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Target 14

Target 14: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people enjoy high levels of social and emotional wellbeing

Significant and sustained reduction in suicide of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people towards zero.

Description



  • Number and age-standardised rate (per 100,000) of First Nations suicide deaths

  • Number of First Nations male suicide deaths

  • Number of First Nations male suicide deaths

  • Age-standardised rate (per 100,000) of non-Indigenous suicide deaths


Data period



  • 2021


Data source


ABS Causes of Death, Australia via the Productivity Commission website website < https://www.pc.gov.au/closing-the-gap-data/dashboard/socioeconomic/outcome-area14 >.


Region types reported



  • Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021 Main Structure regions: States and Territories, Australia.


Suppression rules


Measure based on publicly available data. No further suppression rules applied.


Notes



  • Total (includes NSW, Qld, WA, SA and the NT.

  • Deaths from intentional self-harm: includes ICD-10 codes X60-X84 and Y87.0.

  • Deaths are based on date of registration (not date of occurrence).

  • Deaths where the Indigenous status of the person is unknown or not stated are not included.

  • Rates are calculated based on ABS ERP Series B projections for 30 June of the relevant calendar year.

  • Reporting of rates is only for those jurisdictions which have adequate levels of Indigenous identification (NSW, Queensland, WA, SA and the NT in line with national reporting guidelines), including the disaggregations. The exception is the data by remoteness which includes all jurisdictions (rather than the 5 jurisdictions in the target indicator) as data on the Estimated Resident Population (ERP) by remoteness are not available by jurisdiction.

  • For disaggregated data, single-year estimates are subject to volatility due to small numbers. Therefore, 5-year aggregates are provided for point-in-time comparisons for jurisdictions and across age groups and remoteness areas.

  • All causes of death data from 2006 onward are subject to a revisions process. Once data for a reference year are 'final', they are no longer revised. Data presented here are final for 2018 and earlier years, at the revised stage for 2019 and preliminary for 2020 and 2021.


Reference material


Description



  • Age-standardised rate (per 100,000) of First Nations suicide deaths

  • Age-standardised rate (per 100,000) of non-Indigenous suicide deaths


Data period



  • 2017–2021

  • 2016–2020

  • 2015–2019

  • 2014–2018

  • 2013–2017

  • 2012–2016

  • 2011–2015

  • 2010–2014

  • 2009–2013


Data source


ABS Causes of Death, Australia via the Productivity Commission website website < https://www.pc.gov.au/closing-the-gap-data/dashboard/socioeconomic/outcome-area14 >.


Region types reported



  • Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021 Main Structure regions: States and Territories, Australia.


Suppression rules


Measure based on publicly available data. No further suppression rules applied.


Notes



  • Total (includes NSW, Qld, WA, SA and the NT.

  • Deaths from intentional self-harm: includes ICD-10 codes X60-X84 and Y87.0.

  • Deaths are based on date of registration (not date of occurrence).

  • Deaths where the Indigenous status of the person is unknown or not stated are not included.

  • Rates are calculated based on ABS ERP Series B projections for 30 June of the relevant calendar year.

  • Reporting of rates is only for those jurisdictions which have adequate levels of Indigenous identification (NSW, Queensland, WA, SA and the NT in line with national reporting guidelines), including the disaggregations. The exception is the data by remoteness which includes all jurisdictions (rather than the 5 jurisdictions in the target indicator) as data on the Estimated Resident Population (ERP) by remoteness are not available by jurisdiction.

  • For disaggregated data, single-year estimates are subject to volatility due to small numbers. Therefore, 5-year aggregates are provided for point-in-time comparisons for jurisdictions and across age groups and remoteness areas.

  • All causes of death data from 2006 onward are subject to a revisions process. Once data for a reference year are 'final', they are no longer revised. Data presented here are final for 2018 and earlier years, at the revised stage for 2019 and preliminary for 2020 and 2021.


Reference material


Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (2023) Causes of Death, Australia methodology, ABS website, viewed 17 November 2023.


Productivity Commission (PC) (2023), Socioeconomic outcome area 14, Productivity Commission website, accessed 3 October 2023.

Description



  • Age-standardised rate (per 100,000) of First Nations male suicide deaths

  • Age-standardised rate (per 100,000) of First Nations female suicide deaths


Data period



  • 2017–2021


Data source


ABS Causes of Death, Australia via the Productivity Commission website website < https://www.pc.gov.au/closing-the-gap-data/dashboard/socioeconomic/outcome-area14 >.


Region types reported



  • Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021 Main Structure regions: States and Territories, Australia.


Suppression rules


Measure based on publicly available data. No further suppression rules applied.


Notes



  • Total (includes NSW, Qld, WA, SA and the NT.

  • Deaths from intentional self-harm: includes ICD-10 codes X60-X84 and Y87.0.

  • Deaths are based on date of registration (not date of occurrence).

  • Deaths where the Indigenous status of the person is unknown or not stated are not included.

  • Rates are calculated based on ABS ERP Series B projections for 30 June of the relevant calendar year.

  • Reporting of rates is only for those jurisdictions which have adequate levels of Indigenous identification (NSW, Queensland, WA, SA and the NT in line with national reporting guidelines), including the disaggregations. The exception is the data by remoteness which includes all jurisdictions (rather than the 5 jurisdictions in the target indicator) as data on the Estimated Resident Population (ERP) by remoteness are not available by jurisdiction.

  • For disaggregated data, single-year estimates are subject to volatility due to small numbers. Therefore, 5-year aggregates are provided for point-in-time comparisons for jurisdictions and across age groups and remoteness areas.

  • All causes of death data from 2006 onward are subject to a revisions process. Once data for a reference year are 'final', they are no longer revised. Data presented here are final for 2018 and earlier years, at the revised stage for 2019 and preliminary for 2020 and 2021.


Reference material


Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (2023) Causes of Death, Australia methodology, ABS website, viewed 17 November 2023.


Productivity Commission (PC) (2023), Socioeconomic outcome area 14, Productivity Commission website, accessed 3 October 2023.