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The sucide rate in the United States has increased over the last 20 years according to the Centers for Disease Control:

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/suicide-rates-are...

What I find interesting is that Nevada actually decreased, a place where you can literally lose it all. All of those Midwest states, where quality of life is generally considered the highest and happiest, have the highest increases.

I would imagine that most people losing it all in Nevada don't actually live there though.

Nevada already had a very high suicide rate.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/suicide-mortality/...

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