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Gun suicide deaths by state for 2016. For 20,000 people, mostly men, guns are the means. States in red have seen sharper increases. 85% of suicide attempts by gun are fatal. #gunsuicides #publichealth
Stats of the State - Suicide Mortality cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom… via @CDCgov
Stats of the State - Suicide Mortality cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom… via @CDCgov
The CDC can track data on gun deaths, but since 2001, the passing of the Dickey Amendment effectively blocked expansive CDC research on the public health effects of firearms.
2016 CDC budget :
$50,000: to track data on all injuries nationwide, including firearm-related ones.
$11 million: for research and prevention of arthritisÂ
$6 million for research into prion disease, a fatal illness that affects an estimated 300 people each year.
$50,000: to track data on all injuries nationwide, including firearm-related ones.
$11 million: for research and prevention of arthritisÂ
$6 million for research into prion disease, a fatal illness that affects an estimated 300 people each year.
