Suicides in the UK: 2018 registrations

Summary

Registered deaths in the UK from suicide analysed by sex, age, area of usual residence of the deceased and suicide method.

Publications

Suicides in the UK: 2018 registrations

Registered deaths in the UK from suicide analysed by sex, age, area of usual residence of the deceased and suicide method.

Data

Suicide occurrences, England and Wales

Number of suicides and suicide rates, by sex and age, for England and Wales.
Suicides in England and Wales by local authority

Number of suicides, suicide rates and median registration delays, by local authority in England and Wales.
Suicides in England and Wales

Number of suicides and suicide rates, by sex and age, in England and Wales. Information on conclusion type is provided, along with the proportion of suicides by method and the median registration delay.

Contact details

Name

Beth Manders, Jasveer Kaur

Email

mortality@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 (0)1633 651901

About the data

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

meet user needs
are presented clearly and accessibly
are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest

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