64 years old. That would put the 2017 rate <br />at 18 per 100,000 people, <br />an increase from 12.9 in 2000. Study authors, via discussion note
