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April 2023

There is no suicide epidemic
Suicide, like loneliness, is another factor of modern society that is often said to be on the increase, and even at ‘epidemic’ levels.
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Loneliness rates among US students...
...have decreased in all grades in recent decades
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Life satisfaction around the world...
...increases across and within countries with income (and thus over time)
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Percentage of income spent on necessities…
…has almost halved in the last 100 years
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March 2023

Leisure hours per week...
...have increased by 7 hours since 1965
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The time spent doing chores in the US…
Has fallen by two thirds in the last 100 years
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The fraction of a person’s life taken up by work in the UK…
…has fallen by 25% since 1960
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Global well being…
…has exponentially increased over the last 100 years
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Average IQ around the world…
…has increased by around 25 points in the last 100 years
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Violence against wives and girlfriends in the US...
...has decreased to a quarter of the rate in 1995
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February 2023

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