Suicide

Definition: The number of suicides per 100,000 population.

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Region		Male	Female	Total
1	Northland	27.1	7.8	17.1
2	Auckland	15.3	5.3	10.1
3	Waikato	19.1	4.5	11.5
4	Bay of Plenty	24.9	5.2	14.6
5	Gisborne	32.6	5.2	18.5
6	Hawke’s Bay	23.2	7.8	15.2
7	Taranaki	23.0	6.1	14.4
8	Manawatu-Whanganui	24.0	6.3	15.0
9	Wellington	14.5	5.6	9.9
10	Tasman	23.0	10.8	16.6
11	Nelson	14.5	4.7	9.5
12	Marlborough	15.3	4.7	9.9
13	West Coast	22.9	4.8	13.8
14	Canterbury	17.2	6.8	11.9
15	Otago	15.3	7.1	11.1
16	Southland	29.4	4.5	17.0
New Zealand		18.3	5.8	11.9

Source: Ministry of Health
Note: Age-standardised to WHO standard population.

Hospitalisation for intentional self-harm

Region		Male	Female	Total
1	Northland	63.9	117.6	91.0
2	Auckland	37.2	54.8	45.9
3	Waikato	55.1	106.7	81.1
4	Bay of Plenty	57.6	102.0	80.0
5	Gisborne	53.3	105.2	79.6
6	Hawke’s Bay	44.9	90.1	67.9
7	Taranaki	71.3	116.9	94.2
8	Manawatu-Whanganui	60.1	103.5	82.0
9	Wellington	48.6	108.3	79.0
10	Tasman	46.1	136.6	90.9
11	Nelson	76.2	217.4	146.6
12	Marlborough	90.0	152.9	120.2
13	West Coast	58.9	160.7	108.8
14	Canterbury	56.3	125.2	90.7
15	Otago	50.4	102.5	76.7
16	Southland	54.3	105.3	79.2
New Zealand		49.3	92.7	71.2

Source: Ministry of Health
Note: Age-standardised to WHO standard population.