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    Suicides in US hit historic high in 2022, driven by increase among older adults

    by Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times Nov 29, 2023 4 minutes
    A woman presses her face against a photo on a memorial poster during an event to raise awareness and funds for Didi Hirsch’ s Suicide Prevention Center in Los Angeles in October 2023.

    Rising rates of suicide among older adults drove the number of such deaths to a historic high in the United States last year, even as suicide declined among youth, according to a report released Wednesday by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    More than 49,000 people died by suicide in 2022 across the country, the highest tally recorded for the nation, according to federal figures. It's the latest evidence of a troubling trend in the U.S., where suicide has been on the rise for much of the 21st century.

    The U.S. suicide rate between 2018 and 2020, but then resumed its upward trend, alarming health officials. After adjusting the raw numbers to account for the age

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