deaths per 100,000 people - Source frequency: annual · Methodology · Corrections
Australia's suicide rate was 12.2 deaths per 100,000 people as of January 2024. Age-standardised deaths from intentional self-harm per 100,000 people — the ABS headline measure, all ages and both sexes combined. Suicide is a leading cause of death for Australians under 45 and a core measure of mental health in the community. If this is distressing, support is available — Lifeline 13 11 14. Data is sourced from ABS Causes of Death (Cat. 3303.0) - intentional self-harm, age-standardised death rate (persons, all ages) and updated annually.
Age-standardised deaths from intentional self-harm per 100,000 people — the ABS headline measure, all ages and both sexes combined.
Suicide is a leading cause of death for Australians under 45 and a core measure of mental health in the community. If this is distressing, support is available — Lifeline 13 11 14.
Lower is better
Source: ABS Causes of Death (Cat. 3303.0) - intentional self-harm, age-standardised death rate (persons, all ages)
This data is sourced programmatically from official statistical APIs and data feeds (ABS Causes of Death (Cat. 3303.0) - intentional self-harm, age-standardised death rate (persons, all ages)), updated annually. Our pipeline fetches the machine-readable version automatically and converts it to the standardised format shown here.
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