Deaths by suicide, by sex and age group
For both males and females, and across each of the age groups, those who used disability services had higher rates of death by suicide compared to the general population.
The rate of deaths by suicide for females aged 20–34 years who used disability services (35 per 100,000 population) was over five times greater than the rate among females aged 20–34 in the general population (6.0 per 100,000 population). Among males aged 20–34 years, the rate of suicide (53 per 100,000) was more than double the rate among in the general population of the same age (21 per 100,000 population).
For females who used disability services, the highest rates of suicide were within the 35–49 years age group (38 per 100,000 population respectively). The rate of death by suicide among females who used disability services within the 35-49 years age group was almost five times greater than for females in the general population of the same age (8.0 per 100,000 population).
The highest rate of death by suicide, across all gender and age groups, was among men who used disability services aged 35–49 years (62 per 100,000 population). For men in the general population, the highest rate of death by suicide was also among those aged 35–49 years of age (26 per 100,000 population).
For woman aged 50-64 years of age, the rate of death by suicide among those who used disability services (28 per 100,000 population) was almost four times greater than among the general population (7.5 per 100,000 population). For men aged 50-64 years of age, the rate of death by suicide among those who used disability services (47 per 100,000 population) was approximately two times greater than among the general population (23 per 100,000 population).