Dataset: Suicide registrations in England and Wales by local authority: 2020

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Release date:
09 September 2021
Release frequency:
Annually
Next release:
To be announced
Number of suicides by local authority in England and Wales, registered from 2001. If you are struggling to cope, please call Samaritans for free on 116 123 (UK and ROI) or contact other sources of support, such as those listed on the NHS’s help for suicidal thoughts webpage. Support is available round the clock, every single day of the year, providing a safe place for anyone struggling to cope, whoever they are, however they feel, whatever life has done to them.

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Supporting information: table of contents

  1. In this dataset
  2. Quality and methodology information
  3. Methodologies

  1. In this dataset

    Geography

    • England and Wales
    • England
    • Wales
    • North East
    • North West
    • Yorkshire and The Humber
    • East Midlands
    • West Midlands
    • East of England
    • London
    ... (plus 365 more)

    Time

    • All years between 2001 and 2020
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  2. Quality and methodology information

    Includes:

    • Where the data comes from (source)
    • The accuracy and reliability of the data
    • The relevance of the data to certain applications or uses
    • Things to consider when using the data

    Read the full Quality and methodology information (QMI) for this dataset.

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  3. Methodologies

    Samaritans

    Help for suicidal thoughts

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Contact details for this dataset

Lauren Revie, Emyr John and David Mais health.data@ons.gov.uk +44 1633 456501

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