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The website report format doesn't label things, so I added some in MSPaint. Let's check it out:pic.twitter.com/9Jzk4sZdT1
So firearm *deaths* are up 38%, but the firearm death *rate* is only up 18%. More than half the increase is rising population. And the underlying rate is fairly stable until 2015-2017. Let's look closer.
The firearm homicide rate had a small bump in the last few years, but probably doesn't rise to statistical significance. The suicide rate accounts for most deaths, and has been trending steadily upward since...well, if I were a *fucking hack*, I'd say since Obama was elected.
What's the moral, kids? Fucked if I know. Except: Never trust statistics that don't come with base rates. (Deleted/RTed to fix threading)
Oh, and also: THIS SITE IS FREE! USE THIS SITE! EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU AND THE TRUTH IS RIGHT HERE! Main site: https://wonder.cdc.gov/ Subsite I used for this tweetstorm: https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html
Good work. Do you happen to know if the moderate firearm suicide rate increase is partly explained by male Boomers reaching the age of infirmity? Most of the emphasis in popular media accounts is on younger, but I've never seen age cohorts broken out per cap.
The most plausible proposals for the general suicide trend that I've seen are: a) 2008 recession, b) shit just happens sometimes. But I think you can break out the data you're asking for at the CDC site, it's pretty easy to use.
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