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Reduce suicide attempts by adolescents that required medical attention — MHMD‑02 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
2.3 suicide attempts that required medical attention per 100 population (2023)

National Target:
1.8 per 100

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
2.4 suicide attempts that required medical attention per 100 population of students in grades 9 through 12 occurred in the past 12 months, as reported in 2017 1

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Suicide attempts by adolescents that required medical attention, 2017-2023
(suicide attempts that required medical attention per 100 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Total
2.4
CI 2.1 / 2.9
SE 0.201
2.5
CI 2.1 / 3.0
SE 0.204
2.9
CI 2.5 / 3.4
SE 0.225
2.3
CI 1.6 / 3.3
SE 0.415

Suicide attempts by adolescents that required medical attention by Sex, 2017-2023
(suicide attempts that required medical attention per 100 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Male
1.5
CI 1.2 / 2.0
SE 0.215
1.7
CI 1.3 / 2.3
SE 0.235
1.7
CI 1.4 / 2.0
SE 0.159
1.4
CI 0.9 / 2.2
SE 0.326
Female
3.1
CI 2.5 / 3.8
SE 0.324
3.3
CI 2.6 / 4.2
SE 0.383
3.9
CI 3.1 / 4.8
SE 0.435
3.3
CI 2.4 / 4.6
SE 0.551

Suicide attempts by adolescents that required medical attention by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-2023  2
(suicide attempts that required medical attention per 100 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
3.1
CI 1.7 / 5.6
SE 0.916
3.5
CI 1.9 / 6.3
SE 1.025
2.2
CI 0.8 / 6.3
SE 1.161
2.9
CI 0.9 / 8.5
SE 1.598
Asian only
3.2
CI 1.7 / 5.8
SE 0.959
1.8
CI 0.7 / 4.7
SE 0.867
1.8
CI 1.1 / 3.0
SE 0.447
2.5
CI 1.1 / 5.6
SE 1.031
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
3.7
CI 1.2 / 10.5
SE 1.963
3.6
CI 1.3 / 9.2
SE 1.719
5.8
CI 1.9 / 16.6
SE 3.178
4.6
CI 2.1 / 9.6
SE 1.746
Black or African American only
3.6
CI 2.5 / 5.2
SE 0.635
3.7
CI 2.5 / 5.5
SE 0.712
4.8
CI 3.5 / 6.4
SE 0.706
1.9
CI 1.3 / 2.6
SE 0.320
White only
1.9
CI 1.5 / 2.4
SE 0.214
2.0
CI 1.6 / 2.6
SE 0.247
2.5
CI 2.0 / 3.2
SE 0.299
2.1
CI 1.4 / 3.2
SE 0.443
2 or more races
4.2
CI 2.6 / 6.5
SE 0.918
5.0
CI 3.1 / 7.9
SE 1.154
4.6
CI 3.0 / 6.9
SE 0.945
3.8
CI 2.0 / 7.2
SE 1.240
Hispanic or Latino
2.8
CI 2.2 / 3.6
SE 0.353
3.0
CI 2.3 / 3.8
SE 0.347
3.8
CI 3.3 / 4.4
SE 0.294
3.0
CI 2.0 / 4.4
SE 0.586
Not Hispanic or Latino
2.3
CI 1.8 / 2.8
SE 0.233
2.4
CI 1.9 / 3.0
SE 0.271
2.6
CI 2.2 / 3.2
SE 0.253
2.0
CI 1.4 / 3.0
SE 0.391
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
0.5
CI 0.1 / 3.5
SE 0.472
5.2
CI 2.6 / 10.2
SE 1.789
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
2.7
CI 1.3 / 5.3
SE 0.922
1.7
CI 0.6 / 4.6
SE 0.848
1.6
CI 0.6 / 4.1
SE 0.745
2.1
CI 0.8 / 5.4
SE 1.014
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
3.7
CI 0.6 / 19.3
SE 3.219
0.6
CI 0.1 / 4.6
SE 0.594
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
3.4
CI 2.3 / 4.8
SE 0.604
3.3
CI 2.2 / 4.9
SE 0.654
4.4
CI 3.1 / 6.3
SE 0.784
1.8
CI 1.2 / 2.7
SE 0.363
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
1.9
CI 1.4 / 2.4
SE 0.242
2.1
CI 1.5 / 2.8
SE 0.324
2.4
CI 1.9 / 3.1
SE 0.298
2.0
CI 1.2 / 3.3
SE 0.522
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
3.5
CI 1.8 / 6.9
SE 1.182
4.1
CI 2.2 / 7.5
SE 1.241
3.0
CI 1.8 / 4.9
SE 0.746
2.4
CI 1.3 / 4.1
SE 0.667

