Health & Illness
In 2019, a reported 36.8% of high schoolers used marijuana at least once. 6
33% of adolescents in America are victim to sexual, physical, verbal, or emotional dating abuse. 18
Nearly two in five 12th graders report using some kind of vaping device in the past year. 7
1 in 4 teens contract a sexually transmitted disease every year. 11
In the next 24 hours, 12 young people between the ages of 15-24 will die by suicide. 9
In the next 24 hours, 1,439 teens will attempt suicide. 14
In 2020, a reported 4.13% of youth in the United States reported having a substance use disorder. 8
90% of daily tobacco users begin by age 18 13
In September 2020, over half of 11-17-year-olds reported having thoughts of suicide or self-harm. 16
37.3 percent of 12th graders reported vaping in the past 12 months 15
In 2020, 59% of youth with major depression did not receive any mental health treatment.8
21% of all new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. are among people aged 13-24 years old, most of those being 20-24. 19
59% of all students in grades 9 to 12 indicated that they had not yet had sex. 21
1 in 3 young people will be in an abusive or unhealthy relationship 23
50% of young people who experience rape or physical or sexual abuse will attempt to commit suicide 24
1 in 6 U.S. youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year. 1
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth ages 12-18. 3
Young people aged 15–24 years acquire half of all new STDs 4
44.88% of teens feel stressed “all the time.” 25
59% of U.S. teens have personally experienced at least one type of abusive online behaviors. 26
Roughly 40% of teenagers will try drugs at least once, which means 60% will not. 28
The average 12th grader spends approximately 2 hours per day texting. 29
