Focus Area 7: Promoting and protecting mental health

Table 7: Tracking progress against the targets in Focus Area 7
TargetBaseline value1Latest value2Tracking against target3Comparison change
Target 1: Towards zero suicides for all AustraliansIn 2019, there were 3,377 deaths by suicide, an age-standardised rate of 13.2 per 100,000 population (AIHW 2024q).In 2023, there were 3,214 deaths by suicide, an age-standardised rate of 11.8 per 100,000 population (AIHW 2024q).Nationally, suicide rates were fairly steady from 2007 to 2010 but rose from 2010 to 2015 and have shown no clear trend since 2015. Comparison between baseline value and latest value should be made with caution.N/A

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Notes:

  1. Baseline value is the latest year of data that was available for each target at the time the National Preventive Health Strategy (NPHS) 2021–30 and the National Obesity Strategy (NOS) 2022–2032 were developed. Progress is measured against this baseline value, noting that there might be earlier data before the baseline year. Baseline level data for some indicators are also revised throughout the years and may be different to that included in the published strategies. For each target, where possible, a longer-term time trend is presented in the Interactive dashboard.
  2. Latest value is the current latest year of data available to measure progress against the baseline value, as of 12 December 2024.
  3. For interpretation of tracking the progress, see Table 1: Key for tracking against the targets of the National Preventive Health Strategy.

AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2024q) Suicide & self-harm monitoring, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 13 November 2024.

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