Asked by: Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many care home residents in England died from COVID-19-related symptoms in each week from 1 September 2020 to date.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.
Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician
The Lord Willis of Knaresborough
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW
01 March 2021
Dear Lord Willis,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking a) when data was first collected on care home deaths from COVID-19 in England (HL13542), b) when the weekly death toll of care home residents from COVID-19 in England was first published (HL13543), and c) how many care home residents in England died from COVID-19-related symptoms in each week from 1 September 2020 to-date (HL13546).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for publishing statistics on deaths in England and Wales. Mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration. The ONS produces a weekly report[1] on provisional deaths involving COVID-19, and from 19 January 2021 onwards it has included data on deaths involving COVID-19 in care home residents in England and Wales in 2020 and 20212. The term "care home resident" used in this publication refers to all deaths where either (a) the death occurred in a care home or (b) the death occurred elsewhere but the place of residence of the deceased was recorded as a care home. The figures should not be confused with "deaths in care homes" as reported elsewhere, which refers only to category (a).
As well as the ONS mortality data, the Care Quality Commission (CQC; the independent regulator of health and social care in England) provides numbers of deaths involving COVID-19 in care homes and care home residents in England. These data are based on the date the death was notified to the CQC and has been published by the ONS as part of the weekly bulletin3 since 28 April 2020. Data on whether the death was a result of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 has been collected by the CQC since 10 April 20204. Table 1 below shows the number of deaths involving COVID-19 in care home residents, by week of notification to the CQC, starting from week ending 4 September 2020.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
Table 1: Number of deaths involving COVID-19 in care homes residents, by week of notification, weeks ending 4 September 2020 to 19 February 2021, England[2][3][4]
Year | Week number | Week ending | Deaths involving COVID-19 |
2020 | 36 | 04/09/2020 | 21 |
2020 | 37 | 11/09/2020 | 39 |
2020 | 38 | 18/09/2020 | 49 |
2020 | 39 | 25/09/2020 | 58 |
2020 | 40 | 02/10/2020 | 83 |
2020 | 41 | 09/10/2020 | 105 |
2020 | 42 | 16/10/2020 | 142 |
2020 | 43 | 23/10/2020 | 217 |
2020 | 44 | 30/10/2020 | 293 |
2020 | 45 | 06/11/2020 | 456 |
2020 | 46 | 13/11/2020 | 533 |
2020 | 47 | 20/11/2020 | 622 |
2020 | 48 | 27/11/2020 | 706 |
2020 | 49 | 04/12/2020 | 645 |
2020 | 50 | 11/12/2020 | 692 |
2020 | 51 | 18/12/2020 | 731 |
2020 | 52 | 25/12/2020 | 746 |
2020 | 53 | 01/01/2021 | 934 |
2021 | 1 | 08/01/2021 | 1,245 |
2021 | 2 | 15/01/2021 | 1,750 |
2021 | 3 | 22/01/2021 | 2,365 |
2021 | 4 | 29/01/2021 | 2,387 |
2021 | 5 | 05/02/2021 | 1,848 |
2021 | 6 | 12/02/2021 | 1,223 |
2021 | 7 | 19/02/2021 | 843 |
Source: Care Quality Commission
[1]https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/latest
2https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/carehomeresidentdeathsregisteredinenglandandwalesprovisional
3https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/numberofdeathsincarehomesnotifiedtothecarequalitycommissionengland
4https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/publicationofstatisticsondeathsinvolvingcovid19incarehomesinenglandtransparencystatement
[2] Figures are for deaths CQC are notified of on the days specified. Figures only include deaths that were notified by 19 Feb 2021 and may be an underestimate due to notification delays.
[3] Figures are for people who were residents of a care home, regardless of where the death occurred. This is different to deaths occurring in care homes reported elsewhere.
[4]A death involving COVID-19 is based on the statement from the care home provider to the CQC: the assessment of whether COVID-19 was involved may or may not correspond to a medical diagnosis or test result or be reflected in the death certification
Asked by: Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they first published the weekly death toll of care home residents from COVID-19 in England.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.
Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician
The Lord Willis of Knaresborough
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW
01 March 2021
Dear Lord Willis,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking a) when data was first collected on care home deaths from COVID-19 in England (HL13542), b) when the weekly death toll of care home residents from COVID-19 in England was first published (HL13543), and c) how many care home residents in England died from COVID-19-related symptoms in each week from 1 September 2020 to-date (HL13546).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for publishing statistics on deaths in England and Wales. Mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration. The ONS produces a weekly report[1] on provisional deaths involving COVID-19, and from 19 January 2021 onwards it has included data on deaths involving COVID-19 in care home residents in England and Wales in 2020 and 20212. The term "care home resident" used in this publication refers to all deaths where either (a) the death occurred in a care home or (b) the death occurred elsewhere but the place of residence of the deceased was recorded as a care home. The figures should not be confused with "deaths in care homes" as reported elsewhere, which refers only to category (a).
As well as the ONS mortality data, the Care Quality Commission (CQC; the independent regulator of health and social care in England) provides numbers of deaths involving COVID-19 in care homes and care home residents in England. These data are based on the date the death was notified to the CQC and has been published by the ONS as part of the weekly bulletin3 since 28 April 2020. Data on whether the death was a result of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 has been collected by the CQC since 10 April 20204. Table 1 below shows the number of deaths involving COVID-19 in care home residents, by week of notification to the CQC, starting from week ending 4 September 2020.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
Table 1: Number of deaths involving COVID-19 in care homes residents, by week of notification, weeks ending 4 September 2020 to 19 February 2021, England[2][3][4]
Year | Week number | Week ending | Deaths involving COVID-19 |
2020 | 36 | 04/09/2020 | 21 |
2020 | 37 | 11/09/2020 | 39 |
2020 | 38 | 18/09/2020 | 49 |
2020 | 39 | 25/09/2020 | 58 |
2020 | 40 | 02/10/2020 | 83 |
2020 | 41 | 09/10/2020 | 105 |
2020 | 42 | 16/10/2020 | 142 |
2020 | 43 | 23/10/2020 | 217 |
2020 | 44 | 30/10/2020 | 293 |
2020 | 45 | 06/11/2020 | 456 |
2020 | 46 | 13/11/2020 | 533 |
2020 | 47 | 20/11/2020 | 622 |
2020 | 48 | 27/11/2020 | 706 |
2020 | 49 | 04/12/2020 | 645 |
2020 | 50 | 11/12/2020 | 692 |
2020 | 51 | 18/12/2020 | 731 |
2020 | 52 | 25/12/2020 | 746 |
2020 | 53 | 01/01/2021 | 934 |
2021 | 1 | 08/01/2021 | 1,245 |
2021 | 2 | 15/01/2021 | 1,750 |
2021 | 3 | 22/01/2021 | 2,365 |
2021 | 4 | 29/01/2021 | 2,387 |
2021 | 5 | 05/02/2021 | 1,848 |
2021 | 6 | 12/02/2021 | 1,223 |
2021 | 7 | 19/02/2021 | 843 |
Source: Care Quality Commission
[1]https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/latest
2https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/carehomeresidentdeathsregisteredinenglandandwalesprovisional
3https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/numberofdeathsincarehomesnotifiedtothecarequalitycommissionengland
4https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/publicationofstatisticsondeathsinvolvingcovid19incarehomesinenglandtransparencystatement
[2] Figures are for deaths CQC are notified of on the days specified. Figures only include deaths that were notified by 19 Feb 2021 and may be an underestimate due to notification delays.
[3] Figures are for people who were residents of a care home, regardless of where the death occurred. This is different to deaths occurring in care homes reported elsewhere.
[4]A death involving COVID-19 is based on the statement from the care home provider to the CQC: the assessment of whether COVID-19 was involved may or may not correspond to a medical diagnosis or test result or be reflected in the death certification
Asked by: Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they first started to collect data on care home deaths from COVID-19 in England.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.
Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician
The Lord Willis of Knaresborough
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW
01 March 2021
Dear Lord Willis,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking a) when data was first collected on care home deaths from COVID-19 in England (HL13542), b) when the weekly death toll of care home residents from COVID-19 in England was first published (HL13543), and c) how many care home residents in England died from COVID-19-related symptoms in each week from 1 September 2020 to-date (HL13546).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for publishing statistics on deaths in England and Wales. Mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration. The ONS produces a weekly report[1] on provisional deaths involving COVID-19, and from 19 January 2021 onwards it has included data on deaths involving COVID-19 in care home residents in England and Wales in 2020 and 20212. The term "care home resident" used in this publication refers to all deaths where either (a) the death occurred in a care home or (b) the death occurred elsewhere but the place of residence of the deceased was recorded as a care home. The figures should not be confused with "deaths in care homes" as reported elsewhere, which refers only to category (a).
As well as the ONS mortality data, the Care Quality Commission (CQC; the independent regulator of health and social care in England) provides numbers of deaths involving COVID-19 in care homes and care home residents in England. These data are based on the date the death was notified to the CQC and has been published by the ONS as part of the weekly bulletin3 since 28 April 2020. Data on whether the death was a result of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 has been collected by the CQC since 10 April 20204. Table 1 below shows the number of deaths involving COVID-19 in care home residents, by week of notification to the CQC, starting from week ending 4 September 2020.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
Table 1: Number of deaths involving COVID-19 in care homes residents, by week of notification, weeks ending 4 September 2020 to 19 February 2021, England[2][3][4]
Year | Week number | Week ending | Deaths involving COVID-19 |
2020 | 36 | 04/09/2020 | 21 |
2020 | 37 | 11/09/2020 | 39 |
2020 | 38 | 18/09/2020 | 49 |
2020 | 39 | 25/09/2020 | 58 |
2020 | 40 | 02/10/2020 | 83 |
2020 | 41 | 09/10/2020 | 105 |
2020 | 42 | 16/10/2020 | 142 |
2020 | 43 | 23/10/2020 | 217 |
2020 | 44 | 30/10/2020 | 293 |
2020 | 45 | 06/11/2020 | 456 |
2020 | 46 | 13/11/2020 | 533 |
2020 | 47 | 20/11/2020 | 622 |
2020 | 48 | 27/11/2020 | 706 |
2020 | 49 | 04/12/2020 | 645 |
2020 | 50 | 11/12/2020 | 692 |
2020 | 51 | 18/12/2020 | 731 |
2020 | 52 | 25/12/2020 | 746 |
2020 | 53 | 01/01/2021 | 934 |
2021 | 1 | 08/01/2021 | 1,245 |
2021 | 2 | 15/01/2021 | 1,750 |
2021 | 3 | 22/01/2021 | 2,365 |
2021 | 4 | 29/01/2021 | 2,387 |
2021 | 5 | 05/02/2021 | 1,848 |
2021 | 6 | 12/02/2021 | 1,223 |
2021 | 7 | 19/02/2021 | 843 |
Source: Care Quality Commission
[1]https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/latest
2https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/carehomeresidentdeathsregisteredinenglandandwalesprovisional
3https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/numberofdeathsincarehomesnotifiedtothecarequalitycommissionengland
4https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/publicationofstatisticsondeathsinvolvingcovid19incarehomesinenglandtransparencystatement
[2] Figures are for deaths CQC are notified of on the days specified. Figures only include deaths that were notified by 19 Feb 2021 and may be an underestimate due to notification delays.
[3] Figures are for people who were residents of a care home, regardless of where the death occurred. This is different to deaths occurring in care homes reported elsewhere.
[4]A death involving COVID-19 is based on the statement from the care home provider to the CQC: the assessment of whether COVID-19 was involved may or may not correspond to a medical diagnosis or test result or be reflected in the death certification
Asked by: Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government 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.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.
Dear Lord Willis,
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).
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.
Table 1 provides the number of suicides registered between 2010 to 2019 for males, females and all persons in England.
Table 2 provides the number of suicides registered between 2010 to 2019 for males, females and all persons in each region of England.
