Victoria's state coroner documents a 'troubling' increase in the number of deaths by suicide last year — the highest figure since official records began in 2000.
Victoria's state coroner has documented a "troubling" increase in the number of deaths by suicide last year — the highest figure since official records began in 2000.The data shows a 9 per cent increase in deaths by suicide, with the largest increase in people over 65
The report notes variation in monthly and annual frequencies of suicide is not unusual and usually the result of random factors. From January to July 2022, that rate remained stable. However, it jumped to about 65 or more per month in the second half of the year.The most substantial increase in the last year was in people aged 65 years and older — a 32 per cent increase on the previous year.Men continue to be over-represented in the figures, with 560 male and 196 female suicide deaths in 2022.The court said it considered the higher numbers at the end of the year might signal an emerging trend.
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