New Zealand suicide rate decreases
{{date|August 1, 2006}}
{{New Zealand}}

A new report released by the {{w|New Zealand Ministry of Health}} titled "Suicide Trends" shows that the [[suicide]] rate in [[New Zealand]] has decreased 15% since its peak in the late 1990's, but the attempted suicide rate is increasing.

There were 12 deaths per 100,000 people between 1983-'85. 16.7 deaths per 100,000 people between 1996-'98. And 14.2 deaths per 100,000 people between 2001-'03. But there were 73.1 attempted suicides per 100,000 people between 1995-'97 compared to 82.5 in 2002-'04.

{{w|Jim Anderton}}, Associate Health Minister, said "It provides some comfort to see the long-term trend still appears to be heading in the right direction, with a continued decline or levelling off of self-inflicted deaths but there is no room for complacency."

The suicide report also shows that:
*The 25- to 34-year-old age group has the highest suicide rate
*Between 2000-'03 Maori has the highest suicide rate
*Men were less likely than woman to go to hospital for attempted suicide because more men died from suicide.

The {{w|New Zealand Government}} has put {{w|NZ$}}10.3 million  towards direct suicide prevention. New Zealand News agencies are banned by law from reporting suicide deaths.

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== Sources ==

*{{source|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3750922a10,00.html
|title=Suicide rate continues to fall
|author={{w|New Zealand Press Association|NZPA}}
|pub=stuff.co.nz
|date=August 1, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=100718
|title=Suicide rate drops
|author=
|pub=Newstalk ZB
|date=August 1, 2006}}

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[[Category:Mental health]]
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A new report released by the  titled "Suicide Trends" shows that the suicide rate in New Zealand has decreased 15% since its peak in the late 1990's, but the attempted suicide rate is increasing.

There were 12 deaths per 100,000 people between 1983-'85. 16.7 deaths per 100,000 people between 1996-'98. And 14.2 deaths per 100,000 people between 2001-'03. But there were 73.1 attempted suicides per 100,000 people between 1995-'97 compared to 82.5 in 2002-'04.

, Associate Health Minister, said "It provides some comfort to see the long-term trend still appears to be heading in the right direction, with a continued decline or levelling off of self-inflicted deaths but there is no room for complacency."

The suicide report also shows that:
*The 25- to 34-year-old age group has the highest suicide rate
*Between 2000-'03 Maori has the highest suicide rate
*Men were less likely than woman to go to hospital for attempted suicide because more men died from suicide.

The NZ$10.3 million  towards direct suicide prevention. New Zealand News agencies are banned by law from reporting suicide deaths.


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