Suicide in Australia

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the age standardised death rate for suicide in Australia, for the year 2019, was 13.1 deaths per 100,000 people; preliminary estimates for years 2020 and 2021 are respectively 12.1 and 12.0. In 2020, 3,139 deaths were due to suicide (2,384 males and 755 females); in 2021, 3,144 deaths were due to suicide (2,358 males and 786 females).[1]

The World Health Organization reported the 2019 age standardised suicide rate in Australia at 11.3 per 100,000 people per year.[2]

Deaths from suicide occur among males at a rate three times greater than that for females: in 2019, the standardised suicide rate for males was 20.1 deaths per 100,000 people, while for females it was 6.3 deaths per 100,000 people, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.[1] The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reports similar data.[3]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics Causes of Death, Australia, 2021
  2. ^ "Suicide rates, age standardized – Data by country". World Health Organization. 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. ^ Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Suicide and intentional self-harm, 2022

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