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Number of deaths by suicide rose in Victoria last year, Coroners Court of Victoria data shows

Victoria's state coroner has documented a "troubling" increase in the number of deaths by suicide last year — the highest figure since official records began in 2000.

There was a 9 per cent increase in the number of suicides in 2022 compared to 2021, the Coroners Court Monthly Suicide Data Report – December 2022 found.

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