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 November 21, 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 November 21, 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: November 21, 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 November 21, 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/
