"Figure 1: The April to December 2020 suicide rate decreased significantly for males","" "Age-standardised suicide rates by sex, England and Wales, deaths occurring between April and December, between 2015 and 2020","" "","" "Notes","1. The National Statistics suicide definition is given in the [Glossary](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsfromsuicidethatoccurredinenglandandwales/apriltodecember2020#glossary). 2. Figures are for persons aged 10 years and over. 3. Age-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) per 100,000 population, standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population. ASMRs allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages. 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 time it takes to complete a coroner's inquest, it can take months or years for suicides to be registered." "Unit","ASMRs per 100,000 population" "","" "Sex","April and December 2015","April and December 2016","April and December 2017","April and December 2018","April and December 2019","April and December 2020" "Persons","10.0","9.9","10.1","11.2","10.8","9.8" "Males","15.4","15.2","15.7","17.4","16.6","14.8" "Females","4.7","4.8","4.8","5.3","5.2","5.0"