Facts on the Issue of Teenage Suicide
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The age-adjusted suicide rate in 2022 was 14.21 per 100,000 individuals.
In 2022, men died by suicide 3.85 times more than women.
White males accounted for 68.46% of suicide deaths in 2022.
In 2022, firearms accounted for 54.64% of all suicide deaths.
The facts above can be found on the AFSP website here :
Each year, about 1 in 4 kids and teens have some kind of mental health issue, and 1 in 3 will have one at some point in their lives. The most common mental health problems are anxiety disorders, such as extreme worry or separation anxiety. Other frequent issues include behavior problems like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Depression occurs at a rate of about 2% during childhood and from 4%-7% during adolescence, affecting up to about 20% of adolescents by the time they reach adulthood.
The fact above can be found on the Mary Elise Foundation website here :
More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease, COMBINED.
Four out of Five individuals considering suicide give some sign of their intentions, either verbally or behaviorally.