That was my thought as well. Notice that Alzheimer's also makes the list.
Of particular interest is that suicide is on the new list, and wasn't on the old one. That says something about society, but I'm not exactly sure what.
Of particular interest is that suicide is on the new list, and wasn't on the old one. That says something about society, but I'm not exactly sure what.
So it is tough to draw any conclusions about suicide. This document suggests the rate has fallen slightly since 1950:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/contents2011.htm#039
(I wondered what the trend was and looked it up, I'm not involved in public health or anything)
I imagine most suicides were categorized as accidents, back in 1900.