News Suicide rate up 33% in less than 20 years, yet funding lags behind other top killers November 29, 2018November 29, 2018Anne Godlasky and Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAYComments Off on Suicide rate up 33% in less than 20 years, yet funding lags behind other top killers Suicide rates are up 33% in the U.S., yet funding lags behind that of all other top causes of death — leaving suicide research in its "infancy."