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Latest suicide data

We share the latest suicide data for nations across the UK and Ireland in our Suicide Statistics factsheets.

Please note: data reported on this page represents suicide registration (except for Ireland). This means the figures do not necessarily reflect the date of death. Some deaths by suicide are only registered after a year or more and statistical agencies often provide updates after the initial release.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, fewer inquests took place and there were greater delays in death registrations in many parts of the UK. This, plus a reported decrease in male suicide at the beginning of the pandemic, contributed to lower suicide rates in 2020. Many suicide deaths in 2020 were later registered in 2021. However, rates of suicide in England and Wales in 2021 are overall very similar to those seen before Covid-19. Therefore, there is no evidence that suicides increased because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The data below reflects the most up-to-date data available and will be amended as-and-when agencies provide updated statistics.

Please click on the links below to access downloadable factsheets for England, Wales and Scotland.

For more information about how to talk about suicide responsibly and sensitively, please see our Samaritans' Media Guidelines.

To find out more about how suicide statistics are collated, the reliability and validity of suicide data and the changes we want to see, as well as our tips on using suicide data, please visit Understanding UK & Ireland Suicide Statistics.

England 2024

Office for National Statistics publish suicide data for England here.

• 5717 suicides were registered in 2024*. This is 61 more than in 2023.
• The overall suicide rate was 11.1 per 100,000**, essentially unchanged from 11.2 the year before.
• The male suicide rate was 17.1 per 100,000**, compared to a female suicide rate of 5.6 per 100,000**.
• Males aged 50-54 years were found to have the highest suicide rate (26.8 per 100,000).
• There is regional variation in the suicide rates. The highest rate was in the North East (15.1 deaths per 100,000 people, compared with 14.4 deaths per 100,000** in 2023. The biggest increase in rate was in Yorkshire and The Humber (13.7 deaths per 100,000 people, compared with 12.2 per 100,000** people in 2023.) London again recorded the lowest rate (8.3 per 100,000**), though this was up from 7.3 in 2023.

*It is important to note that suicide rates are based on date of registration of death, which happens after an inquest and can sometimes take more than a year.

**Rates are age-standardised, find out more in our Using Suicide Data information here.

Download document: Suicides in England 2024

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Wales 2024

Office for National Statistics publish suicide data for Wales here

436 suicides were registered in 2024*. This is 50 more than in 2023.

• The overall suicide rate was 15.7 per 100,000**, which is an increase on the previous year.
• The male suicide rate was 25.0 per 100,000** compared to the female suicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000**.
• The highest suicide rate in Wales was found among males aged 45-49 years (41.2 per 100,000).

*It is important to note that suicide rates are based on date of registration of death, which happens after an inquest and can sometimes take more than a year.

**Rates are age-standardised, find out more in our Using Suicide Data information here

Download document: Suicides in Wales 2024

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Download document: Hunanladdiadau yng Nghymru 2024

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Scotland 2024

National Records of Scotland publish suicide data for Scotland here.

704 probable suicides were registered in 2024*. This is 86 less deaths than in 2023.

• The overall suicide rate was 12.7 per 100,000 people, a decrease on the previous year.
• Males remain 3 times as likely to die by suicide than females.
• Since 2000, the average age of death for suicides has generally increased, from a low of 41.9 years in 2000 to 47.5 years in 2024.
• People living in Scotland’s most deprived areas are two and a half times more likely to die by suicide than those living in the least deprived areas.

*For Scotland, the registration time for deaths by suicide is around 8 days so the suicide registration data is more likely to reflect occurrences (the date of death) than other nations but is still registration data.

Download document: Suicides in Scotland 2024

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Read our response to the latest suicide statistics in Scotland

Samaritans press release

Northern Ireland 2023

Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) publish suicide data for NI here.

• 221 suicides were registered in 2023. This is an increase of 18 compared with 2022.*
• The overall suicide rate was 13.3 per 100,000, up from 12.3 per 100,000 in 2022.**
• 171 (77.4%) suicides in 2023 were by males, and 50 (22.6%) were females.
• The male suicide rate in 2023 was 20.9 per 100,000**, compared to the female suicide rate of 5.9 per 100,000.**
• The percentage of suicides in 2023 from Northern Ireland’s most deprived areas (28.5%) was over twice that of the least deprived areas (13.1%).

*It is important to note, that these deaths didn't all happen in 2023, and we will not know how many did until all deaths are officially registered- this can sometimes take a year or more. The three-year rolling average of suicide deaths has remained relatively stable since 2017.

**Rates are age-standardised, find out more in our Using Suicide Data information here

Outputs from a recent review of 2015-2020 suicide statistics can be found here

Ireland 2022

Central Statistics Office (CSO) publish suicide data for Ireland here.

In Ireland, data is reported in stages. First, provisional data is released based on the year of registration. This data is later revised to reflect year of occurrence and is considered official at this stage. Finally, the data is revised later again to include late registrations, but this can happen years later and can result in substantial changes. Find out more in our Understanding UK and Ireland Suicide Statistics information here.

Data from 2022 is the latest occurrence data released by the Central Statistics Office. The following figures are accurate as of 25 November 2024:

• 436 people died by suicide in 2022 - 346 males (79%) and 90 females (21%)
• The overall suicide rate was 8.6 per 100,000*
• The male suicide rate was 13.9 per 100,000*, compared to the female suicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000*

*Rates are age-standardised, find out more in our Using Suicide Data information here

The number and rates from 2022 and previous years are still subject to change with the inclusion of late registrations. This staged approach provides challenges for producing a final factsheet of figures for Ireland, especially in terms of comparison of Ireland suicide data over time as, at any given time, the data for different years may be at different stages.

Central Statistics Office (CSO) publish suicide data for Ireland here and a review of late-registered deaths by suicide up to 2020 and explanation from the CSO around the complexities of reporting can be found here. You can contact [email protected] with any queries.

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