Suicides in Australia between 2020 and 2024

Federal government data shows, between 2020 and 2024, a greater rate of people died by suicide in the Northern Territory than anywhere else in Australia. The figures are expressed here as a percentage of each jurisdiction's population, and the national average is highlighted.

A chart shows the Northern Territory recorded a higher rate of death by suicide, between 2020 and 2024, than anywhere else in Australia.
Crude rates shown here are defined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare as "the number of events recorded during a specified time period (e.g. calendar year) per 100,000 estimated resident population". The national average is highlighted in navy.
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