In 2021, around 22 percent of LGBQ+ high school students in the United States reported attempting suicide in the past year, compared to six percent of heterosexual students. This graph presents the percentage of high school students in the United States who attempted suicide in the past year as of 2021, by sexual identity.
Percentage of high school students in the United States who attempted 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 attempted suicide in the past year as of 2021, by sexual identity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384889/share-high-school-students-past-year-attempted-suicide-by-sexual-identity/
CDC. "Percentage of high school students in the United States who attempted suicide in the past year as of 2021, by sexual identity." Chart. February 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384889/share-high-school-students-past-year-attempted-suicide-by-sexual-identity/
CDC. (2023). Percentage of high school students in the United States who attempted suicide in the past year as of 2021, by sexual identity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384889/share-high-school-students-past-year-attempted-suicide-by-sexual-identity/
CDC. "Percentage of High School Students in The United States Who Attempted Suicide in The past Year as of 2021, by Sexual Identity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384889/share-high-school-students-past-year-attempted-suicide-by-sexual-identity/
CDC, Percentage of high school students in the United States who attempted suicide in the past year as of 2021, by sexual identity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384889/share-high-school-students-past-year-attempted-suicide-by-sexual-identity/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Percentage of high school students in the United States who attempted suicide in the past year as of 2021, by sexual identity [Graph], CDC, February 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384889/share-high-school-students-past-year-attempted-suicide-by-sexual-identity/
