CDC report links lower suicide rates to income, health coverage and broadband internet access

Suicide rates are lower in U.S. counties with more health insurance coverage and broadband internet access and higher income, a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis suggests. The overall U.S. suicide rate in 2022 was 14.2 per 100,000 people, the CDC report said. Rural residents and those ages 45 to 64 and 24 to 44 had the highest suicide rate,…