(S (S (BASENP (DT The) (JJ overall) (JJ national) (NN suicide) (NN rate)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBG decreasing) (COLON --) (ADVP (ADVP (RB down) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (BASENP (NN 42)) (PP (IN per) (BASENP (NN 100,000)))) (PP (IN in) (BASENP (NN 1995)))))) (PP (TO to) (NP (BASENP (NN 23.5)) (ADVP (BASENP (NN two) (NNS years)) (RB ago)))))))) (PERIOD .))