As of 2021, the death by suicide rate among Indigenous people in Australia was considerably higher than non-Indigenous Australians. At a rate of 27.1 deaths per 100,000 population in 2021, the rate of death by suicide continually exceeded the rates of non-Indigenous Australians in the measured period.
Rate of death by suicide in Australia* from 2001 to 2021, by Indigenous status
(per 100,000)
*age-standardized rates of deaths by suicide are reported for New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, and the Northern Territory only.
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AIHW. (August 11, 2023). Rate of death by suicide in Australia* from 2001 to 2021, by Indigenous status (per 100,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411426/australia-rate-of-death-by-suicide-by-indigenous-status-timeline/
AIHW. "Rate of death by suicide in Australia* from 2001 to 2021, by Indigenous status (per 100,000)." Chart. August 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411426/australia-rate-of-death-by-suicide-by-indigenous-status-timeline/
AIHW. (2023). Rate of death by suicide in Australia* from 2001 to 2021, by Indigenous status (per 100,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411426/australia-rate-of-death-by-suicide-by-indigenous-status-timeline/
AIHW. "Rate of Death by Suicide in Australia* from 2001 to 2021, by Indigenous Status (per 100,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411426/australia-rate-of-death-by-suicide-by-indigenous-status-timeline/
AIHW, Rate of death by suicide in Australia* from 2001 to 2021, by Indigenous status (per 100,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411426/australia-rate-of-death-by-suicide-by-indigenous-status-timeline/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Rate of death by suicide in Australia* from 2001 to 2021, by Indigenous status (per 100,000) [Graph], AIHW, August 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411426/australia-rate-of-death-by-suicide-by-indigenous-status-timeline/
