Death Of Death Among Americans

Suicide continues to be one of the main causes of death in teens throughout America. Statistically, suicide in the second leading cause of death for those ages ten to twenty-four and around 3,470 people grades ninth to twelfth attempt suicide each day in the United States (Youth Suicide Statistics 1). The reason for these people wanting to take their life is unknown, however, divorce of parents, formation of a new family, or moving to a new community, are common reasons for suicide. On the other hand, those who battle depression or develop depression increase the risk of a suicide attempt. People may think that everything is going wrong and dying is the only solution; but people will always be willing to help. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem and nothing is worth taking your own life over.

A study done by Dr. Beautrais shows that suicide ideation and behaviors rarely happen before puberty, it is during the height of puberty and forward that increase these ideations and behaviors. The most crucial age range for suicide attempts are between 18 and 24 (Beautrais, 2003).

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has published a fact sheet of statistics on suicide in the United States. In 2007, it is reported that suicide was the tenth leading cause of death. Furthermore, for every suicide committed, eleven were attempted. A total of 34,598 deaths occurred from suicide with an overall rate of 11.3 suicide deaths per 100,000 people. (NIMH, 2010). Risk factors were also noted on this report and listed “depression and other mental disorders, or a substance abuse disorder (often in combination with other mental disorders). More than ninety percent of people who die by suicide have these risk factors (NIMH, 2010).”

According to Fowler, Crosby, Parks, and Ivey (2013), suicide and nonfatal suicidal ideations are significant public health concerns for adolescents and young adults. While the onset of suicidal behaviors is observed as young as six years of age, rates of death and nonfatal injury resulting from suicidal behavior are moderately low until 15 years of age (Fowler et al., 2013). According to Fowler et al (2013), the most current available statistics in the United States (U. S.) reported suicide as the third leading cause of death among youth aged 10-14 and 15-19 years, and it was the second leading cause of death among persons aged 20-24 years.

In the United States handguns are the most common means of suicide. The World Health Organization identifies suicide as a serious public health concern. People experiencing social difficulties may result in ending their lives using a firearm at their disposition. People experiencing psychological disorders due to illness or alcohol and drug abuse are also highly likely to commit suicide using a handgun. A study in northeastern Unites State established that 91% of suicide attempts by firearms resulted in death. Males are more likely to commit suicide using firearms. It is not uncommon to hear of cases where an entire family is eliminated by the gun. A husband or wife shooting their partner and children and then commits suicide. Guns can be fatally dangerous in the wrong

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. There are approximately 121 successful suicides a day, and 44,193 a year. Almost 50% of suicides are committed with a firearm. Seven out of ten suicides are committed by white middle aged men. It is proven that men die from suicide 3.5 times more than women; however, it is documented that women try three times more. Over the past 17 years’ suicide rates have increased steadily. Suicide rates are higher in people who are 34 and older. Whites currently hold the highest suicide rate. The most popular form of suicide is with a firearm it accounts for 49.8%. Second is suffocation at 26.8%, then poisoning at 15.4%, and other at 7.9%. No count is kept for people who attempted

Death is an inevitable and unfortunate part of life that is often met with fear and despair. Some are afraid of the anticipated pain and the uncertainty of the afterlife, while others can accept their fate and see death as part of a cycle in nature. Most of us would prefer to die in the comfort of our homes with loved ones and under their own terms, however approximately 50% of Americans die in hospitals. And although our lifespans continue to climb due to medication and technology, it is those advancements that keep people from leaving this world as they see fit. No matter how a person dies, there is a sense of loss and grief for those who were surrounded or influenced by this person. It is often very hard to cope

The news and media in general seems to have a strong arm in influencing the way people view the modern world. Movies tend to glamorize death in an open manner, while news media are a little more subtle. Death plays a very large role in how the news portrays events and ideas, in fact, it is commonly used as a metric to survey the severity of current events. The notion of death has always been taboo in American culture, and news networks usually handle it in a sensitive manner like anyone would. However, when taking other forms of media into account, death can eventually make the event even more stimulating.

Death is the terminating factor of all living organisms in the human body. Examples of these functions includes malnutrition, disease, suicide/homicide, starvation/dehydration, etc. Sadly, shortly after these tragic accidents the bodies living organisms starts to decompose, causing family members to grief and be in pain.

Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds. Nearly 60% of suicides in the United States are committed with a gun. Overdose using over-the-counter, prescription, and nonprescription medicine is also a very common method for suicide. In 2001 there were 400,000 emergency room visits, 30,622 deaths, 16,869 firearm suicides, 6,198 suffocation suicides, and 5,191 poisoning suicides. Suicide is committed because some people are depressed, they use firearms and overdosing on drugs to commit their suicide.

Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death and is growing at a fast rate in America. Every thirteen minutes a death by suicide occurs. Currently the suicide rate for males is five times higher compared to that of females. Out of all US suicides, male suicide takes up approximately 79%. This phenomena continues to persist even after years of this statistic being put on the public spectrum. These causes for suicide include but are not limited to; the pressure put upon men to be “the primary earner” and provide for the family, the collapse of the job market during 2008 when there was an alarming spike in male suicide and job loss, and the fact that when men do commit suicide they tend to do it with lethal methods such as a firearm.

Suicide is a serious public health problem that occurs in all regions of the world. Epidemiological estimates hold that more than 800,000 suicide deaths occur worldwide annually and suicide was the second leading cause of death for individuals between the age of 15 and 29 years of age (WHO, 2014). In the United States, 41,149 suicides occurred and it was the 10th leading cause of death in 2013 (CDC, 2015). The age-adjusted death rates declined for eight other leading causes of death, including heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, as well as kidney disease from 2011 to 2012 in the United States. However, the rate of suicide rose two percentage points to

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approximately every 13.7 seconds someone in the United States completes suicide. (Erin M. Sullivan & Thomas R. Simon, 2013) In 2007 this preventable public health problem was the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for over 34,000 deaths. (National Institute of Mental Health, 2013) (Elizabeth M. Varcarolis, 2010) This astonishing number of deaths is accumulative of various acts of suicide.

In America, a person ¨commits suicide every 16.2 minutes (“11 Facts About Suicide”)”. Since a numerous amount of people die from suicide everyday, it has been a big problem in the U.S. Being suicidal is when someone feels hopeless, pathetic and worthless. Suicidal thoughts affect the mental capacity of people and it can interfere with their daily lives. The controversy on how to save the life of a suicidal patient remains inconclusive; some people believe it should start with prevention and/or awareness programs, whereas others think it should start with the affordability of treatment.

Suicide is currently the 10th leading cause of death in the United States (Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury, 2017). On average, 121 Americans complete suicide each day (CDC Fatal Injuries Report 2015, 2015). The American people are living longer with advances to medical care and technology, yet suicide rates continue to rise. According to the CDC, suicide rates have increased by 24% from the year 1999 to 2014 (Curtain, Warner & Hedegaard, 2016). Consequently, the suicide epidemic continues to grow with no clear path to prevention. This literature review was conducted using the Robert Morris University Library online databases. Databases accessed include PubMed…………., from the years 2000 to 2017. Overall, most the articles obtained are