The Stability of Suicide

It’s a bright, gorgeous morning here at Harlem headquarters, which obviously means it’s the perfect time to revisit one of Microkhan’s favorite topics: suicide.

The graph above shows the suicide rate in the United States between 1950 and 2005. As you can see, it’s been remarkably stable over the years, despite increasing awareness of mental-health issues and suicide prevention tactics. There have been intermittent increases, such as in 1975, but they could hardly qualify as spikes. (One research