❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on suicide deaths in the South-West health region, broken down by year, gender, and age. The Attorney General provided some data but withheld age-related information to protect individual privacy.
AnsweredQoN 6495Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many suicide deaths were confirmed in the South-West health region by a Western Australian coroner in: (a) 2017; (b) 2018; (c) 2019; and (d) 2020 to date? (2) Of the suicide deaths recorded how many were: (a) Male; (b) Female; (c) aged less than 18 years of age; (d) 18 to 25 years of age; (e) 26 to 35 years of age; (f) 36 to 45 years of age; (g) 46 to 55 years of age; (h) 56 to 65 years of age; and (i) 66 years or older?
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Answered
19 November 2020
Response time
12 days
(1) Finalised suicide cases from Bunbury Coroners as follows.
(a) 2017: 22
(b) 2018: 34
(c) 2019: 18
(d) 2020 to September 2020: 7
(2) (a) Male: 55
(b) Female: 26
(c – i) The Coroners Act 1996 does not allow for identifying information to be released in the public domain other than as prescribed for where inquests are conducted. As the age information requested within the Parliamentary Question includes ‘single death’ data, where the number of records is 5 or less within the age categories, coupled with the gender and location can risk identifying the individual and risk distress to family members; it is therefore unable to be provided.
(a) 2017: 22
(b) 2018: 34
(c) 2019: 18
(d) 2020 to September 2020: 7
(2) (a) Male: 55
(b) Female: 26
(c – i) The Coroners Act 1996 does not allow for identifying information to be released in the public domain other than as prescribed for where inquests are conducted. As the age information requested within the Parliamentary Question includes ‘single death’ data, where the number of records is 5 or less within the age categories, coupled with the gender and location can risk identifying the individual and risk distress to family members; it is therefore unable to be provided.
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