Suicide deaths among US children ages 8 to 12
Suicide among children ages 8 to 12 has risen sharply in the past two decades. Provisional CDC data shows that last year, preteen deaths by suicide were more than four times higher than in 2008, when deaths were at their lowest in the past two decades.
This chart shows the number of suicide deaths among children ages 8 to 12 across the U.S., according to the CDC.
