"Figure 3: There was a statistically significant decrease in the age-specific suicide rate for all persons aged 10 to 24 years and 25 to 44 years","" "Age-specific suicide rates for broad age groups, England and Wales, deaths occurring between April and July, between 2015 and 2020","" "","" "Notes","1. The National Statistics definition of suicide is given in [Section 7: Glossary](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsfromsuicidethatoccurredinenglandandwales/aprilandjuly2020#glossary). 2. Figures are for persons aged 10 years and over. 3. Age-specific suicide rate per 100,000 population. 4. Figures for England and Wales combined (area code K04000001) include death of non-residents. 5. Figures are for deaths occurring, rather than deaths registered in each calendar year. Because of the length of time it takes to complete a coroner's inquest, it can take months or even years for a suicide to be registered. More details can be found in [Section 4: Late registrations of suicide deaths](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsfromsuicidethatoccurredinenglandandwales/aprilandjuly2020#late-registration-of-suicide-deaths)." "Unit","Age-specific suicide rate per 100,000 population" "","" "","April and July 2015","April and July 2016","April and July 2017","April and July 2018","April and July 2019","April and July 2020" "10-24","5.3","5.1","5.5","6.1","6.3","4.4" "25-44","11.7","11.2","11.8","13.5","13.9","10.5" "45-64","13.8","13.4","13.4","15.4","14.1","12.3" "65-74","8.2","7.8","7.9","7.9","8.3","7.5" "75+","8.5","8.8","8.1","9.7","7.7","6.9"