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<p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes suicide statistics for the UK
for each calendar year. The latest available figures were published by ONS in September
2018 and covered calendar years up to 2017[1].</p><p>Table 1 below provides the number
of deaths caused by suicide in firefighters of a working age (20-64 years old) based
on information attained on the death certificate. Please note, data on firefighters
in managerial roles has also been provided but this category also includes senior
officers in ambulance, prison and related services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fire
service officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Senior officers in fire, ambulance,
prison and related services</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em>Source:</em> Office for National Statistics</p><p> </p><p><strong>Box 1.
International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes used to define
suicide</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>ICD-10 codes</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Description</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>X60-X84</p></td><td><p>Intentional
self-harm</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Deaths caused by
suicide in fire service officers and senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and
related services, aged 20 to 64 years, England and Wales, deaths registered 2008 to
2017<strong>[2]</strong><sup>,<strong>[3]</strong>,<strong>[4]</strong>,<strong>[5]</strong>,<strong>[6]</strong></sup></strong></p><p>
</p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2017registrations"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2017registrations</a></p><p>[2]Cause
of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision
(ICD-10). This includes all deaths from intentional self-harm for persons aged 10
years and over, and deaths where the intent was undetermined for those aged 15 years
and over. The ICD codes used to select the deaths are show in Box 1.</p><p>[3]Figures
are for those aged 20 to 64 years based on usual working age. However, information
from the death certificate does not ascertain if the individual was actively in work
or retired.</p><p>[4]Figures for England and Wales include the deaths of non-residents.</p><p>[5]Figures
are for deaths registered, rather than deaths occurring in each calendar year. Due
to the length of time it takes to complete a coroner’s inquest, it can take months
or even years for a suicide to be registered. More details can be found in the ‘Suicides
in the UK’ statistical bulletin.</p><p>[6]Occupations defined using the Standard Occupation
Classification (v.2010). 'Fire service officers' are defined by SOC code 3313 and
'Senior officers in fire, ambulance and prison related services' are defined by SOC
code 1173. For information on the classification hierarchy, follow the link below:</p><p>Information
on the Standard Occupation Classification</p><p> </p>
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