Youth suicide

Data Tables

The following data tables include the data used to produce this indicator:

Index of Tables
1	Youth suicide rates per 100,000 15-24 year-olds, by gender (1996 to 2009)
2	Youth suicide rates per 100,000 15-24 year-olds, by ethnic group (1996 to 2009)
3	Average youth suicide rates per 100,000 15-24 year-olds, by District Health Board region & gender (2004 to 2009)

**Table 1: Youth suicide rates per 100,000 15-24 year-olds, by gender (1996 to 2009)**
Year	Female	Male	Both Genders
1996	14.3	39.1	26.7
1997	10.8	41.1	26.2
1998	13.3	38.5	26.1
1999	14.2	30.6	22.6
2000	5.8	29.9	18.1
2001	8.7	32.2	20.6
2002	11.0	23.2	17.2
2003	11.0	22.5	16.9
2004	10.5	27.7	19.3
2005	8.2	27.6	18.1
2006	8.0	31.1	19.7
2007	7.6	22.5	15.2
2008	12.5	26.4	19.5
2009	6.8	29.0	18.1

**Table 2: Youth suicide rates Per 100,000 15-24 year-olds, by ethnic group (1996 to 2009)**
Year	Māori	Non-Māori	All Ethnic Groups
1996	38.4	24.1	26.7
1997	33.9	24.3	26.2
1998	40.3	22.6	26.1
1999	30.6	20.5	22.6
2000	25.7	16.2	18.1
2001	26.1	19.1	20.6
2002	31.2	13.9	17.2
2003	28.6	14.2	16.9
2004	36.9	15.1	19.3
2005	34.0	14.3	18.1
2006	31.8	16.8	19.7
2007	28.1	12.1	15.2
2008	29.3	17.2	19.5
2009	28.7	15.6	18.1

Table 3: Average youth suicide rates per 100,000 15-24 year-olds, by District Health Board region and gender
(2005 to 2009)
District Health Board Region¹	Average Youth Suicide Rate² per 100,000
District Health Board Region¹	Female	Male	Total
Northland	18.4	40.1	29.7
Waitemata	6.1	21.8	14.1
Auckland	6.4	22.1	14.2
Counties Manukau	6.7	28.8	17.8
Waikato	9.3	18.0	13.7
Lakes	3.2	29.9	16.9
Bay of Plenty	13.7	37.9	26.0
Tairawhiti	26.1	71.4	13.7
Hawkes Bay	4.3	39.4	26.1
Taranaki	6.1	33.9	4.3
Midcentral	9.4	32.3	6.1
Whanganui	20.5	46.7	9.4
Capital & Coast	10.1	18.4	14.1
Hutt Valley	8.3	18.0	13.2
Wairarapa	19.9	26.9	23.5
Nelson Marlborough	14.0	30.2	22.5
West Coast	0.0	0.0	0.0
Canterbury	8.7	22.1	15.7
South Canterbury	7.2	83.9	47.8
Otago	4.6	25.1	14.7
Southland	11.7	60.4	36.8
Total Deaths	8.6	27.4	18.1
Notes: The District Health Board region containing the usual residential address of the person who committed suicide. Average annual youth suicide rate based on years between 2005 and 2009.