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Suicide
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Report
Serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force members who have served since 1985: suicide monitoring 1997 to 2020
Publisher
Suicide
Australian Defence Force
Veterans
Australia
Resources
Description
This report is the fifth annual update monitoring deaths by suicide among serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) members. The population considered are ADF members who served between 1985 and 2020.
Serving male ADF members die by suicide at about half the rate of Australian males. Ex-serving male members have a higher rate than Australian males, with subgroups within the ex-serving population having varying rates of suicide.
Publication Details
DOI:
10.25816/pg08-5a76
ISBN:
978-1-922802-34-7
Copyright:
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2022
License type:
CC BY
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
16 Nov 2022
