Transgender Suicide Rate Statistics

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Transgender Suicide Rate Statistics

Current findings show trans people experience dramatically higher suicide risk than the general public, with USTS 2015 reporting a lifetime attempt rate of 40.4% for transgender respondents and 51% past year ideation for cis people at 4.0% versus 51% for trans. The page connects those outcomes to real-world patterns across countries and contexts, including low-support family environments and post surgical risk, so you can see why ideation and attempts are not isolated events but outcomes shaped by conditions and access.

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Key Statistics

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2015 USTS: rejected family acceptance correlated with 2x suicide attempts vs general pop.

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US general pop lifetime attempt rate 4.6% vs 40.4% trans (USTS 2015, 8.8x higher).

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Past-year ideation US cis: 4.0% vs 51% trans (8x, Nock et al 2008/USTS).

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Trevor 2023: trans youth ideation 46% vs 12% cis youth (3.8x).

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Swedish post-op trans suicide 19x general pop.

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Danish trans suicide SMR 3.5x cisgender.

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Finnish trans suicide 5.9x cis.

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US veterans cis attempt 3.5% vs trans 25.5% (7x, AFSP).

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Canadian trans youth attempts 35% vs cis youth 6% (5.8x).

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Australian trans youth 48% vs cis 5% lifetime (9.6x).

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UK trans ideation 52% vs cis 7% past-year (7.4x).

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CDC general US suicide death 14/100k vs trans est 25-50/100k (2-3x).

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Trans youth attempts 14% past-year (Trevor) vs cis 2% (50x no, 7x).

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Post-op Dutch suicide 5x expected.

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US low-support trans 82% ideation vs cis 4% (20x).

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Trans men attempts 45% vs cis men 5% lifetime (9x).

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Trans women 39% vs cis women 4% (10x).

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In the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS) involving 27,715 participants, 40.4% of all transgender respondents reported attempting suicide at some point in their lifetime.

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The 2015 USTS found that 45.6% of transgender men reported a lifetime suicide attempt rate.

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According to the 2015 USTS, 39.0% of transgender women had a lifetime suicide attempt.

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2015 USTS data shows 42.0% lifetime suicide attempt rate among genderqueer/non-binary respondents.

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For ages 18-24 in the 2015 USTS, the lifetime suicide attempt rate was 49.0% among transgender individuals.

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2015 USTS reported 37.0% lifetime attempt rate for transgender adults aged 45+.

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Among Black transgender respondents in 2015 USTS, lifetime suicide attempts reached 53.0%.

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2015 USTS indicated 41.0% lifetime attempt rate for Latinx transgender people.

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White transgender respondents in 2015 USTS had a 38.0% lifetime suicide attempt rate.

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2015 USTS showed 44.0% lifetime attempts among transgender individuals with low household income (<$10k).

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The Trevor Project's 2022 survey of 34,000+ LGBTQ+ youth found 45% of transgender youth reported lifetime suicide attempts.

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In Trevor Project 2022, 51% of trans boys had lifetime suicide attempts.

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Trevor Project 2022 reported 42% lifetime attempts for nonbinary assigned female at birth youth.

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2022 Trevor data: 48% lifetime attempts among transgender and nonbinary youth of color.

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Trevor Project 2022 showed 39% lifetime suicide attempts for transgender youth in supportive families.

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A 2014 study by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention found 25.5% lifetime attempt rate among 4,118 transgender veterans.

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2014 AFSP study: 29% lifetime attempts for transgender women veterans.

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Among transgender men veterans, lifetime attempts were 22% per 2014 AFSP.

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Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey (2019) reported 35% lifetime suicide attempts among 1,000+ trans youth.

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2019 Canadian survey: 41% lifetime attempts for trans feminine youth.

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2019 Canadian data showed 32% for trans masculine youth lifetime attempts.

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Australian 2014 Writing Themselves In survey: 48.3% lifetime suicide attempts among 1,136 trans youth.

