§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of suicides among under-30s, broken down by gender, in Scotland for each year since 1985. [3832]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is given in the table.
Deaths from suicide1, persons aged under 30 by gender, Scotland, 1985–952 Both Sexes Males Females 1985 147 116 31 1986 163 136 27 1987 183 139 44 1988 202 160 42 1989 189 143 46 1990 215 177 38 1991 194 153 41 1992 252 195 57 1993 267 219 48 1994 232 186 46 1995 219 176 43 1 World Health Organisation International Classification of Diseases (9th Revision) codes E950-E959 and E980-E989 (excl. E988.8). 2 The table presents information on deaths registered in each year.