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.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
Table 1: Number of suicides by sex registered between 2010 and 2019 in England
Year | Males | Females | Persons |
2010 | 3,166 | 1,036 | 4,202 |
2011 | 3,420 | 1,098 | 4,518 |
2012 | 3,488 | 1,025 | 4,513 |
2013 | 3,688 | 1,039 | 4,727 |
2014 | 3,701 | 1,181 | 4,882 |
2015 | 3,600 | 1,220 | 4,820 |
2016 | 3,464 | 1,111 | 4,575 |
2017 | 3,328 | 1,123 | 4,451 |
2018 | 3,800 | 1,221 | 5,021 |
2019 | 4,017 | 1,299 | 5,316 |
Source: ONS
Table 2: Number of suicides by sex and English region registered between 2010 to 2019[3][4][5]
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
Persons | North East | 266 | 287 | 248 | 244 | 247 | 305 | 295 | 246 | 273 | 235 |
| North West | 709 | 682 | 634 | 661 | 674 | 727 | 716 | 704 | 675 | 616 |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 660 | 577 | 462 | 469 | 544 | 451 | 502 | 482 | 464 | 380 |
| East Midlands | 456 | 400 | 341 | 352 | 399 | 426 | 385 | 376 | 365 | 323 |
| West Midlands | 534 | 514 | 500 | 446 | 477 | 571 | 477 | 453 | 433 | 450 |
| East of England | 626 | 614 | 468 | 526 | 494 | 520 | 456 | 440 | 483 | 445 |
| London | 616 | 661 | 568 | 580 | 735 | 552 | 516 | 577 | 585 | 574 |
| South East | 859 | 720 | 720 | 754 | 756 | 794 | 820 | 716 | 724 | 683 |
| South West | 590 | 566 | 510 | 543 | 494 | 536 | 560 | 519 | 516 | 496 |
Males | North East | 218 | 226 | 198 | 179 | 185 | 242 | 229 | 198 | 218 | 172 |
| North West | 540 | 529 | 480 | 498 | 498 | 542 | 568 | 552 | 527 | 479 |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 482 | 440 | 353 | 369 | 412 | 354 | 407 | 382 | 360 | 286 |
| East Midlands | 345 | 300 | 254 | 276 | 305 | 324 | 308 | 304 | 281 | 239 |
| West Midlands | 411 | 387 | 382 | 340 | 373 | 446 | 386 | 357 | 325 | 334 |
| East of England | 462 | 465 | 346 | 395 | 374 | 390 | 353 | 330 | 364 | 352 |
| London | 437 | 503 | 419 | 447 | 543 | 424 | 395 | 435 | 427 | 434 |
| South East | 657 | 526 | 524 | 556 | 563 | 604 | 627 | 538 | 526 | 501 |
| South West | 465 | 424 | 372 | 404 | 347 | 375 | 415 | 392 | 392 | 369 |
Females | North East | 48 | 61 | 50 | 65 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 48 | 55 | 63 |
| North West | 169 | 153 | 154 | 163 | 176 | 185 | 148 | 152 | 148 | 137 |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 178 | 137 | 109 | 100 | 132 | 97 | 95 | 100 | 104 | 94 |
| East Midlands | 111 | 100 | 87 | 76 | 94 | 102 | 77 | 72 | 84 | 84 |
| West Midlands | 123 | 127 | 118 | 106 | 104 | 125 | 91 | 96 | 108 | 116 |
| East of England | 164 | 149 | 122 | 131 | 120 | 130 | 103 | 110 | 119 | 93 |
| London | 179 | 158 | 149 | 133 | 192 | 128 | 121 | 142 | 158 | 140 |
| South East | 202 | 194 | 196 | 198 | 193 | 190 | 193 | 178 | 198 | 182 |
| South West | 125 | 142 | 138 | 139 | 147 | 161 | 145 | 127 | 124 | 127 |
Source: ONS
[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.
[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.
ICD-10 codes | Description |
X60-X84 | Intentional self-harm |
Y10-Y34 | Injury/poisoning of undetermined intent |
[4]Figures are for persons usually resident in each area, based on postcode boundaries as of May 2020.
[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 ‘Suicide Registrations In The UK’ statistical bulletin.
Asked by: Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many deaths (1) of men, (2) of women, and (3) in total, were recorded as suicide in each region of England in each of the past ten years.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.
Dear Lord Willis,
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).
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.
Table 1 provides the number of suicides registered between 2010 to 2019 for males, females and all persons in England.
Table 2 provides the number of suicides registered between 2010 to 2019 for males, females and all persons in each region of England.
