§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the number of suicides among under-30s, broken down by gender, in England for each year since 1985. [3833]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Cynog Dafis, dated 21 November 1996:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on how many suicides in males and females under 30, took place each year since 1985.The figures for England are given in the attached table.
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Suicides1 in the under-30s, 1985–1995 Year Males Females 1985 770 184 1986 803 225 1987 864 252 1988 990 227 1989 948 242 1990 1,089 233 1991 991 213 1992 1,007 232
Suicides1 in the under-30s, 1985–1995 Year Males Females 1993 939 224 1994 985 200 1995 899 213 1 International classification of diseases, 9th revision, codes E950–E959, E980–E989 excl. E988.8.