Table 1

Number of suicide cases meeting study inclusion criteria per year, as identified by the NCIS access liaison officer

Year of deathCases to be linked (n)—AustraliaCases to be linked (n)—NSWPercentage of all NCIS cases closed by coroner*
2013†127231796.5
2014276075395.0
2015289376093.0
2016269369292.9
2017282382975.6
2018181358550.8
201928512819.9
Total14 6394064

  • *At the time of data extraction .

  • †Only cases after 1 July 2013 were used.

  • NCIS, National Coronial Information System; NSW, New South Wales.