Suicides, England and Wales
The age-standardised rate of suicides registered in England and Wales, in England and in Wales each year since 1981, with England and Wales's rate for males and for females, from the ONS.
England, Wales and Non-residents
11.3 per 100,000
2025 · 6,162 suicides registered
Verified against source, 9 November 2026, 15:22 UTC- England, Wales and Non-residents
- England
- Wales
- England, Wales and Non-residents, males
- England, Wales and Non-residents, females
Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data table
45 periods, newest first
| Period | England, Wales and Non-residents | England | Wales | England, Wales and Non-residents, males | England, Wales and Non-residents, females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.3 per 100,000 | 11.1 per 100,000 | 14.3 per 100,000 | 17.5 per 100,000 | 5.50 per 100,000 |
| 2024 | 11.4 per 100,000 | 11.1 per 100,000 | 15.7 per 100,000 | 17.5 per 100,000 | 5.70 per 100,000 |
| 2023 | 11.3 per 100,000 | 11.1 per 100,000 | 13.9 per 100,000 | 17.3 per 100,000 | 5.60 per 100,000 |
| 2022 | 10.7 per 100,000 | 10.5 per 100,000 | 12.5 per 100,000 | 16.3 per 100,000 | 5.40 per 100,000 |
| 2021 | 10.7 per 100,000 | 10.5 per 100,000 | 12.9 per 100,000 | 16.2 per 100,000 | 5.40 per 100,000 |
| 2020 | 10.0 per 100,000 | 9.90 per 100,000 | 10.5 per 100,000 | 15.5 per 100,000 | 4.80 per 100,000 |
| 2019 | 10.9 per 100,000 | 10.8 per 100,000 | 12.4 per 100,000 | 17.0 per 100,000 | 5.20 per 100,000 |
| 2018 | 10.5 per 100,000 | 10.2 per 100,000 | 13.0 per 100,000 | 16.3 per 100,000 | 5.00 per 100,000 |
| 2017 | 9.40 per 100,000 | 9.10 per 100,000 | 13.4 per 100,000 | 14.5 per 100,000 | 4.60 per 100,000 |
| 2016 | 9.60 per 100,000 | 9.40 per 100,000 | 11.9 per 100,000 | 15.1 per 100,000 | 4.50 per 100,000 |
| 2015 | 10.3 per 100,000 | 10.1 per 100,000 | 13.1 per 100,000 | 15.8 per 100,000 | 5.00 per 100,000 |
| 2014 | 10.3 per 100,000 | 10.3 per 100,000 | 9.30 per 100,000 | 16.0 per 100,000 | 4.80 per 100,000 |
| 2013 | 10.3 per 100,000 | 10.0 per 100,000 | 14.7 per 100,000 | 16.6 per 100,000 | 4.40 per 100,000 |
| 2012 | 9.80 per 100,000 | 9.60 per 100,000 | 12.5 per 100,000 | 15.6 per 100,000 | 4.40 per 100,000 |
| 2011 | 9.90 per 100,000 | 9.70 per 100,000 | 12.6 per 100,000 | 15.4 per 100,000 | 4.70 per 100,000 |
| 2010 | 9.30 per 100,000 | 9.10 per 100,000 | 10.8 per 100,000 | 14.4 per 100,000 | 4.50 per 100,000 |
| 2009 | 9.60 per 100,000 | 9.60 per 100,000 | 9.70 per 100,000 | 15.0 per 100,000 | 4.50 per 100,000 |
| 2008 | 9.50 per 100,000 | 9.40 per 100,000 | 10.0 per 100,000 | 14.9 per 100,000 | 4.50 per 100,000 |
| 2007 | 9.00 per 100,000 | 8.90 per 100,000 | 11.2 per 100,000 | 14.2 per 100,000 | 4.20 per 100,000 |
| 2006 | 9.50 per 100,000 | 9.40 per 100,000 | 11.5 per 100,000 | 14.8 per 100,000 | 4.70 per 100,000 |
| 2005 | 10.0 per 100,000 | 9.90 per 100,000 | 10.4 per 100,000 | 15.4 per 100,000 | 5.10 per 100,000 |
| 2004 | 10.5 per 100,000 | 10.3 per 100,000 | 12.9 per 100,000 | 16.0 per 100,000 | 5.50 per 100,000 |
| 2003 | 10.4 per 100,000 | 10.1 per 100,000 | 13.0 per 100,000 | 16.0 per 100,000 | 5.20 per 100,000 |
| 2002 | 10.3 per 100,000 | 10.2 per 100,000 | 12.0 per 100,000 | 15.8 per 100,000 | 5.20 per 100,000 |
| 2001 | 10.7 per 100,000 | 10.5 per 100,000 | 12.4 per 100,000 | 16.8 per 100,000 | 5.10 per 100,000 |
| 2000 | 11.1 per 100,000 | 11.0 per 100,000 | 12.6 per 100,000 | 17.2 per 100,000 | 5.60 per 100,000 |
| 1999 | 11.5 per 100,000 | 11.4 per 100,000 | 13.2 per 100,000 | 18.2 per 100,000 | 5.50 per 100,000 |
| 1998 | 11.7 per 100,000 | 11.6 per 100,000 | 12.7 per 100,000 | 18.3 per 100,000 | 5.60 per 100,000 |
| 1997 | 10.7 per 100,000 | 10.6 per 100,000 | 11.3 per 100,000 | 16.5 per 100,000 | 5.50 per 100,000 |
| 1996 | 10.9 per 100,000 | 10.8 per 100,000 | 11.1 per 100,000 | 17.1 per 100,000 | 5.40 per 100,000 |
| 1995 | 11.5 per 100,000 | 11.4 per 100,000 | 13.0 per 100,000 | 17.9 per 100,000 | 5.60 per 100,000 |
| 1994 | 11.5 per 100,000 | 11.3 per 100,000 | 12.8 per 100,000 | 17.9 per 100,000 | 5.70 per 100,000 |
