Originally Posted by
Icarus2001
..............Later this year lets look at the suicide statistics for 2020 in Australia.
Yes. Definitely worth follow up.
I guess that you're tipping an increase and you may be correct.
But the AIHW warns about interpreting trends in suicide rates in Australia because of the very low overall rate and the impact that small yearly variation can have on the rate.
What I am interested in is why, in the USA, without discernible COVID controls, the suicide rate (with firearms) has remained stable for several years through to and including 2020 but the homicide rate has increased dramatically - something like a 20 - 25% increase in just one year.