A 2022 survey conducted in the United States found that adults who identified as LGB (lesbian, gay, bisexual) were more likely to have suicidal thoughts, plans, or attempts than heterosexual individuals. The share of bisexual adults in the U.S. who attempted suicide in the past year was 3.3 percent, the highest compared to other groups. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults who had suicidal thoughts, plans, or attempts in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity.
Percentage of adults who had suicide thoughts, plans, or attempts in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity
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SAMHSA. (November 13, 2023). Percentage of adults who had suicide thoughts, plans, or attempts in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412661/suicidal-intentions-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of adults who had suicide thoughts, plans, or attempts in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity." Chart. November 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412661/suicidal-intentions-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA. (2023). Percentage of adults who had suicide thoughts, plans, or attempts in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412661/suicidal-intentions-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of Adults Who Had Suicide Thoughts, Plans, or Attempts in The past Year in The U.S. as of 2022, by Sexual Identity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412661/suicidal-intentions-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA, Percentage of adults who had suicide thoughts, plans, or attempts in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412661/suicidal-intentions-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/ (last visited November 16, 2024)
Percentage of adults who had suicide thoughts, plans, or attempts in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity [Graph], SAMHSA, November 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412661/suicidal-intentions-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
