| |
Canterbury Suicide
Project - Suicide Rates
| New Zealand Suicide Rates* 1993-2003 |
|
|
Youth (15-24 years) |
|
Total Population |
|
Year
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
1993
|
39.4
|
5.9
|
22.9
|
|
18.7
|
4.9
|
11.7
|
1994
|
39.9
|
9.7
|
25.1
|
|
21.7
|
5.2
|
13.1
|
1995
|
44.1
|
12.8
|
28.7
|
|
22.5
|
5.9
|
14.1
|
1996
|
39.1
|
14.3
|
26.7
|
|
22.2
|
5.8
|
13.8
|
1997
|
41.1
|
10.8
|
26.2
|
|
22.3
|
6.0
|
14.0
|
1998
|
38.5
|
13.3
|
26.1
|
|
22.3
|
6.5
|
14.3
|
1999
|
30.6
|
14.2
|
22.6
|
|
18.9
|
6.4
|
12.6
|
2000
|
29.9
|
5.8
|
18.1
|
|
18.7
|
4.0
|
11.2
|
2001
|
32.2
|
8.7
|
20.6
|
|
18.4
|
5.4
|
11.7
|
2002
|
22.8
|
11.0
|
17.0
|
|
16.6
|
5.2
|
10.7
|
2003
|
21.9
|
11.0
|
16.5
|
|
16.9
|
6.2
|
11.5
|
|
* deaths per 100,000 population
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