From 2015 to 2019, nearly seven percent of all adults aged 18 to 39 years in the U.S. reported that they seriously thought about killing themselves at least once in the past 12 months. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the United States who had suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, or attempts in the past year from 2015 to 2019, by age.
Percentage of adults in the United States who had suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, or attempts during the previous year from 2015 to 2019, by age
* Respondents who answered “yes” to the question, “At any time in the past 12 months, did you seriously think about trying to kill yourself?” were categorized as having serious thoughts of suicide in the past year.
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CDC, & MMWR. (January 7, 2022). Percentage of adults in the United States who had suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, or attempts during the previous year from 2015 to 2019, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307898/share-suicidal-thoughts-plans-attempts-number-us-adults-by-age/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of adults in the United States who had suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, or attempts during the previous year from 2015 to 2019, by age." Chart. January 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307898/share-suicidal-thoughts-plans-attempts-number-us-adults-by-age/
CDC, MMWR. (2022). Percentage of adults in the United States who had suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, or attempts during the previous year from 2015 to 2019, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307898/share-suicidal-thoughts-plans-attempts-number-us-adults-by-age/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Adults in The United States Who Had Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide Plans, or Attempts during The Previous Year from 2015 to 2019, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307898/share-suicidal-thoughts-plans-attempts-number-us-adults-by-age/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of adults in the United States who had suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, or attempts during the previous year from 2015 to 2019, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307898/share-suicidal-thoughts-plans-attempts-number-us-adults-by-age/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the United States who had suicidal thoughts, suicide plans, or attempts during the previous year from 2015 to 2019, by age [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, January 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307898/share-suicidal-thoughts-plans-attempts-number-us-adults-by-age/