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.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
Table 1: Number of suicides by sex registered between 2010 and 2019 in England
Year | Males | Females | Persons |
2010 | 3,166 | 1,036 | 4,202 |
2011 | 3,420 | 1,098 | 4,518 |
2012 | 3,488 | 1,025 | 4,513 |
2013 | 3,688 | 1,039 | 4,727 |
2014 | 3,701 | 1,181 | 4,882 |
2015 | 3,600 | 1,220 | 4,820 |
2016 | 3,464 | 1,111 | 4,575 |
2017 | 3,328 | 1,123 | 4,451 |
2018 | 3,800 | 1,221 | 5,021 |
2019 | 4,017 | 1,299 | 5,316 |
Source: ONS
Table 2: Number of suicides by sex and English region registered between 2010 to 2019[3][4][5]
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
Persons | North East | 266 | 287 | 248 | 244 | 247 | 305 | 295 | 246 | 273 | 235 |
| North West | 709 | 682 | 634 | 661 | 674 | 727 | 716 | 704 | 675 | 616 |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 660 | 577 | 462 | 469 | 544 | 451 | 502 | 482 | 464 | 380 |
| East Midlands | 456 | 400 | 341 | 352 | 399 | 426 | 385 | 376 | 365 | 323 |
| West Midlands | 534 | 514 | 500 | 446 | 477 | 571 | 477 | 453 | 433 | 450 |
| East of England | 626 | 614 | 468 | 526 | 494 | 520 | 456 | 440 | 483 | 445 |
| London | 616 | 661 | 568 | 580 | 735 | 552 | 516 | 577 | 585 | 574 |
| South East | 859 | 720 | 720 | 754 | 756 | 794 | 820 | 716 | 724 | 683 |
| South West | 590 | 566 | 510 | 543 | 494 | 536 | 560 | 519 | 516 | 496 |
Males | North East | 218 | 226 | 198 | 179 | 185 | 242 | 229 | 198 | 218 | 172 |
| North West | 540 | 529 | 480 | 498 | 498 | 542 | 568 | 552 | 527 | 479 |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 482 | 440 | 353 | 369 | 412 | 354 | 407 | 382 | 360 | 286 |
| East Midlands | 345 | 300 | 254 | 276 | 305 | 324 | 308 | 304 | 281 | 239 |
| West Midlands | 411 | 387 | 382 | 340 | 373 | 446 | 386 | 357 | 325 | 334 |
| East of England | 462 | 465 | 346 | 395 | 374 | 390 | 353 | 330 | 364 | 352 |
| London | 437 | 503 | 419 | 447 | 543 | 424 | 395 | 435 | 427 | 434 |
| South East | 657 | 526 | 524 | 556 | 563 | 604 | 627 | 538 | 526 | 501 |
| South West | 465 | 424 | 372 | 404 | 347 | 375 | 415 | 392 | 392 | 369 |
Females | North East | 48 | 61 | 50 | 65 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 48 | 55 | 63 |
| North West | 169 | 153 | 154 | 163 | 176 | 185 | 148 | 152 | 148 | 137 |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 178 | 137 | 109 | 100 | 132 | 97 | 95 | 100 | 104 | 94 |
| East Midlands | 111 | 100 | 87 | 76 | 94 | 102 | 77 | 72 | 84 | 84 |
| West Midlands | 123 | 127 | 118 | 106 | 104 | 125 | 91 | 96 | 108 | 116 |
| East of England | 164 | 149 | 122 | 131 | 120 | 130 | 103 | 110 | 119 | 93 |
| London | 179 | 158 | 149 | 133 | 192 | 128 | 121 | 142 | 158 | 140 |
| South East | 202 | 194 | 196 | 198 | 193 | 190 | 193 | 178 | 198 | 182 |
| South West | 125 | 142 | 138 | 139 | 147 | 161 | 145 | 127 | 124 | 127 |
Source: ONS
[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.
[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.
ICD-10 codes | Description |
X60-X84 | Intentional self-harm |
Y10-Y34 | Injury/poisoning of undetermined intent |
[4]Figures are for persons usually resident in each area, based on postcode boundaries as of May 2020.
[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 ‘Suicide Registrations In The UK’ statistical bulletin.