Youth Suicide Statistics
Now the second leading cause of death in American youth ages 10-34 years old, suicide causes more deaths in one year than does heart disease, cancer, AIDS, birth defects, influenza, pneumonia, and chronic lung disease COMBINED. One thing is certain, youth suicide poses and existential threat to America’s youth and is perhaps the most deadly health crisis our generation will face. As such each day that passes wherein this issue remains shrouded in silence, and plagued by inaction and proper leadership, is another day that we lose our young, lives cut far too short, ending before they even fully begun. Below are a few key statistics that give a general overview of the scope of youth suicide as well as a few specifics on the demographic differences in youth suicide rates.
3 Reasons to pay attention & Read on
Rate Increase worst in our youngest youth
Suicide statistics by gender
Why we must prioritize treatment & vigilance
Suicide in the lgbtq+ population
The above statistics came from the CDC. For more information on youth suicide in America as well as the CDC recommendations on youth suicide prevention, click below: