Suicides climbed to a record 49,500 last year, putting the suicide rate higher than it has been since the beginning of World War II, according to government data released Thursday.

Suicide deaths rose 3% in 2022, jumping by more than 1,000 deaths, the new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show.

The provisional data is based on U.S. death certificates and is almost complete, although it could change slightly before it is finalized.

Men took their own lives nearly four times as much as women.

A total of 39,255 men committed suicide last year, compared to 10,194 women. Both numbers are higher than in 2021, when suicides spiked 4% and a total of 38,358 men and 9,825 women took their own lives. (Read more from “Suicides Hit Record High Last Year in U.S., Men Are Vast Majority of Deaths” HERE)

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