Serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force members who have served since 1985: suicide monitoring 1997 to 2022

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Last updated: 24 Sep 2024

Topic: Veterans

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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2024) Serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force members who have served since 1985: suicide monitoring 1997 to 2022, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 28 June 2026.

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Please carefully consider your needs when reading the following information about suicide. This report contains information on numbers and rates of death by suicide for serving and ex-serving members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). This report may be distressing to some readers.

If this material raises concerns for you, support is available. Please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, or Defence All-hours Support Line on 1800 628 036, or Open Arms - Veterans and Families Counselling, available free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or see other ways you can seek help.

The information included here places an emphasis on data, and as such, can appear to depersonalise the pain and loss behind the statistics. The AIHW acknowledges the individuals, families and communities affected by ADF member and veteran suicide each year in Australia.

The AIHW supports the use of the Mindframe guidelines on responsible, accurate and safe suicide and self-harm reporting. Please consider these guidelines when reporting on statistics on the monitoring of suicide and self-harm.

Serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force members who have served since 1985: suicide monitoring 1997 to 2022

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