Young People (Suicide) (Hansard, 7 July 1989)

HC Deb 07 July 1989 vol 156 cc332-3W 332W

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the suicide rate among young people for each year since 1979; and what is the rate for the population as a whole.

§ Mr. Freeman
The information is shown in the table.
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Year Age group (years)

All ages 0–4 5–9 10–14 15–19 20–24 25–29

1987 45 0 0 1 13 28 37

1988² 45 0 0 1 15 33 28

¹ International Classification of Diseases (Ninth Revision) E950-E959

² Provisional

Year		Age group (years)
	All ages	0–4	5–9	10–14	15–19	20–24	25–29
1987	45	0	0	1	13	28	37
1988²	45	0	0	1	15	33	28
¹ International Classification of Diseases (Ninth Revision) E950-E959
² Provisional