Suicide attempts by adolescents that required medical attention by Family income, 2017-2023
(suicide attempts that required medical attention per 100 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Family income
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Suicide attempts by adolescents that required medical attention by Health insurance status, 2017-2023
(suicide attempts that required medical attention per 100 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Health insurance status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Suicide attempts by adolescents that required medical attention by Geographic location, 2017-2023
(suicide attempts that required medical attention per 100 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Geographic location
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Suicide attempts by adolescents that required medical attention by Country of birth, 2017-2023
(suicide attempts that required medical attention per 100 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Country of birth
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Suicide attempts by adolescents that required medical attention by Disability status, 2017-2023
(suicide attempts that required medical attention per 100 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Disability status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Suicide attempts by adolescents that required medical attention by Sexual orientation, 2017-2023  3
(suicide attempts that required medical attention per 100 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Straight
DNA
DNA
1.5
CI 1.2 / 1.8
SE 0.156
1.2
CI 0.9 / 1.6
SE 0.172
Straight, Male
DNA
DNA
0.9
CI 0.7 / 1.2
SE 0.125
0.9
CI 0.6 / 1.4
SE 0.193
Straight, Female
DNA
DNA
2.1
CI 1.5 / 2.9
SE 0.327
1.6
CI 1.2 / 2.1
SE 0.213
Gay/​Lesbian
DNA
DNA
6.3
CI 4.1 / 9.6
SE 1.343
4.4
CI 2.4 / 8.2
SE 1.388
Gay, Male
DNA
DNA
7.4
CI 3.2 / 16.1
SE 2.982
2.3
CI 0.6 / 9.0
SE 1.631
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DNA
DNA
3.0
CI 1.4 / 6.3
SE 1.115
6.0
CI 2.9 / 11.8
SE 2.097
Bisexual
DNA
DNA
8.7
CI 6.7 / 11.2
SE 1.096
4.9
CI 3.2 / 7.5
SE 1.066
Bisexual, Male
DNA
DNA
6.8
CI 2.8 / 15.3
SE 2.848
2.6
CI 0.7 / 9.0
SE 1.674
Bisexual, Female
DNA
DNA
8.8
CI 6.3 / 12.1
SE 1.419
5.6
CI 3.6 / 8.6
SE 1.232

Suicide attempts by adolescents that required medical attention by Obesity status, 2017-2023
(suicide attempts that required medical attention per 100 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
With obesity
2.4
CI 1.5 / 3.7
SE 0.518
3.4
CI 2.4 / 4.8
SE 0.567
2.6
CI 1.5 / 4.4
SE 0.677
3.1
CI 2.0 / 4.6
SE 0.619
Without obesity
2.2
CI 1.8 / 2.6
SE 0.206
2.1
CI 1.7 / 2.5
SE 0.204
2.5
CI 2.1 / 3.1
SE 0.245
2.1
CI 1.4 / 3.2
SE 0.445

Suicide attempts by adolescents that required medical attention by Grade or Grade level, 2017-2023
(suicide attempts that required medical attention per 100 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
9th grade
2.6
CI 1.9 / 3.6
SE 0.421
2.3
CI 1.7 / 3.1
SE 0.348
3.1
CI 2.5 / 3.8
SE 0.328
2.8
CI 2.2 / 3.8
SE 0.398
10th grade
2.6
CI 1.8 / 3.6
SE 0.437
2.7
CI 1.8 / 3.9
SE 0.499
2.9
CI 1.9 / 4.3
SE 0.570
1.9
CI 1.4 / 2.7
SE 0.337
11th grade
2.2
CI 1.7 / 2.9
SE 0.312
2.3
CI 1.7 / 3.3
SE 0.405
3.0
CI 2.3 / 3.9
SE 0.391
2.8
CI 1.7 / 4.4
SE 0.656
12th grade
1.9
CI 1.4 / 2.7
SE 0.307
2.7
CI 2.0 / 3.7
SE 0.421
2.4
CI 1.9 / 3.1
SE 0.300
1.5
CI 0.7 / 3.5
SE 0.637

Disparity