During the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic from March 29 to April 25, 2020, girls aged 12-17 years were around 27 percent less likely to visit the emergency department (ED) for suspected suicide attempts compared to the same time interval in 2019. However, during the period February 21 to March 20, 2021, they were 50 percent more likely to have visited the ED for suspected suicide attempt compared to the same time interval in 2019.
This statistic portrays the percentage change in mean number of ED visits per week for suspected suicide attempts among U.S. teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021, by gender.
Percentage change in mean number of ED visits per week for suspected suicide attempts among U.S. teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021, by gender
Percent change in visits per week during each surveillance period was calculated as the difference in total visits between the surveillance period and the reference
period, divided by the total visits during the reference period, times 100%. Reference period refers to the same period of time in 2019.
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MMWR, & CDC. (June 18, 2021). Percentage change in mean number of ED visits per week for suspected suicide attempts among U.S. teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247282/suicide-attempt-rate-change-among-us-teens-during-covid-by-gender/
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage change in mean number of ED visits per week for suspected suicide attempts among U.S. teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021, by gender." Chart. June 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247282/suicide-attempt-rate-change-among-us-teens-during-covid-by-gender/
MMWR, CDC. (2021). Percentage change in mean number of ED visits per week for suspected suicide attempts among U.S. teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247282/suicide-attempt-rate-change-among-us-teens-during-covid-by-gender/
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage Change in Mean Number of Ed Visits per Week for Suspected Suicide Attempts among U.S. Teenagers during The Covid-19 Pandemic from 2020 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247282/suicide-attempt-rate-change-among-us-teens-during-covid-by-gender/
MMWR & CDC, Percentage change in mean number of ED visits per week for suspected suicide attempts among U.S. teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247282/suicide-attempt-rate-change-among-us-teens-during-covid-by-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage change in mean number of ED visits per week for suspected suicide attempts among U.S. teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021, by gender [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, June 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247282/suicide-attempt-rate-change-among-us-teens-during-covid-by-gender/