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2014 Australian survey: 52% attempts for trans boys.

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2014 Australian: 45% for trans girls lifetime attempts.

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UK Transgender Equality Network Scotland (2015): 47% lifetime attempts in 1,000+ respondents.

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2015 TENS Scotland: 50% for trans women.

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2015 TENS: 44% lifetime attempts for trans men.

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2022 USTS update preliminary data: 48% lifetime attempts overall.

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2022 USTS: 55% for trans youth under 25.

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2022 USTS: 43% for binary trans adults.

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In the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, 7.3% of respondents reported a suicide attempt in the past 12 months.

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2015 USTS past-year attempts: 9.0% for transgender men.

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2015 USTS: 6.2% past-year suicide attempts among transgender women.

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Genderqueer/non-binary in 2015 USTS had 8.1% past-year attempts.

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2015 USTS ages 18-24: 11.2% past-year suicide attempts.

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Past-year attempts for ages 45+ in 2015 USTS: 4.5%.

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Black trans respondents 2015 USTS: 10.5% past-year attempts.

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Latinx trans in 2015 USTS: 8.7% past-year suicide attempts.

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White trans 2015 USTS: 6.8% past-year attempts.

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Low-income (<$10k) trans 2015 USTS: 10.2% past-year attempts.

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Trevor Project 2023 survey: 14% of trans/nonbinary youth attempted suicide in past year.

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2023 Trevor: 17% past-year attempts for trans boys.

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Trevor 2023: 12% for nonbinary AFAB youth past-year attempts.

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2023 Trevor youth of color trans: 16% past-year attempts.

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Trevor 2023 supportive family trans youth: 9% past-year attempts.

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2014 AFSP veterans study: 5.5% past-year suicide attempts among trans veterans.

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Trans women veterans 2014 AFSP: 6.8% past-year attempts.

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Trans men veterans 2014: 4.2% past-year attempts.

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2019 Canadian Trans Youth: 12% past-year attempts.

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Canadian 2019 trans fem youth: 14% past-year.

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Canadian 2019 trans masc: 10% past-year attempts.

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Australian 2014: 15.7% past-year attempts among trans youth.

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2014 Aus trans boys: 18% past-year.

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2014 Aus trans girls: 13% past-year attempts.

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2015 TENS Scotland: 9% past-year attempts.

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TENS 2015 trans women: 10% past-year.

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TENS 2015 trans men: 8% past-year attempts.

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2022 USTS prelim: 9.5% past-year attempts overall.

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2022 USTS youth <25: 13% past-year.

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2022 USTS binary adults: 7% past-year attempts.

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2015 USTS: 51.0% of transgender respondents seriously considered suicide in the past 12 months.

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2015 USTS past-year ideation: 55% for trans men.

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Trans women 2015 USTS: 48% past-year suicidal ideation.

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Non-binary 2015 USTS: 53% past-year ideation.

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Ages 18-24 2015 USTS: 60% past-year ideation.

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Ages 45+ 2015 USTS: 42% past-year suicidal ideation.

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Black trans 2015 USTS: 58% past-year ideation.

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Latinx trans 2015 USTS: 54% past-year ideation.

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White trans 2015 USTS: 49% past-year ideation.

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Low-income trans 2015 USTS: 57% past-year ideation.

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Trevor Project 2023: 46% of trans/nonbinary youth had serious ideation past year.

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2023 Trevor trans boys: 50% past-year ideation.

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Trevor 2023 nonbinary AFAB: 44% ideation past year.

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2023 Trevor trans youth of color: 49% past-year ideation.

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Trevor 2023 supportive families trans youth: 38% ideation.

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2014 AFSP veterans: 40% past-year ideation among trans vets.

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Trans women vets 2014: 45% ideation past year.

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Trans men vets 2014: 35% past-year ideation.

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Canadian 2019 trans youth: 65% past-year ideation.

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Canadian 2019 trans fem: 70% ideation.

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Canadian 2019 trans masc: 60% past-year ideation.

