Trends of Suicide in the United States During the 20th Century

Abstract

Suicide represents a global health concern that encompasses a myriad of biological, psychological, and social factors. Suicide, strictly speaking a manner of death, currently ranks epidemiologically as the 11th leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for approx 30,000 deaths annually. Although reports of suicide have existed since the Greek and Roman times, the trends of suicide specifically in the United States have drastically changed, especially within the past century. The most striking finding is the significant …