Release

Estimating suicide among higher education students, England and Wales: August 2016 to July 2023

Released: 9 September 2025 9:30am
Next release: To be announced

Summary

Estimates of suicides among higher education students by sex, age and ethnicity between the academic year ending 2017 and the academic year ending 2023. Based on mortality records linked to Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student records. These are official statistics in development.

Publications

Data

  • Estimating suicide among higher education students, England and Wales

    Estimates of suicides among higher education students by sex, age group, ethnicity, type of study, and student term time accommodation between the academic years ending 2017 and 2023. Based on mortality records linked to Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student records. These are official statistics in development.

Contact details

Name

Population Health Monitoring Group

Email

health.data@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 1329 444110