Youth suicide cases confirmed by Hong Kong Coroner’s Court reached a decade-high last year, despite a 10 per cent overall decline across the population to 1,019.According to the annual coroners’ report published last month, suicide cases confirmed by the court declined across almost all age groups, except for those aged between 10 and 19.Last year, 46 Adolescents aged 10 to 19 were reported to have taken their own lives, up from 34 cases in the previous year and reaching a decade high. Most of these deaths involved falls from height.
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SUN · 2026-07-12 · 01:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0712-92316
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Youth suicides in Hong Kong hit 10-year high: court report
Hong Kong saw a decade-high in confirmed youth suicide cases last year, according to the annual coroners' report. While overall suicides in the population declined by 10% to 1,019, the number of adolescents aged 10 to 19 who died by suicide increased to 46, up from 34 the previous year.
Emily HungSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-12 · 01:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong saw a decade-high in confirmed youth suicide cases last year, according to the annual coroners' report. While overall suicides in the population declined by 10% to 1,019, the number of adolescents aged 10 to 19 who died by suicide increased to 46, up from 34 the previous year. This marks the highest figure for this age group in ten years. The report indicates that suicide cases decreased across most other age demographics. The majority of these adolescent suicides involved falls from height.
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Most adolescent suicide deaths involved falls from height.
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46 adolescents aged 10-19 died by suicide last year, up from 34 the previous year.
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Suicide cases declined across almost all age groups except for those aged 10-19.
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Overall suicide cases in Hong Kong declined by 10 percent to 1,019 last year.
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Youth suicide cases confirmed by Hong Kong Coroner’s Court reached a decade-high last year.
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