Saturday, April 18, 2015

5 Statistic on Teen Suicides

  1. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for ages 10-24
  2. More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic long disease combined
  3. Every day there are an average of over 5,400 attempt by kids in grades 7-12
  4. Four out of five teens who attempt suicide have given clear warning signs (that's 80%)
  5. Females attempt suicide more than three times as often as males; but males die by suicide more than four times as often as females
Statistics found at the Jason Foundation from the 2013 CDC reports.

For more statistics on suicide in general with graphs and stuff check out the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

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