§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average age-standardised mortality rate from suicide per 100,000 working-age adults was in 1998,(b) 1999 and (c) 2000. [75636]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Evan Harris, dated 22 October 2002:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question asking what the average European age-standardised mortality rate from suicide per 100,000 working adults was in (a) 1998,(b) 1999 and (c) 2000. I am replying in his absence. (75636) 221W The figures requested are given in the table below. Figures for men and women are shown separately, as different age groups are used to classify working age depending on sex.
Age-standardised1 mortality rate for suicide and injury undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted2 for adults of working age3 by sex in England and Wales, 1998 to 2000 rate per 100,000 Calendar year4 Men Women 1998 20 8 5 5 1999 20.4 5.7 2000 18.8 5.8 Sources:
1 Directly age-standardised to the European standard population.
2 Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes E950-E959 and E980-E989 excluding E988.8.
3 Adults of working age were classified as men aged between 16 and 64 and women aged between 16 and 59.
4 Figures are for deaths occurring in each calendar year