§ Paul FlynnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the(a) total and (b) percentage of suicides in each year since 1988, broken down by (i) teenage men, (ii) teenage women, (iii) doctors, (iv) chemists, (v) farmers and (vi) clergymen. [16894]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Paul Flynn, dated 26 November 2001:
641WAs National Statistician I have asked to reply to your question concerning the total number and percentage of suicides in each year since 1988 broken down by (a) teenage men, (b) teenage women. (c) doctors, (d) chemists (e) farmers, and (f) clergymen (16894).The data requested can be found in the table below:
Mortality from suicide and undetermined injury (E950–E959, E980–E989 excluding E988.8) selected age, or by selected occupation, persons in England and Wales, calendar years 1988–2000 All suicides Teenaged men Teenaged women Doctors Chemists Farmers Clergymen Year No. No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % 1994 5142 109 2,12 28 0.54 25 0.49 4 0.08 67 1.30 3 0.06 1995 5157 97 1.88 46 0.89 13 0.25 6 0.12 57 1.11 4 0.08 1996 4892 104 2.13 44 0.90 13 0.27 10 0.20 65 1.33 1 0.02 1997 4981 137 2.75 39 0.78 16 0.32 2 0.04 59 1.18 2 0.04 1998 5154 129 2.50 36 0.70 17 0.33 5 0.10 72 1.40 4 0.08 1999 5188 125 2.41 43 0.83 17 0.33 2 0.04 67 1.29 2 0.04 2000 4921 140 2.84 47 0.96 22 0.45 3 0.06 48 0.98 3 0.06