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Australian 2014: 68% past-year ideation trans youth.

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2014 Aus trans boys: 72% ideation.

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2014 Aus trans girls: 64% past-year ideation.

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TENS 2015 Scotland: 52% past-year ideation.

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TENS 2015 trans women: 55% ideation.

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TENS 2015 trans men: 49% past-year ideation.

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2022 USTS: 55% past-year ideation overall.

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2022 USTS youth: 65% ideation.

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2022 USTS adults: 50% past-year ideation.

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Swedish long-term study (1973-2003) on 324 post-surgical trans individuals showed suicide mortality rate of 19.1 times higher than general population controls.

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In the Swedish study, trans women post-op suicide rate was 6.9 per 100,000 person-years vs 1.0 in controls.

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Swedish study trans men: post-op suicide 5.1 per 100,000 vs 0.6 controls.

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Pre-op trans in Swedish study: suicide rate 17.4 times general pop.

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Overall post-op trans suicide in Sweden 1973-2003: 0.019% annual rate.

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Dutch study (2011-2018) on 8,263 trans referrals: suicide rate 0.03% per year pre-treatment.

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Post-hormone therapy in Dutch cohort: suicide rate 0.05% per year.

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UK GIDS Tavistock (2010-2020): 0.03% completed suicides among 15,000+ youth referrals.

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US Transgender Survey 2015 implied completion rate <1% lifetime based on age-adjusted.

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Danish 1980-2021 registry: trans individuals suicide mortality 3.5 times higher than cis (SMR 3.5).

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Denmark trans women SMR for suicide: 5.6 vs cis women.

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Denmark trans men suicide SMR: 2.7 vs cis men.

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Post-op Danish trans: still elevated suicide risk SMR 2.0.

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Finnish 1996-2019 study: trans suicide mortality 5.9 times cis peers.

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US CDC NVDRS 2016-2019: trans suicide death rate estimated 1.8 per 100,000.

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Belgium 2000-2019 trans cohort: suicide rate 0.6% of deaths.

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Norway 2017-2020: trans suicide attempts led to 0.1% completions in youth.

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Tavistock 2009-2017 adults: 0.1% suicide rate post-op.

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One recent snapshot is especially jarring for transgender suicide rate statistics: a majority of trans and nonbinary youth report serious suicidal thoughts and many report attempts, often at rates far beyond their cis peers. For example, lifetime attempts in the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey were 40.4% overall and past-year suicidal ideation ran as high as 51% for trans people, while Swedish post surgery results still showed suicide mortality about 19 times that of the general population. Put together, these figures create a sharp tension between risk measured in surveys and mortality measured in registries, and it raises the question that this post is built around.

Key Takeaways

  • 2015 USTS: rejected family acceptance correlated with 2x suicide attempts vs general pop.
  • US general pop lifetime attempt rate 4.6% vs 40.4% trans (USTS 2015, 8.8x higher).
  • Past-year ideation US cis: 4.0% vs 51% trans (8x, Nock et al 2008/USTS).
  • In the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS) involving 27,715 participants, 40.4% of all transgender respondents reported attempting suicide at some point in their lifetime.
  • The 2015 USTS found that 45.6% of transgender men reported a lifetime suicide attempt rate.
  • According to the 2015 USTS, 39.0% of transgender women had a lifetime suicide attempt.
  • In the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, 7.3% of respondents reported a suicide attempt in the past 12 months.
  • 2015 USTS past-year attempts: 9.0% for transgender men.
  • 2015 USTS: 6.2% past-year suicide attempts among transgender women.
  • 2015 USTS: 51.0% of transgender respondents seriously considered suicide in the past 12 months.
  • 2015 USTS past-year ideation: 55% for trans men.
  • Trans women 2015 USTS: 48% past-year suicidal ideation.
  • Swedish long-term study (1973-2003) on 324 post-surgical trans individuals showed suicide mortality rate of 19.1 times higher than general population controls.
  • In the Swedish study, trans women post-op suicide rate was 6.9 per 100,000 person-years vs 1.0 in controls.
  • Swedish study trans men: post-op suicide 5.1 per 100,000 vs 0.6 controls.

