U.S. students who considered attempting suicide 2021, by sex

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 14, 2023
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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Release date

April 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2021

Number of respondents

17,232 respondents

Special properties

During the 12 months before the survey

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

The 2021 YRBS sampling frame consisted of all regular public schools (including charter schools), parochial schools, and other private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

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