[Ab]

Originally Posted by Ab

Article entitled “highest rate since records began”: 13.67 deaths per 100,000ppl in 2018-19

Ministry of Health, suicide rate 20 years ago: 15.1 deaths per 100,000ppl in 1998-99
https://www.health.govt.nz/publicati...ables-19962015

Me: called it

After reading deeper in the MoH numbers:

18.5 deaths per 100,000ppl in 1927-29.

Our current suicide rate isn't even close to our highest rate ever.