§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the mortality rate per 100,000 adults of working age from suicide and undetermined injury in England was in(a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999 and (d) 2000. [5223]
§ Mr. Boateng[holding answer 19 July 2001]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. Frank Field, dated 20 July 2001:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question on what the mortality rate per 100,000 working age adults from suicide and undetermined injury in England was in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999 and (d) 2000. I am replying in his absence. (5223).Figures from 1997, 1998 and 1999 are given in the table below. Figures for 2000 are not yet available.
Annual age-standardised suicide1 rates per 100,000 for males and females at working ages2, England, 1997–99 Year Males Females 1997 18.5 5.8 1998 19.6 5.4 1999 18.9 5.7 1 Deaths are coded according to the WHO International Classification of Disease, Ninth Edition (ICD9). They are regarded as resulting from suicide if the underlying cause is classified to either suicide or undetermined intent, ICD9 codes E950–E959, E980–E989 excluding E988.8 2 Working age is classified as between 16 and 64 for males and 16 and 59 for females