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Suicides in England and Wales: 2019 registrations
What's in the bulletin?
- In 2019, there were 5,691 suicides registered in England and Wales, an age-standardised rate of 11.0 deaths per 100,000 population and consistent with the rate in 2018.
- Around three-quarters of registered deaths in 2019 were among men (4,303 deaths), which follows a consistent trend back to the mid-1990s.
- The England and Wales male suicide rate of 16.9 deaths per 100,000 is the highest since 2000 and remains in line with the rate in 2018; for females, the rate was 5.3 deaths per 100,000, consistent with 2018 and the highest since 2004.
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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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