AP US suicides hit an all-time high last year, CDC data shows MIKE STOBBE Associated Press Aug 11, 2023 Aug 11, 2023 Updated Feb 28, 2024 0 × Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday.kAm%96 r6?E6CD 7@C s:D62D6 r@?EC@= 2?5 !C6G6?E:@?[ H9:49 A@DE65 E96 ?F>36CD[ 92D ?@E J6E 42=4F=2E65 2 DF:4:56 C2E6 7@C E96 J62C[ 3FE 2G2:=23=6 52E2 DF886DED DF:4:56D 2C6 >@C6 4@>>@? :? E96 &]$] E92? 2E 2?J E:>6 D:?46 E96 52H? @7 (@C=5 (2C xx]k^AmkAm“%96C6VD D@>6E9:?8 HC@?8] %96 ?F>36C D9@F=5 ?@E 36 8@:?8 FA[” D2:5 r9C:DE:?2 (:=3FC[ 2 cd\J62C\@=5 u=@C:52 H@>2? H9@D6 D@? D9@E 9:>D6=7 E@ 562E9 =2DE J62C]k^Am kAm“|J D@? 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