Alcohol and other drug users
In Australia in 2023, acute alcohol use and acute psychoactive substance use were recorded as factors in 17.8% and 16.7 % of suicides, respectively. Acute alcohol use and acute psychoactive substance use directly contributed to a further 1.9% and 12.3% of suicide deaths, respectively (ABS 2024).
For more information about alcohol and other drugs and suicide, see:
ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) (2024) Causes of death, Australia, 2023. ABS website.