Suicides in England and Wales

Suicides in England and Wales

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  Suicides in Englandand Wales 2015 Data
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  World Suicide PreventionDay 10th September 2016 is World Suicide Prevention Day It serves as a call to action to individuals and organisations to prevent suicide. This year, the theme encourages people to consider the role that offering support may play in combating suicide World Suicide Prevention Day is organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) Source: http://ow.ly/33eN3040FO0
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  About this SlideShare ThisSlideShare uses data from the Office for National Statistics and provides an overview of the latest suicide registration figures Source: http://ow.ly/33eN3040FO0
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  The World HealthOrganization estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year, that’s 1 person every 40 seconds Source: http://ow.ly/33eN3040FO0
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  There were 5199suicides registered in England and Wales in 2015 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 20152010200520001995199019851981 5,199 Number of registered suicides Source: http://ow.ly/33eN3040FO0
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  There was adownward trend in suicides between 1981 and 2007 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 20152010200520001995199019851981 Number of registered suicides Source: http://ow.ly/33eN3040FO0
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  but since 2007,the number of suicides has been increasing 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 20152010200520001995199019851981 Number of registered suicides Source: http://ow.ly/33eN3040FO0
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  Despite recent increasesin the number of suicides, the rate of suicide in England and Wales has fallen by 29% since 1981 This rate is the age-standardised rate, the number of deaths is adjusted for the population size and age Source: http://ow.ly/33eN3040FO0
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  Men are moreat risk of dying by suicide than women with men representing 75% of all suicides registered in 2015 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 20152010200520001995199019851981 Number of registered suicides Women Men Source: http://ow.ly/33eN3040FO0
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  Men in their40s and 50s have the highest number of suicides Source: http://ow.ly/33eN3040FO0 Men Women 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 29 30 to 34 35 to 39 40 to 44 45 to 49 50 to 54 55 to 59 60 to 64 65 to 69 70 to 74 75 to 79 80 to 84 85 to 90 90+ 0 0100 100200 200300 300400 400500 500 Number of registered suicides
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  Suicide numbers formen in their late 50s and 60s have been increasing in recent yearsNumber of registered suicides Men 55 to 59 Men 60 to 63 Men 65 to 69 0 100 200 300 400 20152010200520001995199019851981 Source: http://ow.ly/33eN3040FO0
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  Number of registered suicides 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 20152010200520001995199019851981 numbers ofsuicide for men in their 20s peaked in 1998 but have since dropped to similar level seen in 1981 Men 20 to 24 Men 25 to 29 Source: http://ow.ly/33eN3040FO0
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  Suicide was theleading cause of death for people age 20 to 34 in 2014 2015 figures available October or November 2016 Source: http://ow.ly/33eN3040FO0
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  Within England andWales rates of suicide were highest in Wales and Yorkshire and Humber Rate per 100,000 population 0 3 6 9 12 15 East of England West Midlands South East East Midlands South West London North West North East Yorkshire and the Humber Wales 13.0 11.6 10.9 10.8 10.4 10.2 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.3 Source: http://ow.ly/33eN3040FO0
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  If you needhelp, please call Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 (UK) or 1850 60 90 90 (ROI) You can email [email protected] or visit www.samaritans.org
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  Get in touch Formore information, visit our website www.ons.gov.uk