World Suicide Prevention Day: Worrying Statistics in Australia and New Zealand

Published on September 10, 2024

WARNING: This story deals with suicide. Please see below for help and crisis information. Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, and data from both Australia and New Zealand show concerning trends. Suicide Prevention Australia is pleading with the government to prioritise suicide prevention after it revealed one in four Australians aged between 18 and 24 had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year. The online survey polled just over 1,050 adults between Aug. 1 and 5, 2024. Three in four adults also reported higher-than-normal levels of distress, up slightly compared to a year ago. The number of men who experienced suicidal behaviour rose slightly to 15 percent compared to May but “promisingly,” it had still dropped four percentage points since August 2023, the organisation said....

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