§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the number of suicides in England and Wales in each of the last three years. [37842]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe number of deaths from suicide and injury of undetermined intent, ICD1 E950–E959, E980–E989 less E988.8, in England and Wales is shown in the table. The deaths in 1993 and 1994 represent occurrences whereas those for 1995 are registrations.
Year Deaths 1993 5,250 1994 5,144 1995 5,146 1International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision. ICD codes E950–E959 refer to deaths where suicide is the underlying cause of death; ICD codes E950–E989, minus E988.8 relate to deaths where it is undetermined whether the injury was accidentally or purposefully inflicted. The majority of these, however, are regarded as suicides.