Australia - Intentional self-harm 1989

Suicides Australia 1989

There are 6 suicides per day in Australia

In 1989 around 2,066 suicides occurred in Australia, 106 less than in 1988. In 1989, on average 6 Australians committed suicide every day.

Australia reported 12.3 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 14.93 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Australia, has a relatively low rate of suicide per inhabitants.

Of the 2,066 recorded suicide cases in 1989, 1,642 were men suicides and 424 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 19.6 per 100,000 men and for women 5 per 100,000 female.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1989	424	1,642	2,066	5.00	19.60	12.30
1988	460	1,712	2,172	5.60	20.80	13.10
1987	437	1,727	2,164	5.40	21.30	13.30
1986	463	1,582	2,045	5.80	19.80	12.80
1985	425	1,437	1,862	5.40	18.20	11.80
1984	406	1,348	1,754	5.20	17.30	11.30
1983	399	1,298	1,697	5.20	16.90	11.00
1982	448	1,321	1,769	5.90	17.40	11.70
1981	413	1,259	1,672	5.50	16.90	11.20
1980	408	1,199	1,607	5.50	16.30	10.90
1979	479	1,198	1,677	6.60	16.50	11.60
1978	469	1,126	1,595	6.50	15.70	11.10
1977	438	1,128	1,566	6.20	15.90	11.00
1976	406	1,098	1,504	5.80	15.60	10.70
1975	478	1,050	1,528	6.90	15.10	11.00
1974	494	1,073	1,567	7.20	15.60	11.40
1973	492	1,036	1,528	7.30	15.30	11.30
1972	540	1,085	1,625	8.20	16.20	12.20
1971	588	1,150	1,738	9.00	17.50	13.30
1970	475	1,076	1,551	7.60	17.10	12.40
1969	477	1,025	1,502	7.80	16.60	12.20
1968	505	1,022	1,527	8.50	16.90	12.70
1967	653	1,125	1,778	11.10	18.90	15.10
1966	607	1,017	1,624	10.50	17.40	14.00
1965	610	1,075	1,685	10.80	18.80	14.90
1964	549	1,071	1,620	10.00	19.10	14.60
1963	575	1,143	1,718	10.60	20.80	15.80
1962	458	1,011	1,469	8.60	18.70	13.70
1961	348	901	1,249	6.70	17.00	11.90
1960	314	778	1,092	6.20	15.00	10.60

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