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Suicide Data 2015
Released 28 September 2016
About this summary• The summary was prepared by staff at the Hunter Institute of
Mental Health to inform national communication activities under the Mindframe National Media Initiative.
• A full summary of data can be found on the Mindframe website at www.mindframe-media.info/for-media/reporting-suicide/facts-and-stats
• Mindframe reminds media and communication professionals accessing this summary of the need to be responsible and accurate when reporting on or communicating about suicide.
• Resources to support reporting and professional communication are available at www.mindframe-media.info
About this summary
• This is a summary of suicide death data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), released on 28 September 2016 in Catalogue 3303.0.
• This summary represents major trends in the 2015 (preliminary) data, trends by age group over time and state variations.
• As the release of the 2015 preliminary data was earlier than previous years, the data shown here represents 2013 (first revision) and both 2014 and 2015 preliminary data. The first revision of 2014 and final revision of 2013 data will be available in early 2017.
Notes about using statistics
• The gap between preliminary and subsequent revisions, has been closing due to the ABS receiving information faster from coronial processes in each state and territory.
• ABS advises that care should be taken in comparing 2015 data with:
– Previous years, as some data has been subject to a quality improvement process;
– Pre-2006 data as this data was not subject to the revision process.
• Due to the relatively small numbers of suicides in some states and territories, even one or two deaths can have a significant impact on standardised suicide rates. Thus comparisons across Australia must be done cautiously.
General summaryThere were 3,027 deaths due to suicide in 2015 at an age-specific rate of 12.7 per 100,000.
This equates to and average of 8.3 deaths by suicide in Australia each day.
About 76% of those who died by suicide were male, a ratio of more than 3:1.
There were 2,292 maledeaths at a age-specific rate of 19.4 per 100,000.
There were 735 femaledeaths at a age-specific rate of 6.2 per 100,000.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are approximately twice as likely to die by suicide than non-Indigenous people.
In 2015, there were 152Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander people who died by suicide, at a rate of 25.5 per 100,000.
While age-specific suicide rates are lower than the most recent peak in 1997 (14.6 per 100,000) they have increased between 2013 (10.9 per 100,000), 2014 (12.2 per 100,000) and 2015 (12.7 per 100,000).
Preliminary Suicide Rates, 2015
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Suicide Rates (1989-2015)
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15-19 Year oldsAge-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2015
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20-24 Year oldsAge-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2015
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25-29 Year oldsAge-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2015
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30-34 Year oldsAge-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2015
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35-39 Year oldsAge-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2015
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40-44 Year oldsAge-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2015
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45-49 Year oldsAge-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2015
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50-54 Year oldsAge-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2015
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55-59 Year oldsAge-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2015
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60-64 Year oldsAge-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2015
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65-69 Year oldsAge-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2015
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70-74 Year oldsAge-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2015
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75-79 Year oldsAge-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2015
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*Note – Statistics available prior to 1997 reported the eldest category as 75 plus. To include this data for illustrative purposes, data here represents 75 or older for all data pre 1997.
80-84 Year oldsAge-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2015
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*Note – Statistics available prior to 1997 reported the eldest category as 75 plus. To include this data for illustrative purposes, data here represents 75+ for all data pre 1997.
85+ Year oldsAge-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2015
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*Note – Statistics available prior to 1997 reported the eldest category as 75 plus. To include this data for illustrative purposes, data here represents 75+ for all data pre 1997.
Based on the age-standardised death rate from 2015ABS 3303.0 – Causes of Death, Australia
15.0 per 100,000
21.0 per 100,000
13.4 per 100,000
15.7 per 100,000
10.6 per 100,000
11.6 per 100,00010.8 per
100,000
16.3 per 100,000
Age-standardised death rates by State and Territory 2006-2015
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Mindframe National Media Initiative
The Mindframe National Media Initiative aims to encourage responsible, accurate and sensitive representation of mental
illness and suicide in the Australian mass media.
For more information and to view the range of Mindframe resources, visit: www.mindframe-media.info
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