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Suicides in the UK: 2018 registrations
What's in the bulletin?
- In 2018, there were 6,507 suicides registered in the UK, an age-standardised rate of 11.2 deaths per 100,000 population; the latest rate is significantly higher than that in 2017 and represents the first increase since 2013.
- Three-quarters of registered deaths in 2018 were among men (4,903 deaths), which has been the case since the mid-1990s.
- The UK male suicide rate of 17.2 deaths per 100,000 represents a significant increase from the rate in 2017; for females, the UK rate was 5.4 deaths per 100,000, consistent with the rates over the past 10 years.
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Suicides in England and Wales: 2019 registrations
Registered deaths in England and Wales from suicide analysed by sex, age, area of usual residence of the deceased and suicide method.
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More than one in four sandwich carers report symptoms of mental ill-health
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Children whose families struggle to get on are more likely to have mental disorders
Healthy family functioning and parental mental health are important elements in understanding the mental health of children.