During the period from February 21 to March 20, 2021, on average 856 girls aged 12-17 years visited the emergency department (ED) per week for suspected suicide attempts. In comparison, on average 196 boys of the same age, just one fourth of the number of girls, visited the ED per week for suspected suicide attempts.
This statistic portrays the 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.
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
March 29-April 25, 2020, July 26-August 22, 2020, February 21-March 20, 2021
Age group
12-17 years
Supplementary notes
ED visits for suspected suicide attempts were defined using NSSP’s syndrome definition based on a combination of chief complaint terms and administrative
discharge diagnosis codes.
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MMWR & CDC, 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/1247303/suicide-attempts-weekly-cases-among-us-teens-during-covid-by-gender/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
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/1247303/suicide-attempts-weekly-cases-among-us-teens-during-covid-by-gender/
