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<p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p><p>Dear Lord Willis,</p><p>As
National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding
to your Parliamentary Question asking how many deaths (1) of men, (2) of women, and
(3) in total, were recorded as suicide in England in each of the past ten years (HL8003);
and in each region of England in each of the past ten years (HL8004).</p><p>The Office
for National Statistics (ONS) publishes annual suicide death registration statistics
for England as part of our annual statistical release for the UK[1][2]. The latest
available figures were published by the ONS in September 2020 and covered calendar
years up to 2019 providing break downs by sex, age, and place of residence, including
region.</p><p>Table 1 provides the number of suicides registered between 2010 to 2019
for males, females and all persons in England.</p><p>Table 2 provides the number of
suicides registered between 2010 to 2019 for males, females and all persons in each
region of England.</p><p>In England and Wales, deaths caused by suicide are investigated
by coroners. Due to the length of time it takes to hold a coroner’s inquest, around
half of the deaths registered in a given year occurred in the same year, with the
remaining deaths occurring in previous years.</p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor
Sir Ian Diamond</p><p>Table 1: Number of suicides by sex registered between 2010 and
2019 in England</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Males</p></td><td><p>Females</p></td><td><p>Persons</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3,166</p></td><td><p>1,036</p></td><td><p>4,202</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3,420</p></td><td><p>1,098</p></td><td><p>4,518</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,488</p></td><td><p>1,025</p></td><td><p>4,513</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3,688</p></td><td><p>1,039</p></td><td><p>4,727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3,701</p></td><td><p>1,181</p></td><td><p>4,882</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,600</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td><td><p>4,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3,464</p></td><td><p>1,111</p></td><td><p>4,575</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>3,328</p></td><td><p>1,123</p></td><td><p>4,451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>1,221</p></td><td><p>5,021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>4,017</p></td><td><p>1,299</p></td><td><p>5,316</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
ONS</p><p>Table 2: Number of suicides by sex and English region registered between
2010 to 2019[3][4][5]</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Persons</p></td><td><p>North
East</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p>287</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>247</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>709</p></td><td><p>682</p></td><td><p>634</p></td><td><p>661</p></td><td><p>674</p></td><td><p>727</p></td><td><p>716</p></td><td><p>704</p></td><td><p>675</p></td><td><p>616</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire & The Humber</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>577</p></td><td><p>462</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>544</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>502</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>456</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>341</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>426</p></td><td><p>385</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>323</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>534</p></td><td><p>514</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>446</p></td><td><p>477</p></td><td><p>571</p></td><td><p>477</p></td><td><p>453</p></td><td><p>433</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>614</p></td><td><p>468</p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>494</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>456</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>483</p></td><td><p>445</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>616</p></td><td><p>661</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>735</p></td><td><p>552</p></td><td><p>516</p></td><td><p>577</p></td><td><p>585</p></td><td><p>574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>859</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>754</p></td><td><p>756</p></td><td><p>794</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>716</p></td><td><p>724</p></td><td><p>683</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>566</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>543</p></td><td><p>494</p></td><td><p>536</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>519</p></td><td><p>516</p></td><td><p>496</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Males</p></td><td><p>North
East</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>529</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>498</p></td><td><p>498</p></td><td><p>542</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>552</p></td><td><p>527</p></td><td><p>479</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire & The Humber</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>353</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td><p>407</p></td><td><p>382</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>345</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>324</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>281</p></td><td><p>239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>411</p></td><td><p>387</p></td><td><p>382</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>446</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>357</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>334</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>462</p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td><p>346</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>374</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>353</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>364</p></td><td><p>352</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>437</p></td><td><p>503</p></td><td><p>419</p></td><td><p>447</p></td><td><p>543</p></td><td><p>424</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p>427</p></td><td><p>434</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>657</p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>524</p></td><td><p>556</p></td><td><p>563</p></td><td><p>604</p></td><td><p>627</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td><p>424</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p>404</p></td><td><p>347</p></td><td><p>375</p></td><td><p>415</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>369</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Females</p></td><td><p>North
East</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire & The Humber</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>192</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
ONS</p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/latest"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/latest</a></p><p>[2]Due
to operational difficulites, suicides registered in 2019 in Northern Ireland and Scotland
were unavailable at the time of analysis, and so this year’s annual release is for
England and Wales only. The ONS will update the UK figures at a later stage.</p><p>[3]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><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><tr><td><p>Y10-Y34</p></td><td><p>Injury/poisoning of undetermined
intent</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>[4]Figures are for persons usually resident
in each area, based on postcode boundaries as of May 2020.</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 ‘<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/latest"
target="_blank">Suicide Registrations In The UK</a>’ statistical bulletin.</p><p>
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