News Suicide rate up 33% in less than 20 years, yet funding lags behind other top killers November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 Anne Godlasky and Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY Comments 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."