Suicide deaths in NI increase as one in every three was someone aged under 30

Very stark and worrying figures released today

The number of suicide deaths in Northern Ireland has increased and is the highest since 2015, new statistics show.

Suicide deaths were highest for men between the ages of 25 and 29 and 45 and 49, while for women the highest number of suicide deaths were between the ages of 20 and 24.On Wednesday, NISRA published their latest figures which conclude the review of NI Suicide Statistics for the years 2015-2017, and thus provide a consistent time series for the period 2015-2021.

Northern Ireland had an age-standardised rate of 14.3 suicides per 100,000 population in 2021. This is slightly higher than the 14.0 suicides per 100,000 population for Scotland but notably above the rate for England and Wales at 10.5 suicides per 100,000. Northern Ireland’s most deprived areas had a suicide rate that was almost twice that of the least deprived areas in 2020 .

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