Youth ( Middle Schoolers ) Detailed Self-Harm Information One in six males and nearly one in three females has seriously thought about killing themselves . The percentages incre through Middle School .
Percentage of Students Who Ever Seriously Thought About Killing Themselves , by Age
35.0 % 31.4 %
30.0 % 28.2 %
27.9 % 28.3 %
25.0 % 21.6 %
23.5 % 21.1 %
22.4 %
23.8 %
20.0 % 17.4 %
15.0 %
10.0 %
5.0 %
0.0 % Total Middle Schoolers 11 or younger 12 13 14 or older Total Male Female
SOURCE : http :// www . floridahealth . gov / statistics-and-data / survey-data / 2019MiddleSchoolSummaryTables . pdf