Suicide

The number of suicide deaths per 100,000 population, and the number of hospitalisations for intentional self-harm per 100,000 population, expressed as an age-standardised rate for the population aged 5 years and over.

Suicide - males

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Region		Suicide rate per 100,000 population
Region		2002 - 2006
1	Northland	24.4
2	Auckland	14.2
3	Waikato	18.3
4	Bay of Plenty	22.9
5	Gisborne	24.3
6	Hawke's Bay	24.3
7	Taranaki	18.3
8	Manawatu-Whanganui	21.8
9	Wellington	14.7
10	Tasman	16.2
11	Nelson
12	Marlborough
13	West Coast
14	Canterbury	16.7
15	Otago	15.4
16	Southland	24.5

Suicide - females

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Region		Suicide rate per 100,000 population
Region		2002 - 2006
1	Northland	7.5
2	Auckland	5.2
3	Waikato	4.2
4	Bay of Plenty	5.0
5	Gisborne	7.7
6	Hawke's Bay	7.7
7	Taranaki	5.0
8	Manawatu-Whanganui	6.3
9	Wellington	5.3
10	Tasman	5.1
11	Nelson
12	Marlborough
13	West Coast
14	Canterbury	5.7
15	Otago	6.5
16	Southland	6.2

Suicide deaths and hospitalisation for intentional self harm, 2002-2006 (age-standardised rate per 100,000)

Region	Suicide deaths						Hospitalisations
	Male		Female		Total		Male		Female		Total
	Number	rate	Number	rate	Number	rate	Number	rate	Number	rate	Number	rate
Northland	84	24.4	26	7.5	110	15.6	197	58.4	414	117.4	611	88.3
Auckland	509	14.2	199	5.2	708	9.6	1288	36.4	1932	53.0	3220	44.6
Waikato	182	18.3	41	4.2	223	11.1	477	49.9	1042	106.6	1519	78.4
Bay of Plenty	149	22.9	37	5.0	186	13.6	324	52.9	635	103.7	959	78.5
Gisborne	122	24.3	38	7.7	160	15.8	195	43.4	454	95.4	649	69.7
Hawke's Bay	122	24.3	38	7.7	160	15.8	195	43.4	454	95.4	649	69.7
Taranaki	51	18.3	14	5.0	65	11.6	172	69.2	288	106.2	460	87.8
Manawatu-Whanganui	130	21.8	45	6.3	175	14.0	319	56.8	593	100.5	912	78.9
Wellington	178	14.7	67	5.3	245	9.9	575	48.3	1275	104.3	1850	76.8
Tasman	74	16.2	24	5.1	98	10.6	272	65.0	651	168.6	923	116.0
Nelson
Marlborough
West Coast
Canterbury	247	16.7	86	5.7	333	11.0	758	55.9	1599	122.4	2357	89.0
Otago	83	15.4	36	6.5	119	10.8	236	45.0	512	98.7	748	72.0
Southland	58	24.5	14	6.2	72	15.4	117	50.8	243	107.0	360	78.3

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