National summary
Average of 8.6 suicide deaths per day
12.0* (3,144)** 2021 suicide deaths
18.2* (2,358)**
6.1* (786)**
Male suicide deaths
Female suicide deaths
Data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Causes of Death data on 19.10.2022. * Age-standardised rate per 100,000. ** Number of deaths.
State and territory summary Northern Territory
18.4* (46)**
Western Australia
14.0* (389)**
Queensland
14.9* (783)**
New South Wales
10.6* (880)**
South Australia
12.3 (226)**
Australian Capital Territory
*
13.8* (65)**
Victoria
10.1* (675)**
Tasmania
13.5* (80)**
Data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Causes of Death data, on 19.10.2022. * Age-standardised rate per 100,000. ** Number of deaths.
Gender three-year summary Female suicide deaths
Male suicide deaths
2021 6.1* 786**
2021 18.2* 2,358**
2020*** 5.8* (755)**
2020*** 18.6* 2,384**
2019*** 6.3* (822)**
2019*** 20.1* (2,536)**
Data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Causes of Death data, on 19.10.2022. * Age-standardised rate per 100,000. ** Number of deaths. Note: 2020 and 2021 preliminary data, 2019 revised data.
Psychosocial factors summary Top three psychosocial factors (across all age groups).
Personal history of self-harm.
Suicide psychosocial factors
Disruption of family by separation and divorce. Problems in relationship with spouse or partner.
Data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Causes of Death data, on 19.10.2022. 2021 total occurrences. Factors can be co-occurring.