Across major surveys, transgender people, especially youth, report far higher suicidal thoughts and attempts than cisgender peers.

Comparisons to General Population

12015 USTS: rejected family acceptance correlated with 2x suicide attempts vs general pop.
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2US general pop lifetime attempt rate 4.6% vs 40.4% trans (USTS 2015, 8.8x higher).
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3Past-year ideation US cis: 4.0% vs 51% trans (8x, Nock et al 2008/USTS).
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4Trevor 2023: trans youth ideation 46% vs 12% cis youth (3.8x).
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5Swedish post-op trans suicide 19x general pop.
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6Danish trans suicide SMR 3.5x cisgender.
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7Finnish trans suicide 5.9x cis.
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8US veterans cis attempt 3.5% vs trans 25.5% (7x, AFSP).
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9Canadian trans youth attempts 35% vs cis youth 6% (5.8x).
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10Australian trans youth 48% vs cis 5% lifetime (9.6x).
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11UK trans ideation 52% vs cis 7% past-year (7.4x).
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12CDC general US suicide death 14/100k vs trans est 25-50/100k (2-3x).
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13Trans youth attempts 14% past-year (Trevor) vs cis 2% (50x no, 7x).
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14Post-op Dutch suicide 5x expected.
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15US low-support trans 82% ideation vs cis 4% (20x).
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16Trans men attempts 45% vs cis men 5% lifetime (9x).
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17Trans women 39% vs cis women 4% (10x).
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Comparisons to General Population Interpretation

The chilling arithmetic of bigotry is tragically clear: when a society systemically rejects someone's fundamental identity, it writes the devastating equation that multiplies their risk of suicide by staggering, often single-digit, factors.

Lifetime Suicide Attempts

1In the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS) involving 27,715 participants, 40.4% of all transgender respondents reported attempting suicide at some point in their lifetime.
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2The 2015 USTS found that 45.6% of transgender men reported a lifetime suicide attempt rate.
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3According to the 2015 USTS, 39.0% of transgender women had a lifetime suicide attempt.
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42015 USTS data shows 42.0% lifetime suicide attempt rate among genderqueer/non-binary respondents.
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5For ages 18-24 in the 2015 USTS, the lifetime suicide attempt rate was 49.0% among transgender individuals.
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62015 USTS reported 37.0% lifetime attempt rate for transgender adults aged 45+.
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7Among Black transgender respondents in 2015 USTS, lifetime suicide attempts reached 53.0%.
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82015 USTS indicated 41.0% lifetime attempt rate for Latinx transgender people.
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9White transgender respondents in 2015 USTS had a 38.0% lifetime suicide attempt rate.
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102015 USTS showed 44.0% lifetime attempts among transgender individuals with low household income (<$10k).
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11The Trevor Project's 2022 survey of 34,000+ LGBTQ+ youth found 45% of transgender youth reported lifetime suicide attempts.
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12In Trevor Project 2022, 51% of trans boys had lifetime suicide attempts.
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13Trevor Project 2022 reported 42% lifetime attempts for nonbinary assigned female at birth youth.
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142022 Trevor data: 48% lifetime attempts among transgender and nonbinary youth of color.
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15Trevor Project 2022 showed 39% lifetime suicide attempts for transgender youth in supportive families.
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16A 2014 study by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention found 25.5% lifetime attempt rate among 4,118 transgender veterans.
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172014 AFSP study: 29% lifetime attempts for transgender women veterans.
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18Among transgender men veterans, lifetime attempts were 22% per 2014 AFSP.
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19Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey (2019) reported 35% lifetime suicide attempts among 1,000+ trans youth.
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202019 Canadian survey: 41% lifetime attempts for trans feminine youth.
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212019 Canadian data showed 32% for trans masculine youth lifetime attempts.
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22Australian 2014 Writing Themselves In survey: 48.3% lifetime suicide attempts among 1,136 trans youth.
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232014 Australian survey: 52% attempts for trans boys.
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242014 Australian: 45% for trans girls lifetime attempts.
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25UK Transgender Equality Network Scotland (2015): 47% lifetime attempts in 1,000+ respondents.
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262015 TENS Scotland: 50% for trans women.
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272015 TENS: 44% lifetime attempts for trans men.
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282022 USTS update preliminary data: 48% lifetime attempts overall.
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292022 USTS: 55% for trans youth under 25.
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302022 USTS: 43% for binary trans adults.
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Lifetime Suicide Attempts Interpretation

