Australia's suicide rate to rise 40% by 2030

If emerging risks such as debt not tackled Australia’s suicide rate is set to go up 40% in the next decade.

More than 3,000 people died by suicide in Australia in 2017. Source: Getty

According to a research paper conducted by KPMG on behalf of Suicide Australia, the country's suicide rate is set to go up 40% in the next decade unless risk factors such as debt, isolation and loneliness are addressed.

The paper warns that in the next decade, without better prevention and intervention, this rate could grow up to 40% or 4,430 deaths by suicide in 2030 (or 14.8 per 100,000).