1. Now let’s take a look at the Georgia statistics:
The suicide rate in GA has increased 16.2% since 1999.
Over the last year, there was a total of 1,409 reported deaths by suicide. I emphasize the word “reported” because sometime in cases were there might’ve been suicide, the cause of death is actually unclear.
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for ages and the 3rd leading cause of death for ages Last year’s statistics indicated that suicide was the 3rd leading cause of death for ages
Also, in Georgia twice as many people die by suicide as by homicide and nearly as many people die by suicide as by motor vehicle accidents.
On average, one person dies by suicide every six hours in Georgia.