Current Statistics

  Deaths by suicide in England Road Deaths in England
2018 5,021 1,521
2019 5,316 1,489
2020 4,912 1,246
2021 5,219 1,329
2022 5,284 1,443

Suicide statistics from the Office of National Statistics.

Road death statistics from the Department for Transport.


Graph showing 2021 suicides by sex and age group in England and Wales.

75% of suicides are male


  • Suicide is the leading cause of death in males under the age of 50
  • In 2019, suicide was the leading cause of death in people aged between 5-19 years old
  • Suicide rates among 15 to 19-year-olds in England have reached their highest point in 30 years
  • 84 men die by suicide every week in the UK
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