The NCIS releases fact sheets on coronial data held in the collection. Fact sheets include statistical information on deaths reported to a coroner and cover specific topics of public interest. The NCIS does not provide further comment on the facts sheets. For detailed information on any topic below, media and other organisations can request a data report.

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Fact sheets

Mortality data series

Deaths due to injury, drug contribution and intentional self-harm on a calendar year basis

Intentional self-harm

Intentional self-harm deaths among specific populations

Australia

Common interest topics

Deaths by other categories of common interest

Australia

Archive

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Intentional self-harm fatalities: Indigenous Australians

Published 2017

Citation: National Coronial Information System (NCIS). 2017, Intentional self-harm fatalities: Indigenous Australians, National Coronial Information System.

Intentional self-harm: emergency services personnel

Published 2015

Citation: National Coronial Information System (NCIS). 2015, Intentional self-harm: emergency services personnel, National Coronial Information System.

An update of this fact sheet was published in October 2019.

Opioid-related deaths in Australia

Published August 2014

Citation: National Coronial Information System (NCIS). 2014, Opioid-related deaths in Australia, National Coronial Information System.

An update of this fact sheet was published in March 2021.

Fatalities involving jetskis

Published December 2013

Citation: National Coronial Information System (NCIS). 2013, Fatalities involving jetskis, National Coronial Information System.

Deaths related to fentanyl misuse

Published October 2012

Citation: National Coronial Information System (NCIS). 2012, Deaths related to fentanyl misuse, National Coronial Information System.

Electrocution related deaths

Published January 2012

Citation: National Coronial Information System (NCIS). 2012, Electrocution related deaths, National Coronial Information System.

Animal-related deaths

Published March 2011

Citation: National Coronial Information System (NCIS). 2011, Animal-related deaths, National Coronial Information System.

An update of this fact sheet was published in March 2020.

Deaths in emergency lanes

Published January 2011

Citation: National Coronial Information System (NCIS). 2011, Deaths in emergency lanes, National Coronial Information System.

Alcohol-related deaths: young people

Published 2008

Citation: National Coronial Information System (NCIS). 2008, Deaths of persons aged 13 to 25 years in Australia which involved alcohol, National Coronial Information System.

Product related deaths

Published October 2007

Citation: National Coronial Information System (NCIS). 2007, A sample of consumer product related deaths, National Coronial Information System.

Residential fire-related deaths

Published May 2007

Citation: National Coronial Information System (NCIS). 2007, House fires, National Coronial Information System.

Sudden unexplained infant deaths

Published 2007

Citation: National Coronial Information System (NCIS). 2007, Sudden unexplained infant deaths, National Coronial Information System.

Household maintenance deaths

Published July 2005

Citation: National Coronial Information System (NCIS). 2005, Household maintenance, National Coronial Information System.