| 1993 | 11.8 per 100,000 | 11.7 per 100,000 | 11.6 per 100,000 | 18.1 per 100,000 | 6.10 per 100,000 |
| 1992 | 12.5 per 100,000 | 12.4 per 100,000 | 14.0 per 100,000 | 19.4 per 100,000 | 6.40 per 100,000 |
| 1991 | 12.5 per 100,000 | 12.4 per 100,000 | 13.1 per 100,000 | 19.3 per 100,000 | 6.50 per 100,000 |
| 1990 | 12.8 per 100,000 | 12.7 per 100,000 | 12.1 per 100,000 | 19.5 per 100,000 | 6.80 per 100,000 |
| 1989 | 12.4 per 100,000 | 12.4 per 100,000 | 11.0 per 100,000 | 18.4 per 100,000 | 7.00 per 100,000 |
| 1988 | 14.0 per 100,000 | 14.0 per 100,000 | 13.4 per 100,000 | 20.9 per 100,000 | 8.10 per 100,000 |
| 1987 | 13.3 per 100,000 | 13.2 per 100,000 | 13.7 per 100,000 | 19.3 per 100,000 | 8.10 per 100,000 |
| 1986 | 13.8 per 100,000 | 13.7 per 100,000 | 13.9 per 100,000 | 19.8 per 100,000 | 8.70 per 100,000 |
| 1985 | 14.3 per 100,000 | 14.4 per 100,000 | 12.4 per 100,000 | 19.6 per 100,000 | 9.80 per 100,000 |
| 1984 | 13.9 per 100,000 | 13.8 per 100,000 | 13.3 per 100,000 | 18.9 per 100,000 | 9.50 per 100,000 |
| 1983 | 13.8 per 100,000 | 13.7 per 100,000 | 13.9 per 100,000 | 18.8 per 100,000 | 9.50 per 100,000 |
| 1982 | 14.1 per 100,000 | 14.0 per 100,000 | 14.9 per 100,000 | 18.9 per 100,000 | 10.1 per 100,000 |
| 1981 | 14.5 per 100,000 | 14.6 per 100,000 | 12.0 per 100,000 | 19.2 per 100,000 | 10.5 per 100,000 |
Source and licence
- Publisher
- Office for National Statistics
- Check it yourself
- https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/suicidesintheunitedkingdomreferencetables
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Retrieved
- 9 November 2026, 15:00 UTC
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Verification
Verified against source, 9 November 2026, 15:22 UTC Run at 9 November 2026, 15:22 UTC; 225 of 225 figures matched the live source.
| Result | Check | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | Provenance recorded | Office for National Statistics; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-09T15:00:41Z; 3 raw file(s) |
| Pass | Raw files match recorded SHA-256 | 3 of 3 files intact |
| Pass | Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures | 225 of 225 figures and the headline reproduced; the meta's accreditation and deaths match |
| Pass | Figures are finite numbers | 225 figures, 0 invalid |
| Pass | Live source matches every figure | 225 of 225 figures match exactly after downloading 3 source file(s) again (3 byte-identical); the headline matches; the meta's accreditation and deaths match |
| Pass | ONS edition is current | the current edition counts at 2025-12-31, 313 days before retrieval (limit 700) |
| Pass | The hub's suicides-by-council agrees | 9 of 9 figures match suicides-by-council's record (the suicides registered in England, Wales and England and Wales in each year it gives) |
| Pass | Table_1 adds up | 810 of 810 cases of the years' nations and non-residents add up to England and Wales, England's regions to England and males and females to every person |
| Pass | Each rate lies within its confidence limits | 225 of 225 cases of the record's rates lie within the ONS's 95% confidence limits |
| Pass | Source page answers | https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/suicidesintheunitedkingdomreferencetables – HTTP 200 |
Notes
- Suicides by the ONS's definition: deaths from intentional self-harm at 10 and over and deaths from injury or poisoning of undetermined intent at 15 and over, by the year they were registered, which can be months or years after the death while an inquest is held, so a year's figure is not the year's deaths.
- England and Wales's figure also counts the deaths of non-residents registered there, so it is more than England's and Wales's together. Each rate is per 100,000 people aged 10 and over, standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population, so years and areas with different ages can be compared. The headline gives the number registered, which the ONS gives beside each rate. The National Records of Scotland and NISRA publish Scotland's and Northern Ireland's.
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