Suicides
ICD10 codes: X60-X84, Y87.0, ICD9 codes: E950-E959
Suicides 2003 (Northern Ireland 2002):
There were 4,668 deaths due to suicide in Britain and Ireland, split as follows:
| Republic of Ireland |
497 |
North East |
169 |
East of England |
337 |
| Northern Ireland |
174 |
North West |
453 |
London |
404 |
| Scotland |
561 |
Yorks and Humber |
324 |
South East |
540 |
| Wales |
290 |
East Midlands |
265 |
South West |
342 |
| England |
3,146 |
West Midlands |
312 |
|
The Republic of Ireland (12.6 per 100,000), Scotland (10.8), Northern Ireland
(10.4), and Wales (9.9) had significantly higher age-standardised rates of suicide,
and London (5.2) a significantly lower rate, compared to the England average
(6.0).
Suicides 1996 to 2003 (to 2002 in Northern Ireland)
The number of suicides in Britain and Ireland increased by 1% from 1996 (4,613
deaths) to 2003. There was a significant increase in mortality rate in Wales
(25%) and a significant reduction in England (-6%). However, no individual English
region observed a significant reduction. There were rate increases in Northern
Ireland (17%) and the Republic of Ireland (10%) and a rate reduction in Scotland
(-3%) but these changes were also not statistically significant. |