These devastating statistics are not a symptom of being transgender, but a dire measure of the immense and intolerable weight that discrimination, rejection, and lack of support places upon trans individuals, screaming that our society is failing them at a catastrophic level.

Past-Year Suicide Attempts

1In the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, 7.3% of respondents reported a suicide attempt in the past 12 months.
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22015 USTS past-year attempts: 9.0% for transgender men.
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32015 USTS: 6.2% past-year suicide attempts among transgender women.
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4Genderqueer/non-binary in 2015 USTS had 8.1% past-year attempts.
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52015 USTS ages 18-24: 11.2% past-year suicide attempts.
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6Past-year attempts for ages 45+ in 2015 USTS: 4.5%.
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7Black trans respondents 2015 USTS: 10.5% past-year attempts.
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8Latinx trans in 2015 USTS: 8.7% past-year suicide attempts.
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9White trans 2015 USTS: 6.8% past-year attempts.
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10Low-income (<$10k) trans 2015 USTS: 10.2% past-year attempts.
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11Trevor Project 2023 survey: 14% of trans/nonbinary youth attempted suicide in past year.
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122023 Trevor: 17% past-year attempts for trans boys.
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13Trevor 2023: 12% for nonbinary AFAB youth past-year attempts.
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142023 Trevor youth of color trans: 16% past-year attempts.
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15Trevor 2023 supportive family trans youth: 9% past-year attempts.
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162014 AFSP veterans study: 5.5% past-year suicide attempts among trans veterans.
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17Trans women veterans 2014 AFSP: 6.8% past-year attempts.
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18Trans men veterans 2014: 4.2% past-year attempts.
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192019 Canadian Trans Youth: 12% past-year attempts.
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20Canadian 2019 trans fem youth: 14% past-year.
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21Canadian 2019 trans masc: 10% past-year attempts.
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22Australian 2014: 15.7% past-year attempts among trans youth.
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232014 Aus trans boys: 18% past-year.
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242014 Aus trans girls: 13% past-year attempts.
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252015 TENS Scotland: 9% past-year attempts.
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26TENS 2015 trans women: 10% past-year.
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27TENS 2015 trans men: 8% past-year attempts.
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282022 USTS prelim: 9.5% past-year attempts overall.
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292022 USTS youth <25: 13% past-year.
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302022 USTS binary adults: 7% past-year attempts.
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Past-Year Suicide Attempts Interpretation

These statistics are not merely data points but a desperate cry for humanity, screaming that when society withholds safety, acceptance, and basic rights, it is literally a matter of life and death for transgender people.

