(2) 10 year age cohort in England and Wales in each quarter in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009 to date.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson, dated October 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent questions asking
1) how many deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death there were in each quarter in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009 to date, in each county in England and Wales. (292322)
2) how many deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death there were in each 10 year age cohort in each quarter in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009 to date in England and Wales. (292323)
Table 1 attached provides the number of deaths occurring in each calendar quarter in 2006 and 2007, where suicide was the underlying cause of death, for each county in England. Unitary authorities in England are not included in areas covered by counties, and there are no counties in Wales. Total figures for the 56 unitary authorities within England and the 22 unitary authorities in Wales are included at the end of Table 1.
Table 2 attached provides the number of deaths occurring in each calendar quarter in 2006 and 2007, where suicide was the underlying cause of death, by 10-year age groups, in England and Wales.
Death occurrence figures for 2008 and 2009 are not yet available in this form.
Deaths (persons) 2006 2007 Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sept Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sept Oct-Dec Area England 1,034 1,004 992 898 973 1,082 897 739 North East Tyne and Wear (Met County) 27 18 25 17 23 20 22 14 North West Cumbria 13 15 12 19 12 7 10 5 Greater Manchester (Met County) 54 66 64 45 52 59 59 45 Lancashire 21 19 20 24 31 30 28 21 Merseyside (Met County) 30 34 32 23 21 31 29 23 Yorkshire and The Humber North Yorkshire 13 13 9 9 9 14 7 16 South Yorkshire (Met County) 26 33 28 22 38 29 21 21 West Yorkshire (Met County) 46 37 33 36 42 38 53 37 East Midlands Derbyshire 11 11 12 11 14 13 7 11 Leicestershire 14 12 7 13 8 4 7 4 Lincolnshire 21 16 14 20 15 18 9 19 Northamptonshire 15 12 19 7 11 16 11 5 Nottinghamshire 20 14 17 19 14 10 9 20 West Midlands Staffordshire 11 7 15 10 16 23 15 15 Warwickshire 7 6 12 4 10 10 12 2 West Midlands (Met County) 53 48 46 34 44 56 43 25 Worcestershire 12 12 8 12 8 10 10 11 East of England Cambridgeshire 10 12 11 10 14 13 15 14 Essex 20 25 19 15 28 29 23 11 Hertfordshire 11 18 11 16 15 15 20 11 Norfolk 19 11 16 11 16 13 10 24 Suffolk 13 14 15 12 18 19 21 11 London Greater London 149 156 130 112 115 162 120 95 South East Buckinghamshire 4 7 8 8 4 12 8 3 East Sussex 14 14 10 9 11 11 8 8 Hampshire 21 10 23 21 21 30 16 16 Kent 33 24 36 24 34 36 19 15 Oxfordshire 12 13 11 12 14 6 13 8 Surrey 19 27 18 11 18 19 15 15 West Sussex 9 19 14 21 18 1 11 18 South West Devon 11 15 23 18 15 11 11 6 Dorset 12 6 8 6 5 9 10 11 Gloucestershire 20 9 10 12 16 8 7 5 Somerset 15 12 8 10 10 8 6 7 Unitary Authorities 248 239 248 245 233 286 212 167 Wales 73 59 69 67 67 64 70 53 1 Suicide was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-I0) codes X60-X84 and YI0-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 Over the period 2006-07, three suicides did not have a ‘month of death’ recorded at death registration, and were therefore not included. 4 Based on boundaries as of 1 April 2009, following local government reorganisation. 5 Unitary authorities in England are not included in areas covered by counties. Therefore, not all areas within England are included in a county, and there are no counties in Wales. 6 Figures are for deaths occurring in each calendar quarter.
Deaths (persons) 2006 2007 Age group Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec 15-24 92 94 80 107 107 90 85 61 25-34 160 161 188 167 176 189 178 129 35-44 273 242 270 234 242 273 233 187 45-54 226 214 218 169 206 242 204 157 55-64 182 169 154 134 156 185 120 139 65-74 92 98 77 74 72 81 66 63 75-84 59 65 58 62 65 58 61 51 85+ 28 28 24 22 24 34 24 13 1 Suicide was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes X60-X84 and YI0-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 Over the period 2006-07, three suicides did not have a ‘month of death’ recorded at death registration, and were therefore not included. 4 Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. 5 Figures are for deaths occurring in each calendar quarter.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson, dated October 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death there were in each quarter in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009 by profession in England and Wales. (292324)
The table attached provides the number of deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death, for each calendar quarter in 2006 and 2007, by occupational group. Due to the small numbers of suicides in individual occupations, figures are given for occupational groups, which are defined in the Standard Occupational Classification 20001. These figures do not include suicides at ages 75 and over (346 in 2006 and 328 in 2007) as occupational information is not available from death registrations for this age group, or suicides for which occupation was not recorded for other reasons (984 in 2006 and 941 in 2007).
Figures for 2008 and 2009 are not yet available in this form.
1 Office for National Statistics (2000) Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Volume I. Structure and description of unit groups. The Stationery Office: London Available online at:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/about-statistics/classifications/current/SOC2000/index.html
Deaths (persons) 2006 2007 Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Occupational groups Corporate managers 29 31 41 29 25 32 37 15 Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 42 33 33 35 33 29 21 24 Science and technology professionals 14 21 20 13 21 17 11 21 Health professionals 12 12 7 4 5 4 7 4 Teaching and research professionals 16 26 19 17 22 22 23 12 Business and public service professionals 6 15 16 17 11 14 12 11 Science and technology associate professionals 21 10 13 6 10 6 8 18 Health and social welfare associate professionals 19 19 19 20 17 24 9 13 Protective service occupations 17 8 11 12 15 12 9 8 Culture, media and sports occupations 17 23 19 20 16 15 15 13 Business and public service associate professionals 20 26 22 17 22 29 18 17 Administrative occupations 36 35 46 40 41 44 29 36 Secretarial and related occupations 12 9 10 17 18 18 13 13 Skilled agricultural trades 22 21 19 18 24 23 21 12 Skilled metal and electrical trades 69 36 41 51 57 48 57 37 Skilled construction and building trades 85 69 69 66 84 94 82 55 Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 21 27 20 19 21 25 19 21 Caring personal service occupations 26 27 35 28 20 31 20 19 Leisure and other personal service occupations 14 19 15 12 16 13 14 6 Sales and customer services occupations 36 31 24 21 30 43 24 23 Process, plant and machine operatives 49 35 46 45 43 49 43 31 Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 62 54 55 54 48 55 46 45 Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 71 70 76 71 54 72 78 53 Elementary administration and service occupations 53 64 55 38 45 68 61 33 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 Over the period 2006-07, three suicides did not have a ‘month of death' recorded at death registration, and were therefore not included. 4 The sub-major groupings of the Standard Occupation Classification 2000 have been used in this analysis. Sales Occupations and Customer Services Occupations have been amalgamated to avoid disclosure due to small numbers. 5 Occupation is not coded at death for individuals over the age of 74, thus suicides for individuals over the age of 74 are not included. 6 Figures are for deaths occurring in each calendar quarter.