According to The Samaritans, there were 5,691 suicides in England and Wales in 2019, that is 321 more compared to the year before. The suicide rate has remained the same as in 2018 – 11 deaths per 100,000 but the rates are still higher than in recent years.
There were 421 suicides in the Republic of Ireland in 2019, that is 69 more compared to 2018. The suicide rate has increasedby 19%. And there were 833 suicides in 2019 in Scotland. This is 49 more on 2018, increasing the overall suicide rate from 15.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2018 to16.6 per 100,000 in 2019.
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