[gloryless]

This is nonsense. Suicides are down in 2020. It was a virus that killed people, the deaths were reported. Conspiracy theories are so exhausting

[lettergram]

The government has an incentive to report deaths as covid deaths. I'm simply stating it is not 100% clear what causes the deaths. The reason I suspect a higher suicide rate than otherwise estimated is that the number of people with suicidal ideation has doubled.

NOTE, I was also considering unintentional suicide (overdoses), which were dramatically up (38%).

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/p1218-overdose-death...

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932a1.htm

https://thefederalist.com/2021/04/16/suicides-fell-in-2020-w...

[ryandrake]

> The government has an incentive to report deaths as covid deaths.

What is this incentive? How did governments benefit from more covid deaths?

[anoncake]

It makes their policies appear sensible.

[shiftpgdn]

You say that with such certainy but the official number I've seen is a 10% increase. Also there is no measure for misery.

[shlant]

it would be helpful if you provided your sources