HC Deb 20 April 1983 vol 41 cc133-4W
Mr. Frank Allaun

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many suicides there have been in the United Kingdom for each year from 1972 to the latest available date.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

The number of deaths by suicide registered in the United Kingdom, 1972 to 1981, are shown in the following table:

Year Number
1972 4,238
1973 4,329
1974 4,398
1975 4,176
1976 4,314
1977 4,436
1978 4,531
1979 4,765
1980 4,917
*1981 5,016
* Provisional.