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Table 24: Intentional self-harm indicators

Indicator
Māori
non-Māori
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
Intentional self-harm hospitalisation, all age groups, 2002-04, rate per 100,000 1,2 *
74.6
(68.6-81.0)
115.0
(107.8-122.6)
95.3
(90.6-100.3)
49.9
(47.9-51.9)
115.8
(112.8-188.9)
83.1
(81.3-84.9)
Intentional self-harm hospitalisation 15-24 years, 2002-04, rate per 100,000 1,2 *
149.7
(129.7-171.9)
244.5
(219.3-271.8)
197.7
(181.4-215.0)
93.9
(86.5-101.8
271.9
(259.0-285.3)
181.7
(174.3-189.4)
Intentional self-harm hospitalisation, 25-44 years, 2002-04 rate per 100,000 1,2 *
132.1
(117.0-148.5)
179.1
(162.6-196.8)
157.1
(145.7-169.0)
87.5
(82.6-92.6)
174.6
(168.0-181.5)
132.7
(128.5-137.0)
Intentional self-harm hospitalisation, 45-64 years, 2002-04, rate per 100,000 1,2 *
57.5
(43.6-74.3)
92.7
(75.4-112.7)
75.7
(64.3-88.4)
50.2
(46.0-54.6)
89.2
(83.7-94.9)
69.9
(66.4-73.5)
Notes:
1Age-standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population.
2 Ever-Māori ethnic group - see Methods and Data Sources section for further information.
Source:* New Zealand Health Information Service

Both Māori and non-Māori females had similar rates of hospitalisation for intentional self-harm (RR 1.0, CI 0.9–1.1). However, Māori males were one–and-a-half times more likely to be hospitalised for intentional self-harm than non-Māori males (RR 1.5, CI 1.4–1.6).

For all age groups, Māori males had significantly higher rates of hospitalisation for intentional self-harm than non-Māori males. For both Māori and non-Māori, young people (15–24 years) had the highest rate of hospitalisation for intentional self-harm.


Table 25: Suicide indicators

Indicator
Māori
non-Māori
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
Suicide mortality, all age groups, 2000-02, rate per 100,000 1,2 *
27.1
(23.5-31.1)
6.9
(5.3-9.0)
16.5
(14.5-18.6)
16.3
(15.2-17.4)
4.4
(3.9-5.0
10.2
(9.6-10.8)
Suicide mortality, 15-24 years, 2000-02, rate per 100,000 1,2 *
53.8
(42.1-67.7)
17.2
(11.0-25.6)
34.9
(28.3-42.6)
24.8
(21.1-29.0)
7.2
(5.2-9.6)
16.0
(13.9-18.4)
Suicide mortality, 25-44 years, 2000-02, rate per 100,000 1,2 *
50.9
(41.7-61.5)
12.0
(8.0-17.2)
30.1
(25.2-35.6)
30.3
(27.4-33.3)
7.4
(6.1-8.9)
18.4
(16.8-20.0)
Suicide mortality, 45-64 years, 2000-02, rate per 100,000 1,2 *
19.8
(12.1-30.6)
-3
11.0
(7.0-16.5)
18.8
(16.3-21.5)
6.2
(4.9-7.9)
12.4
(11.0-14.0)
Notes:
1 Age-standardised to 2001 Census Māori population.
2 Ever-Māori ethnic group - see Methods and Data Sources section for further information.
3 Data have not been presented for counts less than 5.
Source:*New Zealand Health Information Service

Māori had higher suicide mortality rates than non-Māori (RR 1.6, CI 1.4–1.9), and males of both ethnicities had significantly higher suicide mortality rates than their female counterparts. For Māori, the age group with the highest suicide rate was young people (aged 15 to 24 years). For non-Māori, adults aged 25 to 44 years had the highest suicide rate.