In the 12 months leading up to a 2021 survey, around 22.2 percent of American high school students had seriously considered a suicide attempt. The prevalence of suicidal ideation was highest among female students, at 30 percent.
Share of high school students who considered attempting suicide in the last year in the United States in 2021, by sex
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CDC. (April 28, 2023). Share of high school students who considered attempting suicide in the last year in the United States in 2021, by sex [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222126/us-students-who-considered-attempting-suicide-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Share of high school students who considered attempting suicide in the last year in the United States in 2021, by sex." Chart. April 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222126/us-students-who-considered-attempting-suicide-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. (2023). Share of high school students who considered attempting suicide in the last year in the United States in 2021, by sex. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222126/us-students-who-considered-attempting-suicide-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Share of High School Students Who Considered Attempting Suicide in The Last Year in The United States in 2021, by Sex." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222126/us-students-who-considered-attempting-suicide-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC, Share of high school students who considered attempting suicide in the last year in the United States in 2021, by sex Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222126/us-students-who-considered-attempting-suicide-by-gender-and-ethnicity/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Share of high school students who considered attempting suicide in the last year in the United States in 2021, by sex [Graph], CDC, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/222126/us-students-who-considered-attempting-suicide-by-gender-and-ethnicity/