Suicide figures in England & Wales 2000-2022

In England and Wales, the definition of suicide is a death with an underlying cause of intentional self-harm or an injury or poisoning with undetermined intent. In 2022, there were approximately 5,600 suicides in the UK, an increase from the previous year.

Vulnerable groups

The suicide rate among men in the UK in 2022 was over three times higher than for women, the figures being 16.4 per 100,000 population for men compared to 5.4 for women. Additionally, the age group with the highest rate of suicide was for those aged 50 to 54 years at 15.3 deaths per 100,000.

Mental health in the UK

There has been an increase in the number of workers in Great Britain suffering from stress, depression or anxiety. Resulting in almost 875 thousand workers reporting to be suffering from these work-related issues in 2022/23. Additionally, five percent of the British population consult with a mental health professional at least twice a year.

Annual number of suicides recorded in England and Wales from 2000 to 2022

Characteristic	Number of suicides
2022	5,642
2021	5,583
2020	5,224
2019	5,691
2018	5,420
2017	4,840
2016	4,941
2015	5,199
2014	5,158
2013	5,145
2012	4,887
2011	4,880
2010	4,519
2009	4,677
2008	4,595
2007	4,313
2006	4,507
2005	4,705
2004	4,874
2003	4,798
2002	4,758
2001	4,896
2000	5,070

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Release date

December 2023

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2000 to 2022

Age group

10 years and older

Supplementary notes

*In the United Kingdom, suicide is defined as deaths given an underlying cause of intentional self-harm or injury/poisoning of undetermined intent.
Figures are for persons aged 10 years and over.
Age-standardized suicide rates per 100,000 population, standardized to the 2013 European Standard Population. Age-standardized rates are used to allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages.
Deaths of non-residents are included in figures for the UK.
Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

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