§ Mr. C. Wilsonasked the Home Secretary whether he can state the average number of cases of suicide and of attempted suicide for the five years 1909 to 1913, and for the last five years for which the information is available; and whether, if the increase is 0considerable, he can give any explanation for it?
Statement showing the number of Suicides in 1911 and 1935 according to the Registrar-General's Statistical Review, with some age-group comparisons based upon population figures from the Census Volumes of 1911 and 1931. Age-Group. Population 1911 Census. Suicides in 1911. Suicides 1911, per 100,000 of 1911 Population. Poulation 1931 Census. Suicides in 1935. Suicides 1935, per 100,000 of 1931 Population. Under 15 … 11,050,867 8 07 9,520, 198 5 05 15 and under 20 … 3,336,621 127 3.81 3,434,501 79 2.30 20 and under 25 … 3,175,718 223 7.02 3,494,487 245 7.01 25 and under 35 … 5,956,235 596 10.01 6,412,386 727 11.34 35 and under 45 … 4,845,881 729 15.04 5,466,592 828 15.15 45 and under 55 … 3,528,269 807 22.87 4,935,576 1,191 24.13 55 and under 65 … 2,298,385 651 28.32 3,725,428 1,243 33.37 65 and over … 1,878,516 447 23.80 2,963,209 905 30.54 36,070,492 3,588 9.95 39,952,377 5,223 13.07