HC Deb 25 October 1995 vol 264 cc674-5W
Mr. Denham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total number of recorded suicides in each year since 1979. [38366]

Mr. Bowis

The information is shown in the table.

Recorded deaths from suicide in England and Wales in years 1979–1994, ICD91 Code E950-E959.
Year Persons
1979 4,195
1980 4,321
1981 4,419
1982 4,279
1983 4,279
1984 4,315
1985 4,419
1986 4,126
1987 3,986
1988 4,220
1989 3,717
1990 3,950
1991 3,893
1992 3,952
19932 3,485
19942 3,256
1 International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.
2 Provisional.

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