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Suicide Data 2016 Released 27 September 2017
Summary Data analysis undertaken by the
Mindframe team for this publication.
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About this summary • This is a summary of suicide death data released by the
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on 27 September 2017 in Catalogue 3303.0.
• This summary represents suicide rates and trends in the 2016 (preliminary) data, trends by age group over time and state variations.
• The summary was prepared by Mindframe project staff.
• A full summary of data can be found on the Mindframe website at www.mindframe-media.info/for-media/reporting-suicide/facts-and-stats
General summary 2016
• There were 2,866 deaths due to suicide in 2016 with an age-specific rate of 11.8 per 100,000.
• There was an average of 7.9 deaths by suicide in Australia each day.
• There were 2,151 male deaths at a age-specific rate of 17.9 per 100,000.
• There were 715 female deaths at an age-specific rate of 5.9 per 100,000.
2015
• In 2015 there were 3,027 deaths by suicide and an age-specific rate of 12.7 per 100,000.
• An average of 8.3 deaths from suicide per day.
• There were 2,292 male deaths at a age-specific rate of 19.4 per 100,000.
• There were 735 female deaths at an age specific rate of 6.1 per 100,000.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are approximately twice as likely to die by suicide than non-Indigenous Australians.
Suicide data is available for Indigenous Australians who’s place of usual residence was in either NSW, QLD, SA, WA or NT.
• In 2016, 162* (male=119; female=43) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders died by suicide, at a rate of 23.8* per 100,000.
• Within these states, 1,906 non-Indigenous people in Australia died by suicide, at a rate of 11.4 per 100,000.
*Note: The number of deaths of those who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander increased by 10 on 2015 data. However the standardised rate has decreased due to updated estimated resident population based on the 2016 Census data.
Preliminary Suicide Rates 2016
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0-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+
Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Age category
Male Preliminary
Female Preliminary
Preliminary rates 2015 and 2016
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0-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+
Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Age category
Male 2016
Female 2016
Male 2015
Female 2015
Suicide Rates (1989-2016)
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45.0
50.0
Suic
ide
rate
s (pe
r 100
,000
)
Year
Preliminary MaleRevised MalePreliminary FemaleRevised Female
15-19 year olds Age-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2016
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Year
Male
Female
20-24 year olds Age-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2016
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Year
Male
Female
25-29 year olds Age-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2016
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Year
Male
Female
30-34 year olds Age-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2016
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Year
Male
Female
35-39 year olds Age-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2016
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Year
Male
Female
40-44 year olds Age-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2016
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Year
Male
Female
45-49 year olds Age-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2016
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Year
Male
Female
50-54 year olds Age-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2016
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Year
Male
Female
55-59 year olds Age-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2016
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Year
Male
Female
60-64 year olds Age-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2016
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Year
Male
Female
65-69 year olds Age-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2016
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Year
Male
Female
70-74 year olds Age-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2016
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
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40
45
50
Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Year
Male
Female
75-79 year olds Age-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2016
*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.
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
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Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Year
Male
Female
80-84 year olds Age-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2016
*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.
0.0
5.0
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Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Year
MaleFemale
85+ year olds Age-specific Suicide Rates 1989-2016
*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.
0.0
5.0
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Suic
ide
rate
(per
100
,000
)
Year
MaleFemale
Based on the age-standardised death rate from 2016 ABS 3303.0 – Causes of Death, Australia
14.4 per 100,000
19.3 per 100,000
13.3 per 100,000
13.9 per 100,000
10.3 per 100,000
7.2 per 100,000
9.9 per 100,000
17 per 100,000
Age-standardised death rates by State and Territory 2015-2016
10.6 10.6
15.7
13.4
15.3 16.3
21.0
11.4 10.3 9.9
13.9 13.3 14.4
17.0
19.3
7.2
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
NSW Vic. Qld SA WA Tas. NT ACT
Age-
stan
dard
ised
rate
(per
100
,000
)
State or Territory
2015
2016
QLDC TASC VICC
Notes about using statistics • ABS advises that care should be taken in comparing 2016
suicide 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.
• This is the second year that the ABS have released the preliminary suicide data at an earlier date. – Suicide data is now released nine months (September) after end
of year – Before 2016, suicide data was released 15 months after end of
year. • This release includes:
– 2015 and 2016 preliminary data – 2014 first revision data – 2013 final data.
• First revision of 2015 data, and final data for 2014 will be available in early 2018.
Notes about using statistics
Definitions: • Age-specific rate: Total Deaths in Specified Age Group Total Population in the same X 100,000 Specified Age Group • Age-standardised rate: Represents a weighted average of the
age-specific suicide rates per 100,000 persons, where the weights are the proportions of persons in the corresponding age groups of the standard population. This process is to remove the effect of differences in population age structures when comparing age-specific rates for different periods of time, different geographic areas and/or different population sub-groups.
Notes about using statistics
Mindframe Mindframe 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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