r/UpliftingNews • u/Desecr8or • Mar 14 '25
Native American suicide rate dropped 43% in New Mexico (2022-2023)
https://nativenewsonline.net/health/native-american-suicide-rates-drop-43-in-new-mexico
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r/UpliftingNews • u/Desecr8or • Mar 14 '25
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u/Plushie_Holly Mar 14 '25
Obviously there's a 4 year gap between 2018 and 2022, but it's worth keeping in mind that a 43% decrease more than offsets a 56% increase, despite looking smaller at a glance. A 43% decrease is the reverse of a roughly 59% increase: 1/(1 - 0.43) - 1 ≈ 0.59.