According to a survey conducted in five Central American countries among people of the LGTBQ+ community, 66 percent of non-binary people surveyed said they had thoughts about taking their lives, the highest among all surveyed groups.
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Share of LGBTQ+ population that thought about committing suicide in Central America in 2023, by sexual orientation
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Share of LGBTQ+ respondents
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Infosegura. (December 31, 2023). Share of LGBTQ+ population that thought about committing suicide in Central America in 2023, by sexual orientation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463373/share-of-lgbtq-people-who-thought-about-suicide-central-america-by-orientation/
Infosegura. "Share of LGBTQ+ population that thought about committing suicide in Central America in 2023, by sexual orientation." Chart. December 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463373/share-of-lgbtq-people-who-thought-about-suicide-central-america-by-orientation/
Infosegura. (2023). Share of LGBTQ+ population that thought about committing suicide in Central America in 2023, by sexual orientation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463373/share-of-lgbtq-people-who-thought-about-suicide-central-america-by-orientation/
Infosegura. "Share of Lgbtq+ Population That Thought about Committing Suicide in Central America in 2023, by Sexual Orientation." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463373/share-of-lgbtq-people-who-thought-about-suicide-central-america-by-orientation/
Infosegura, Share of LGBTQ+ population that thought about committing suicide in Central America in 2023, by sexual orientation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463373/share-of-lgbtq-people-who-thought-about-suicide-central-america-by-orientation/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of LGBTQ+ population that thought about committing suicide in Central America in 2023, by sexual orientation [Graph], Infosegura, December 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463373/share-of-lgbtq-people-who-thought-about-suicide-central-america-by-orientation/