hunter institute of mental health - suicide data 2014 analysis

Suicide data 2014

Released 8 March 2016Developed by Hunter Institute of Mental Health

The Hunter Institute manages the Mindframe National Media Initiative, which has undertaken the data analysis for this publication, and reminds media and communication professionals of responsible and accurate reporting of suicide. 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 8 March 2016 in Catalogue 3303.0.

• This summary represents major trends in the 2014 (preliminary) data, trends by age group over time and state variations.

• 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

http://www.mindframe-media.info/for-media/reporting-suicide/facts-and-stats

Notes about using the 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 2014 suicide data with: – Previous revisions, as some data have been subject to a quality

improvement process;– Pre-2006 data as the previous years are 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.

There were 2,864 deaths due to suicide in 2014 at a rate of 12.0 per 100,000.

This equates to and average of 7.8 deaths by suicide in Australia each day.

About three quarters of those who died by suicide were male.

There were 2,160 male deaths at a rate of 18.4 per 100,000.

There were 704 female deaths at a rate of 5.9 per 100,000.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are almost twice as likely to die by suicide than non-Indigenous people.

In 2014, suicide accounted for 5.2% of all Indigenous deaths compared to 1.8% for non-Indigenous people.

General summary

While 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) and 2014 (12.0 per 100,000)

Preliminary Suicide Rates 2014

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 and over

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Suicide Rates (1989 – 2014)

198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320140.0

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15 – 19 year oldsAge-standardised Suicide Rates 1989-2014

19891990

19911992

19931994

19951996

19971998

19992000

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20032004

20052006

20072008

20092010

20112012

20132014

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20 – 24 year oldsAge-standardised Suicide Rates 1989-2014

19891990

19911992

19931994

19951996

19971998

19992000

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20052006

20072008

20092010

20112012

20132014

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25 – 29 year oldsAge- standardised Suicide Rates 1989-2014

19891990

19911992

19931994

19951996

19971998

19992000

20012002

20032004

20052006

20072008

20092010

20112012

20132014

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Female

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19891990

19911992

19931994

19951996

19971998

19992000

20012002

20032004

20052006

20072008

20092010

20112012

20132014

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19891990

19911992

19931994

19951996

19971998

19992000

20012002

20032004

20052006

20072008

20092010

20112012

20132014

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19891990

19911992

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19951996

19971998

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20072008

20092010

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19891990

19911992

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20052006

20072008

20092010

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20132014

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19891990

19911992

19931994

19951996

19971998

19992000

20012002

20032004

20052006

20072008

20092010

20112012

20132014

0.0

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19891990

19911992

19931994

19951996

19971998

19992000

20012002

20032004

20052006

20072008

20092010

20112012

20132014

0.0

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*Note – Statistics available prior to 1997 only show data from 75 years plus age category. 1997 was the first year that the age category 80 – 84 was used.

85+ year oldsAge- standardised Suicide Rates 1989-2014

*Note – Statistics available prior to 1997 only show data from 75 years plus age category. 1997 was the first year that the age category 80 – 84 was used.

19891990

19911992

19931994

19951996

19971998

19992000

20012002

20032004

20052006

20072008

20092010

20112012

20132014

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20.8 per 100,000

14.4 per 100,000

10.3 per 100,000

10.8 per 100,000

12.7 per 100,000

13.7 per 100,000

14.2 per 100,000

Based on the Standardised Death Rate 2014 ABS 3303.0 – Suicides Australia, 2014 (08/03/2016)

9.8 per 100,000

Figure 21. Age-standardised death rates by State and territory 2006 – 2014

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20145.0

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30.0NSW Vic. Qld SA

WA Tas. NT ACT

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MindframeThe 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

http://www.mindframe-media.info/

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