According to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the homicide rate for individuals aged 10 to 24 in 2021 will reach the highest level in 20 years.
In 2021, there will be 10.7 homicides per 100,000 people aged 10 to 24, up from 8.3 in 2016 and 7.3 in 2011. according to to the CDC. According to the CDC report, suicide and homicide are the second and third leading causes of death among people ages 10 to 24, behind motor vehicle crashes and falls, respectively.
The homicide rate among teens ages 15 to 19 increased from 8.6 in 2016 and 7.8 in 2011 to 12.8 in 2021, according to the CDC. For individuals aged 20 to 24, the increase was even more pronounced, with 18 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021 compared to 15 in 2016 and 13 in 2011. Occurred.
#STATOFTHEDAY #suicide 10-24 year olds will increase by 62% from 2007 to 2021 https://t.co/oEQaSmlaTQ pic.twitter.com/JDK7BBvsJI
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“We are in a real crisis in terms of the behavioral health system in the United States,” said Stephen Wolfe, director of the Center for Social and Health. Axios. “We are now at a stage where children are less likely to become adults.”
For children aged 15 to 19, homicides nearly doubled from 2014 to 2021, surpassing suicides for the first time since 2010. The number of homicides in this age group was 12.3 per 100,000 population in 2020 and 12.8 in 2021.
Suicide rate among adults in their early 20s hits 50-year high according to to the Associated Press. Adult suicides between the ages of 20 and 24 increased by 9% from 2020 to 2021, rising from 17.8 in 2020 to 19.4 in 2021, the highest of any age group. (Related: Countries aim to crack down as juvenile crime surges to record levels)
Across all age groups, 2019-2020 saw the largest increase in homicides, with an increase of 37%. According to the CDC, the largest annual increase in suicides occurred in 2016-2017, with a 10% increase.
Limited access to mental health treatment, rising levels of depression, and the impact of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic are potential reasons for the rise in suicides and homicides among teens and young adults, according to the Associated Press. It is said that there is The increase “reflects the youth mental health crisis and the need for many policy changes,” Wolfe told The Associated Press.
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