Suicide in the United Kingdom
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In 2024, there were 7,147 deaths in the UK officially registered as suicide, equating to an average of 20 suicides a day. 6,190 of these registered suicides were in England and Wales, marking the highest suicide rate in England and Wales since 1999. In Scotland there were 704 probable suicides in 2024. In Northern Ireland there were 290 suicide deaths registered in 2024. Suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 50 in the UK.
Governmental and other organisations have created different initiatives to attempt to prevent suicides in the country, including the establishment of a new post, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention).