Percentage of high school students in the U.S. who had made a plan about how they would attempt suicide in 2015-2017, by gender and sexual orientation*
Characteristic
Females
Males
Heterosexual
14.3%
8.4%
Lesbian/Gay
38%
23.3%
Bisexual
42%
31.7%
Not sure
27.9%
22.6%
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This statistic shows the percentage of high school students in the U.S. who made a plan about how they would attempt suicide in the past twelve months between 2015 and 2017, by gender and sexual orientation. It was found that around 42 percent of bisexual females and 32 percent of bisexual males had made a plan about how they would attempt suicide in the past year.
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CDC, & MMWR. (November 2, 2018). Percentage of high school students in the U.S. who had made a plan about how they would attempt suicide in 2015-2017, by gender and sexual orientation* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/938715/suicide-plans-high-school-students-by-gender-and-sexual-orientation-us/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of high school students in the U.S. who had made a plan about how they would attempt suicide in 2015-2017, by gender and sexual orientation*." Chart. November 2, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/938715/suicide-plans-high-school-students-by-gender-and-sexual-orientation-us/
CDC, MMWR. (2018). Percentage of high school students in the U.S. who had made a plan about how they would attempt suicide in 2015-2017, by gender and sexual orientation*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/938715/suicide-plans-high-school-students-by-gender-and-sexual-orientation-us/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of High School Students in The U.S. Who Had Made a Plan about How They Would Attempt Suicide in 2015-2017, by Gender and Sexual Orientation*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Nov 2018, /statistics/938715/suicide-plans-high-school-students-by-gender-and-sexual-orientation-us/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of high school students in the U.S. who had made a plan about how they would attempt suicide in 2015-2017, by gender and sexual orientation* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/938715/suicide-plans-high-school-students-by-gender-and-sexual-orientation-us/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Percentage of high school students in the U.S. who had made a plan about how they would attempt suicide in 2015-2017, by gender and sexual orientation* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, November 2, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/938715/suicide-plans-high-school-students-by-gender-and-sexual-orientation-us/
