United Kingdom - Intentional self-harm 2020

Suicides United Kingdom 2020

There are 15 suicides per day in United Kingdom

In 2020 occurred 5,524 suicides in United Kingdom. This year, 161 fewer people committed suicide than in 2019. In 2020, on average 15 British committed suicide every day.

United Kingdom had 8.2 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.28 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 5,524 recorded suicide cases in 2020, 4,187 were men suicides and 1,337 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 12.6 per 100,000 men and for women 3.9 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In United Kingdom suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 673 homicides in United Kingdom, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 8.2 suicides.

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United Kingdom - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2020	1,337	4,187	5,524	3.90	12.60	8.20
2019	1,322	4,363	5,685	3.90	13.20	8.50
2018	1,256	4,116	5,372	3.74	12.54	8.08
2017	1,086	3,718	4,804	3.25	11.40	7.27
2016	1,090	3,555	4,645	3.28	10.98	7.07
2015	1,103	3,576	4,679	3.35	11.16	7.20
2014	1,030	3,433	4,463	3.13	10.85	6.93
2013	956	3,642	4,598	2.93	11.59	7.19
2012	922	3,570	4,492	2.87	11.42	7.07
2011	881	3,275	4,156	2.75	10.56	6.59
2010	963	3,225	4,188	3.00	10.50	6.70
2009	933	3,313	4,246	2.90	10.90	6.80
2008	959	3,300	4,259	3.00	10.90	6.90
2007	872	3,025	3,897	2.80	10.10	6.40
2006	936	3,186	4,122	3.00	10.70	6.80
2005	993	3,054	4,047	3.20	10.30	6.70
2004	1,021	3,162	4,183	3.30	10.80	7.00
2003	929	3,050	3,979	3.00	10.50	6.70
2002	953	3,164	4,117	3.10	10.90	6.90
2001	929	3,199	4,128	3.10	11.10	7.00
2000	979	3,311	4,290	3.20	11.50	7.30
1999	1,018	3,435	4,453	3.40	12.00	7.60
1998	982	3,407	4,389	3.30	12.00	7.50
1997	946	3,197	4,143	3.20	11.30	7.10
1996	980	3,168	4,148	3.30	11.20	7.10
1995	961	3,354	4,315	3.20	11.90	7.40
1994	990	3,391	4,381	3.30	12.10	7.60
1993	1,029	3,433	4,462	3.50	12.20	7.70
1992	1,071	3,557	4,628	3.60	12.70	8.00
1991	1,053	3,494	4,547	3.60	12.50	7.90
1990	1,119	3,524	4,643	3.80	12.70	8.10
1989	1,127	3,234	4,361	3.80	11.70	7.60
1988	1,360	3,611	4,971	4.60	13.10	8.70
1987	1,331	3,263	4,594	4.60	11.80	8.10
1986	1,448	3,391	4,839	5.00	12.30	8.50
1985	1,684	3,421	5,105	5.80	12.40	9.00
1984	1,651	3,292	4,943	5.70	12.00	8.80
1983	1,683	3,243	4,926	5.80	11.80	8.70
1982	1,731	3,202	4,933	6.00	11.70	8.80
1981	1,857	3,168	5,025	6.40	11.60	8.90
1980	1,915	3,002	4,917	6.60	11.00	8.70
1979	1,855	2,910	4,765	6.40	10.60	8.50
1978	1,783	2,748	4,531	6.20	10.10	8.10
1977	1,789	2,647	4,436	6.20	9.70	7.90
1976	1,693	2,621	4,314	5.90	9.60	7.70
1975	1,730	2,446	4,176	6.00	8.90	7.40
1974	1,819	2,579	4,398	6.30	9.40	7.80
1973	1,794	2,535	4,329	6.20	9.30	7.70
1972	1,771	2,467	4,238	6.10	9.10	7.60
1971	1,858	2,518	4,376	6.50	9.30	7.80
1970	1,855	2,542	4,397	6.50	9.40	7.90
1969	1,988	2,792	4,780	7.00	10.30	8.60
1968	2,108	2,948	5,056	7.40	11.00	9.10
1967	2,153	3,047	5,200	7.60	11.40	9.50
1966	2,370	3,119	5,489	8.40	11.80	10.00
1965	2,430	3,216	5,646	8.70	12.20	10.40
1964	2,605	3,465	6,070	9.40	13.20	11.20
1963	2,597	3,650	6,247	9.40	14.00	11.60
1962	2,532	3,591	6,123	9.20	13.90	11.50
1961	2,352	3,330	5,682	8.60	13.10	10.80
1960	2,221	3,362	5,583	8.20	13.30	10.60

United Kingdom - Intentional self-harm