United Kingdom - Intentional self-harm 2015

Suicides United Kingdom 2015

There are 13 suicides per day in United Kingdom

In 2015 around 4,679 suicides occurred in United Kingdom, 216 more than in 2014. In 2015, on average 13 British committed suicide every day.

United Kingdom reported 7.2 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.51 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 4,679 recorded suicide cases in 2015, 3,576 were men suicides and 1,103 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 11.16 per 100,000 men and for women 3.35 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 652 homicides in United Kingdom, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 7.2 suicides.

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United Kingdom - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
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