In 2021, around 45 percent of LGBQ+ high school students in the United States reported seriously considering suicide in the past year, compared to 15 percent of heterosexual students. This graph presents the percentage of high school students in the United States who seriously considered suicide in the past year as of 2021, by sexual identity.
Percentage of high school students in the United States who seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year as of 2021, by sexual identity
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CDC. (February 13, 2023). Percentage of high school students in the United States who seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year as of 2021, by sexual identity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384852/share-high-school-students-past-year-seriously-considered-suicide-by-sexual-identity/
CDC. "Percentage of high school students in the United States who seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year as of 2021, by sexual identity." Chart. February 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384852/share-high-school-students-past-year-seriously-considered-suicide-by-sexual-identity/
CDC. (2023). Percentage of high school students in the United States who seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year as of 2021, by sexual identity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384852/share-high-school-students-past-year-seriously-considered-suicide-by-sexual-identity/
CDC. "Percentage of High School Students in The United States Who Seriously Considered Attempting Suicide in The past Year as of 2021, by Sexual Identity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384852/share-high-school-students-past-year-seriously-considered-suicide-by-sexual-identity/
CDC, Percentage of high school students in the United States who seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year as of 2021, by sexual identity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384852/share-high-school-students-past-year-seriously-considered-suicide-by-sexual-identity/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of high school students in the United States who seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year as of 2021, by sexual identity [Graph], CDC, February 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384852/share-high-school-students-past-year-seriously-considered-suicide-by-sexual-identity/
