§ Mr. HurstTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths in England have been recorded as suicides in each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement. [124875]
§ John HealeyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Alan Hurst, dated 14 July 2003:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning how many deaths in England have been recorded as suicide in each year since 1990. (124875)The most recent available suicide data are for the calendar year 2001. Figures for each year from 1990 to 2001 are given in the table below.
Number of deaths from suicide and injury undetermined whether accidentally or purposely1, inflicted, England2, 1990 to 20013 Number of deaths 1990 5,209 1991 5,128 1992 5,115 1993 4,929 1994 4,780 1995 4,816 1996 4,572 1997 4,662 1998 4,815 1999 4,828 2000 4,598 2001 4,388 1 The cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes E950-E959 and E980-E989 excluding E988.8for the years 1990 to 2000, and, for the year 2001, the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (1CD-10) codes X60-X84 and Y10-Y34 excluding Y33.9 where the Coroner's verdict was pending. 2 Figures are for residents of England. 3 Figures are for deaths registered in 1990 to 1992 and for deaths occurring in each calendar year from 1993 to 2001.