<p>SUICIDE STATISTICS
REPORT 2016
Including data for 2012-2014
Contents
Samaritans – working together to reduce suicide
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Samaritans response to recent trends in suicide
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What are the recent trends?
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What do the trends tell us?
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What will Samaritans do?
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Data sources
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Data sources – UK
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Data sources – Republic of Ireland
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Local suicide data
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Suicide definition
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Suicide definition – UK
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Suicide definition – Republic of Ireland
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Understanding suicide statistics
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Data: Suicide in the UK – 2014
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Table 1: Number of suicides in UK, 2014
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Graph 1: Suicide rates per 100,000 in UK, 2014
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Data: UK suicide by age group – 2014
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Graph 2: Suicide rates in UK by age group, 2014
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Graph 3: Suicide rates in England by age group, 2014
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Graph 4: Suicide rates in Wales by age group, 2014
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Graph 5: Suicide rates in Scotland by age group, 2014
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Graph 6: Suicide rates in Northern Ireland by age group, 2014
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Data: UK suicide rates – trends over time
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Graph 7: Suicide rate per 100,000 in the UK, 1984–2014
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Graph 8: Suicide rate per 100,000 in England, 1984–2014
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Graph 9: Suicide rate per 100,000 in Wales, 1984–2014
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Graph 10: Suicide rate per 100,000 in Scotland, 1984–2014
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Graph 11: Suicide rate per 100,000 in Northern Ireland, 1984–2014 22
Data: Suicide in the Republic of Ireland – 2014
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Table 2: Number of suicides in Republic of Ireland, 2014
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Graph 12: Suicide rates per 100,000 in Republic of Ireland, 2014
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Data: Republic of Ireland suicide by age group – 2014 24
Graph 13: Suicide rates in Republic of Ireland by age group, 2014
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Data: Republic of Ireland suicide rates – trends over time 25
Graph 14: Suicide rate per 100,000 in Republic of Ireland, 1984–2014 25
Challenges with suicide statistics
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The under-reporting of suicide
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The reliability and validity of suicid