Dataset:Suicides in the UK

Correction

10 October 2018

We identified a small error in Table 8 of the Suicides in the UK dataset; for 1981 to 2015 in the 85 to 89 age group, we incorrectly reported a higher number of suicide registrations. This error has now been corrected, we apologise for any inconvenience caused.

7 September 2018

We identified a small error in Table 20 of the Suicides in the UK dataset; for 2002 to 2006 we incorrectly reported a higher number of suicide occurrences. This error has now been corrected, we apologise for any inconvenience caused. This error has not impacted our main datasets on suicide occurrences.

National Statistics logo Contact:
Beth Manders

Release date:
4 September 2018

Next release:
To be announced

About this dataset

Number of suicides and suicide rates, by sex and age, in the UK, registered from 1981 to 2017. Information on the impact of narrative conclusions on suicide rates is provided, along with the proportion of suicides by method and the median registration delay.

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Important notes and usage information

In this year's release, while we report data for the UK as a whole, we do not report the latest 2017 numbers of deaths and rates for Northern Ireland; these will be published later this year on the Northern Ireland Research and Statistic Agency website.

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Contact details for this Dataset

Beth Manders
mortality@ons.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1633 651901

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