"Figure 9: Median registration delay for suicides, deaths registered between 2001 and 2016","" "","" "","" "Notes","1. A common definition of suicides is used across Great Britain. See the ""Things you need to know"" section for more information. 2. The registration delay is calculated as the difference between the date each death occurred and the date it was registered, measured in days. 3. The median is defined as is the middle value if the delays were sorted by size. 4. Deaths of non-residents are excluded in figures for England and Wales." "Unit","Median delay (in days)" "","" "Year","England","Wales","Scotland" "2001","102","115","4" "2002","102","125","5" "2003","115","139","5" "2004","126","155","5" "2005","130","141","5" "2006","137","166","5" "2007","145","151","6" "2008","153","146","6" "2009","155","173","6" "2010","156","149","7" "2011","159","148","7" "2012","156","148","7" "2013","168","143","7" "2014","150","133","7" "2015","144","127","8" "2016","149","126","7"