Figure 2: Age-standardised suicide rates by country, for males, registered from 1981 to 2017
Source: Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland and Northern Ireland Research and Statistics Agency
Notes:
The National Statistics definition of suicide is given in "Things you need to know about this release" section of this bulletin.
2017 data for Northern Ireland will be published later this year.
The large increase seen in Northern Ireland between 2004 and 2006 coincides with a change to the Coroner’s Service.
Figures are for persons aged 10 years and over.
Age-standardised suicide rates per 100,000 population, standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population. Age-standardised rates are used to allow comparison between populations that may contain different proportions of people of different ages.
Figures are for persons usually resident in each area, based on boundaries as of May 2018.
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 Quality and methodology section.