Suicide Rate — methodology

What this metric measures

Age-standardised deaths from intentional self-harm per 100,000 people — the ABS headline measure, all ages and both sexes combined.

Why it matters: Suicide is a leading cause of death for Australians under 45 and a core measure of mental health in the community. If this is distressing, support is available — Lifeline 13 11 14.

Source & provenance

Publisher

ABS Causes of Death (Cat. 3303.0) - intentional self-harm, age-standardised death rate (persons, all ages)

Update frequency

annual

Licence

CC BY 4.0

How the score is computed

The score is a 0–100 normalisation of the latest observation, compared to a baseline window. The traffic-light rating (RAG) reflects both the absolute level and the recent trend.

Direction

Lower is better

Trend window

24 months

Baseline

Last 10 years

{
  "red_min_pct_of_baseline": 110,
  "amber_max_pct_of_baseline": 110,
  "green_max_pct_of_baseline": 95
}