I’m speaking within an American context. The decline in organized religion in the US has been very rapid (since 1998, really, after decades of stability), and other community constructs have not arisen in their place. For example, living with parents or extended family is much less common in the US than in Italy or Spain (which have particularly low suicide rates).
Likewise, the drop in fertility rate has been steeper in the US. Rates dropped from almost 4 in 1960 to 1.8 today. Sweden dropped from about 2.5 to 1.85.
> and other community constructs have not arisen in their place.
This is really the issue. If the Church had been replaced by some other form of community, that would be one thing, but it has been replaced by nothing.
Likewise, the drop in fertility rate has been steeper in the US. Rates dropped from almost 4 in 1960 to 1.8 today. Sweden dropped from about 2.5 to 1.85.