(2) how many people committed suicide in Essex in each of the last five years, broken down by age.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 12 March 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent questions asking:
(1) What proportion of suicides in Essex were (a) male and (b) female in each of the last five years. (193506)
(2) How many suicides there were in Essex in each of the last five years; and what proportion was of each decile age group. (193507)
The tables attached provide the number of deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death, by (1) sex, and (2) 10 year age group, in Essex county, for 2002 to 2006 (the latest year available). The proportion of suicides by (1) sex and (2) 10 year age group is also shown.
Males Females Persons4 Deaths Percentage Deaths Percentage Deaths Percentage 2002 72 79 19 21 91 100 2003 78 79 21 21 99 100 2004 68 71 28 29 96 100 2005 82 73 30 27 112 100 2006 84 70 36 30 120 100 1 Suicide was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes X60-X84 and Y10-Y34, excluding Y33.9 (where the Coroner's verdict was pending). 2 Suicide and undetermined intent deaths have not been included for children under the age of 15 years. 3 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. 4 Percentages do not always add to 100 due to rounding.
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Age Deaths Percentage Deaths Percentage Deaths Percentage Deaths Percentage Deaths Percentage 15-24 10 11 7 7 16 17 14 13 10 8 25-34 11 12 20 20 18 19 22 20 21 18 35-44 22 24 22 22 20 21 30 27 22 18 45-54 17 19 21 21 17 18 18 16 24 20 55-64 15 16 15 15 13 14 7 6 16 13 65-74 8 9 3 3 5 5 6 5 12 10 75-84 5 5 6 6 5 5 10 9 6 5 85+ 3 3 5 5 2 2 5 4 9 8 Total4 91 100 99 100 96 100 112 100 120 100 1 Suicide was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes X60-X84 and Y10-Y34, excluding Y33.9 (where the Coroner's verdict was pending). 2 Suicide and undetermined intent deaths have not been included for children under the age of 15 years. 3 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar-year. 4 Percentages do not always add to 100 due to rounding.