Suicide rates of US children ages 5-17

The overall suicide rate for the age group has gone from 2.1 per 100,000 in 2011 to 3.1 per 100,000 in 2020 -- an increase of 50%. For Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native children, the increase has been steeper -- 71%, 109% and 56%, respectively.

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