Suicide by young Australians, 2006-2015: a cross-sectional analysis of national coronial data

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the demographic, social, and clinical characteristics of young Australians who die by suicide. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of National Coronial Information System (NCIS) data. SETTING, PARTICIPANTS: People aged 10-24 years who died by suicide in Australia during 2006-2015. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Demographic, social, and clinical characteristics of young people who died by suicide; circumstances of death recorded in the NCIS. RESULTS: 3365 young people died of suicide during 2006-2015 (including 2473 boys and men, 73.5%); 1292 people (38.4%) lived in areas of greater socio-economic disadvantage. Free text reports were included in the NCIS for 3027 people (90%), of whom..