The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated February 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many (a) males and (b) females in each age group committed suicide in the last year for which records are available. (255546)
The table attached provides the number of deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death for persons aged 15 and over, for (a) males and (b) females by five year age group for 2007 (the latest year available).
Deaths Age Male Female 15-19 96 32 20-24 227 40 25-29 268 56 30-34 343 90 35-39 431 91 40-44 418 106 45-49 311 124 50-54 284 98 55-59 268 83 60-64 196 79 65-69 126 53 70-74 84 43 75-79 91 40 80-84 89 38 85+ 64 37 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 Figures include deaths of non-residents. 3 Suicide and undetermined intent deaths have not been included for children under the age of 15 years. 4 Figures are for deaths registered in 2007.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many (a) males and (b) females in (i) under the age of 18, (ii) aged between 18 and 25 and (iii) over the age of 25 years committed suicide in each year since 1992. (255551)
The table attached provides the number of deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death for persons aged 15 and over, for (a) males and (b) females by five year aged (i) 15 to 17 years, (ii) 18 to 25 years and (iii) over 25 years for 1992 to 2007 (the latest year available).
Male Female 15-17 18-25 Over 25 15-17 18-25 Over 25 1992 33 616 3,393 13 133 1,270 1993 41 617 3,150 14 121 1,222 1994 48 563 3,164 13 111 1,169 1995 24 549 3,268 19 106 1,145 1996 38 478 3,143 19 124 1,096 1997 41 537 2,987 23 103 1,123 1998 60 548 3,431 16 124 1,153 1999 42 465 3,455 24 110 1,137 2000 39 461 3,270 18 123 1,158 2001 50 427 3,216 15 97 1,086 2002 45 380 3,108 16 113 1,089 2003 40 413 3,127 19 93 1,104 2004 39 391 3,146 16 107 1,172 2005 32 356 3,093 21 97 1,103 2006 36 327 3,017 18 91 1,015 2007 39 332 2,925 15 65 930 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 1988 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 2007. 2 Figures include deaths of non-residents. 3 Suicide and undetermined intent deaths have not been included for children under the age of 15 years. 4 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.