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The number of suicides among young people in London more than doubled in the three years up to 2016, according to research by the Brent Centre for Young People.
Twenty-nine Londoners between the ages of ten and 19 years took their own lives in 2015-16, compared to 14 in 2013-14—an increase of 107%. This increase is more than four times the national rate. The number of youth suicide deaths in England and Wales rose by 24% in the same period, from 148 to 184. https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/07/12/ment-j12.html
Rates of suicide rose by about 25% in the U.S. from 1999 to 2016, according to a new report from the CDC. Additionally, over half of states saw an increase of over 30% over the past two decades -- accounting for around 45,000 deaths in 2016 alone -- according to a "Vital Signs" report.