§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many suicides have been recorded in each of the last 10 years for(a) males under 18, (b) females under 18, (c) males over 18 and (d) females over 18. [100549]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Tim Loughton, dated 3 March 2003:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning how many suicides have been recorded in each of the last ten years for (a) males under 18, (b) females under 18, (c) males over 18 and (d) females over 18.The most recent available mortality data are for the calendar year 2001. Figures for each year from 1992 to 2001 are given in the table below.
Number of deaths from suicide and injury undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted,1 by sex, England and Wales, 1992 to 20012 Calendar year Number of deaths (a) males under 18 (b) females under 18 (c) males 18 and over (d) females 18 and over 1992 51 23 4,009 1,403 1993 63 30 3,812 1,346 1994 65 21 3,822 1,236 1995 43 35 3,787 1,292 1996 54 25 3,600 1,214 1997 56 30 3,666 1,229 1998 66 21 3,863 1,204 1999 53 27 3,851 1,257 2000 66 25 3,593 1,238 2001 52 17 3,486 1,150 1The cause of death wad defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes E950-E959 and E980-E989 excluding E988.8 for the years 1992 to 2000, and, for the year 2001, the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes X60-X84 and Y10-Y34 excluding Y33.9 where the Coroner's verdict was pending. 2 Figures are for deaths registered in 1992 and for deaths occurring in each calendar year from 1993 to 2001.