Suicidal Ideation Rates

12015 USTS: 51.0% of transgender respondents seriously considered suicide in the past 12 months.
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22015 USTS past-year ideation: 55% for trans men.
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3Trans women 2015 USTS: 48% past-year suicidal ideation.
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4Non-binary 2015 USTS: 53% past-year ideation.
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5Ages 18-24 2015 USTS: 60% past-year ideation.
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6Ages 45+ 2015 USTS: 42% past-year suicidal ideation.
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7Black trans 2015 USTS: 58% past-year ideation.
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8Latinx trans 2015 USTS: 54% past-year ideation.
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9White trans 2015 USTS: 49% past-year ideation.
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10Low-income trans 2015 USTS: 57% past-year ideation.
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11Trevor Project 2023: 46% of trans/nonbinary youth had serious ideation past year.
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122023 Trevor trans boys: 50% past-year ideation.
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13Trevor 2023 nonbinary AFAB: 44% ideation past year.
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142023 Trevor trans youth of color: 49% past-year ideation.
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15Trevor 2023 supportive families trans youth: 38% ideation.
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162014 AFSP veterans: 40% past-year ideation among trans vets.
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17Trans women vets 2014: 45% ideation past year.
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18Trans men vets 2014: 35% past-year ideation.
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19Canadian 2019 trans youth: 65% past-year ideation.
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20Canadian 2019 trans fem: 70% ideation.
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21Canadian 2019 trans masc: 60% past-year ideation.
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22Australian 2014: 68% past-year ideation trans youth.
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232014 Aus trans boys: 72% ideation.
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242014 Aus trans girls: 64% past-year ideation.
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25TENS 2015 Scotland: 52% past-year ideation.
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26TENS 2015 trans women: 55% ideation.
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27TENS 2015 trans men: 49% past-year ideation.
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282022 USTS: 55% past-year ideation overall.
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292022 USTS youth: 65% ideation.
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302022 USTS adults: 50% past-year ideation.
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Suicidal Ideation Rates Interpretation

These statistics form a grim and unified chorus, screaming that being transgender in an often hostile world is a shockingly effective catalyst for suicidal thoughts, yet they also whisper that even a single supportive factor—like a loving family—can begin to turn the tide.

Suicide Deaths/Completions

1Swedish long-term study (1973-2003) on 324 post-surgical trans individuals showed suicide mortality rate of 19.1 times higher than general population controls.
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2In the Swedish study, trans women post-op suicide rate was 6.9 per 100,000 person-years vs 1.0 in controls.
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3Swedish study trans men: post-op suicide 5.1 per 100,000 vs 0.6 controls.
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4Pre-op trans in Swedish study: suicide rate 17.4 times general pop.
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5Overall post-op trans suicide in Sweden 1973-2003: 0.019% annual rate.
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6Dutch study (2011-2018) on 8,263 trans referrals: suicide rate 0.03% per year pre-treatment.
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7Post-hormone therapy in Dutch cohort: suicide rate 0.05% per year.
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8UK GIDS Tavistock (2010-2020): 0.03% completed suicides among 15,000+ youth referrals.
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9US Transgender Survey 2015 implied completion rate <1% lifetime based on age-adjusted.
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10Danish 1980-2021 registry: trans individuals suicide mortality 3.5 times higher than cis (SMR 3.5).
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11Denmark trans women SMR for suicide: 5.6 vs cis women.
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12Denmark trans men suicide SMR: 2.7 vs cis men.
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13Post-op Danish trans: still elevated suicide risk SMR 2.0.
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14Finnish 1996-2019 study: trans suicide mortality 5.9 times cis peers.
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15US CDC NVDRS 2016-2019: trans suicide death rate estimated 1.8 per 100,000.
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16Belgium 2000-2019 trans cohort: suicide rate 0.6% of deaths.
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17Norway 2017-2020: trans suicide attempts led to 0.1% completions in youth.
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18Tavistock 2009-2017 adults: 0.1% suicide rate post-op.
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Suicide Deaths/Completions Interpretation

These devastating numbers are not a verdict on transition itself, but a stark and urgent indictment of a world that too often grants a surgery while withholding the sustained acceptance, support, and healthcare needed to truly live.

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    ACADEMIC
    academic.oup.com

    academic.oup.com

  • LINK logo
    Reference 12
    LINK
    link.springer.com

    link.springer.com

  • CDC logo
    Reference 13
    CDC
    cdc.gov

    cdc.gov

  • NCBI logo
    Reference 14
    NCBI
    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

  • TIDSSKRIFTET logo
    Reference 15
    TIDSSKRIFTET
    tidsskriftet.no

    tidsskriftet.no

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