Suicides at Highest Rate Since 1999: ONS

Published on August 30, 2024

The number of suicides registered in England and Wales is at its highest rate in two decades, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. Last year there were 6,069 suicides in the two countries, representing a rate of 11.4 deaths per 100,000 people, up from 2022 (10.7) and the highest since 1999 when the rate was 11.5, according to data published on Thursday. Around three quarters of suicides were among men, which the ONS said has been the case since the mid 1990s. That rate has increased from 16.4 in 2022 to 17.4 in 2023 and is the highest rate since 1999, when it was at 18.2. While the rate for women was lower, it was at its highest last year (5.7) since 1994 (also 5.7)....

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