15 May 2025

NZ ranked last in OECD and EU countries for suicide rate

From Checkpoint, 4:43 pm on 15 May 2025

Rangatahi advocates and mental health workers are calling for urgent action to reduce New Zealand's alarmingly high suicide rates among Maori and Pasifika youth. A just-released UNICEF report ranked New Zealand 32nd out of 36 countries for overall child wellbeing, and 36th out of 36 OECD and EU countries for its suicide rate. Maori News Reporter Emma Andrews has the details.