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The Chickasha Daily Express
Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma
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Health department statistics show a rapid increase in New York's suicide rate from 14 per 100,000 in 1892 to 22 in 1902, aligning with a global trend in civilized areas, though lower than in many European cities like Dresden (51) and Berlin (36). Country-wide increases noted in France, Germany, and others over 25 years.
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More Persons, Here and Abroad, Are Yearly Taking Their Lives.
A rapid increase in the number of suicides in New York city in proportion to the population is shown by the health department statistics which have just been made public. In 1892 14 persons took their lives out of every 100,000 inhabitants. In 1902 there were 22 suicides to each 100,000.
This rapid increase is in line with a tendency noticeable not only in cities but also in rural districts in much the larger part of the civilized world. It has not gone so far as yet in New York, however, as to bring the annual suicide rate to as high a point as it reached in some European cities. In Dresden, for instance, the rate is 51 per 100,000 inhabitants. In Paris it is 12; in Berlin, 36; in Vienna, 28; in Stockholm, 27; in London, 23. The lowest rates reported from any of the large European cities are from Lisbon and Madrid, with only 2 and 3 suicides per 100,000 per annum respectively.
The statistics showing the increase in the rate in the main European countries are very significant. In France, for instance, as against 15.7 per 100,000 inhabitants 25 years ago the rate is now 22.4. In Germany the increase is about the same, and in Belgium only a little less. Austria increased by 3.9 per 100,000. Hungary by 2.7. England by 1.5. Scotland by 1.8. Russia showed no increase. These are the rates for the entire population of the countries named, and not merely for the cities, where the increase has been in general much more rapid.
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New York City; European Cities Including Dresden, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Stockholm, London, Lisbon, Madrid; Countries Including France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, England, Scotland, Russia
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1892 1902; 25 Years Prior To Publication
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Statistics reveal rising suicide rates in New York from 14 to 22 per 100,000 between 1892 and 1902, mirroring global increases in civilized regions, with comparisons to higher European city rates and country-wide trends showing increments in most nations except Russia.