2017 saw highest rate of death due to alcohol, drugs, suicide in US history [pdf]

Re:2017 saw highest rate of death due to alcohol, drugs, sui... by zenpaul on Thursday March 07, 2019 @08:06AM (#19327661)

And in other news, "2017 saw largest total population in US history".

How about "2017 saw highest increase in death due to alcohol, drugs and suicide in US history"?

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Re:2017 saw highest rate of death due to alcohol, drugs, sui... by darrenf on Thursday March 07, 2019 @08:50AM (#19327949)

I'm not sure what population has to do with it. The headline and the PDF itself talk about the rate of death — the text refers to deaths per 100,000 throughout.

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Re:2017 saw highest rate of death due to alcohol, drugs, sui... by kevinventullo on Thursday March 07, 2019 @08:50AM (#19327946)

Headline says "rate of death", implying a correction for total population.

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