Rural suicide rate grows more rapidly than urban rate
The U.S. suicide rate has been on the rise since 1999, and "the gap in rates between less urban and more urban areas widened over time," says the Centers for Disease Control. In its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the agency says a new study "provides added support to previous findings that a geographic disparity in suicide rates exists..."
Farmers, foresters and fishermen have highest U.S. suicide rate
Farmers, fishermen and forestry workers together had the highest suicide rate by far among occupational groups in a Centers for Disease Control analysis of data from 17 states in 2012. Overall, the prevalence of suicide increased from 2000 to 2012 and is now the 10th leading cause of death among all Americans aged 16 or older.
“Death on the farm” by suicide
"For decades, farmers across the country have been dying by suicide at higher rates than the general population" -- nearly double the U.S. average, says Newsweek.