Mental Health Statistics: Suicide

 

• In 2004, more than 5,500 people in the UK died by suicide. (Samaritans suicide statistics, 2004)
  
• British men are three times as likely as British women to die by suicide. (Samaritans Information Resource Pack, 2004)
  
• Suicide remains the most common cause of death in men under the age of 35. (The National Service Framework For Mental Health – Five Years On, Department Of Health, 2005)
• The suicide rate among people over 65 has fallen by 24% in recent years, but is still high compared to the population overall. (Samaritans Information Resource Pack, 2004)