High-altitude living has it's pluses and it's drawbacks. Who wouldn't love to stand at the peak of a mountaintop and look down at the peaceful valley below? But there's a downside to all of that beauty and serenity.
According to a new study published in High Altitude Medicine and Biology, living at a high altitude is associated with a greater risk of suicide, which is not a good thing if you call the mountains of Colorado your home.
Researchers at the University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Ohio looked at the death rate over twenty years for counties in the United States after recording their altitude using information from the United States Geologic Survey. The results were eye opening.
The good news is people living in counties at a higher altitude had a lower mortality than people living at lower levels.
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