"Figure 9: Median registration delay for suicides by country, deaths registered between 2001 and 2016","" "","" "","" "Notes","1. The National Statistics definition of suicide is given in ""Things you need to know about this release"" section of the UK Suicide bulletin. 2. Figures are for persons aged 10 years and over. 3. The registration delay is calculated as the difference between the date each death occurred and the date it was registered, measured in days. Additional information on the calculation of registration delays is provided in the 'Registration delays' section of the UK and Great Britain suicide bulletins. 4. The median is defined as is the middle value if the delays were sorted by size. 5. Deaths of non-residents are excluded in figures for England and Wales. 6. Figures are for deaths registered, rather than deaths occurring in each calendar year. Due to 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 the ""Registration delays"" section of the UK Suicide bulletin. " "Unit","Median delay (in days)" "","" "Registration year","England","Wales","Scotland","Northern Ireland" "2001","102","115","4","229" "2002","102","125","5","278" "2003","115","139","5","287" "2004","126","155","5","257" "2005","130","141","5","339" "2006","137","166","5","328" "2007","145","151","6","286" "2008","153","146","6","243" "2009","155","173","6","231" "2010","156","149","7","171" "2011","159","148","7","157" "2012","156","148","7","144" "2013","168","143","7","141" "2014","150","133","7","146" "2015","144","127","8","165" "2016","149","126","7","147"