It is also difficult in many cases to determine the intent of the death: intentional self-harm, or homicide or accident…?
It does exclude intentional self-harm and accidents.
The rates of hospitalisation for intentional self-harm have climbed by an alarming 48%.
Every year a thousand people die of intentional self-harm while intoxicated, over 800 of whom are men.
Stephen Gelman, the examiner's administrator, said that "assault or intentional self-harm by sharp object cannot be determined".
Among teens, the rise was also dramatic but was more likely to indicate attempts at intentional self-harm.
The most frequent causes of injuries requiring hospitalisation for Indigenous youth were falls, assault, transport crashes and intentional self-harm.
I was horrified to learn that every year a thousand people die of intentional self-harm while intoxicated, and over 800 of those are men..
According to figures released last month, Australia's suicide rate is increasing, and death among men from intentional self-harm is three times greater than that for women.
Falls were also the most frequent cause of injury for other Australian youth, followed by transport crashes, assault and intentional self-harm.
In 2012, 28 workers killed themselves by "hanging, strangulation and suffocation and intentional self-harm, by sharp object", the classification states.
