Percentage of high school students in the United States who seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year in 2011, 2021 and 2023, by race/ethnicity
Characteristic
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Multiracial
2023
14%
20%
18%
22%
22%
2021
18%
22%
22%
23%
24%
2011
19%
13%
17%
15%
22%
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In 2023, around 22 percent of multiracial high school students in the United States reported seriously considering suicide in the past year, compared to 14 percent of Asian students. This graph presents the percentage of high school students in the United States who seriously considered suicide in the past year in 2011, 2021, and 2023, by race/ethnicity.
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CDC. (August 6, 2024). Percentage of high school students in the United States who seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year in 2011, 2021 and 2023, by race/ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1384864/share-high-school-students-past-year-seriously-considered-suicide-by-race-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of high school students in the United States who seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year in 2011, 2021 and 2023, by race/ethnicity." Chart. August 6, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1384864/share-high-school-students-past-year-seriously-considered-suicide-by-race-ethnicity/
CDC. (2024). Percentage of high school students in the United States who seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year in 2011, 2021 and 2023, by race/ethnicity. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1384864/share-high-school-students-past-year-seriously-considered-suicide-by-race-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of High School Students in The United States Who Seriously Considered Attempting Suicide in The past Year in 2011, 2021 and 2023, by Race/Ethnicity." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Aug 2024, /statistics/1384864/share-high-school-students-past-year-seriously-considered-suicide-by-race-ethnicity/
CDC, Percentage of high school students in the United States who seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year in 2011, 2021 and 2023, by race/ethnicity ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1384864/share-high-school-students-past-year-seriously-considered-suicide-by-race-ethnicity/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Percentage of high school students in the United States who seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year in 2011, 2021 and 2023, by race/ethnicity [Graph], CDC, August 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1384864/share-high-school-students-past-year-seriously-considered-suicide-by-race-ethnicity/
