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 question asking how many suicides there were in Tamworth constituency in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (a) age, (b) sex, and (c) ethnic origin. (193615)
The tables attached provide the number of deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death, by (a) age and (b) sex in Tamworth parliamentary constituency, for 1997 to 2006 (the latest year available). Figures on suicides by (c) ethnic group are not available, as ethnicity is not recorded at death registration.
Table 1: Number of deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death, Tamworth parliamentary constituency1, by age-group2,1997 to 20063Deaths (persons)Age group15 to 4445 to 7475+199741019981224199911020006402001630200223-1200332020048102005121 2006110 1 Suicide was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes E950-E959 and E980-E989, excluding E988.8 for the year 2000, and 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) for the years 2001 to 2006.2 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.
Deaths (persons) Males Females 1997 4 1 1998 11 7 1999 1 1 2000 9 1 2001 7 2 2002 3 3 2003 2 3 2004 7 2 2005 3 1 2006 1 1 1 Suicide was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes E950-E959 and E980-E989, excluding E988.8 for the years 1997 to 2000, and 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) for the years 2001 to 2006. 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.