Download document: Suicides in England 2020
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We share the latest suicide data for nations across the UK and Republic of Ireland in our Suicide Statistics factsheets.
Please note: data reported on this page represents suicide registration. This means the figures do not necessarily reflect the date of death. Some deaths by suicide are only registered after a year or more and statistical agencies often provide updates after the initial release.
Therefore, 2020 suicide data doesn't necessarily reflect suicides during the coronavirus pandemic. For information from the Office for National Statistics about suicides that occurred in England and Wales during April-July 2020 (start of the coronavirus pandemic) please visit this release: Deaths from suicide that occurred in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
The data below reflects the most up-to-date data available and will be amended as-and-when agencies provide updated statistics. Download summaries of the latest suicide data available across the UK nations and Republic of Ireland below.
For more information about how to talk about suicide responsibly and sensitively, please see our Samaritans' Media Guidelines.
To find out more about how suicide statistics are collated, the reliability and validity of suicide data and the changes we want to see, as well as our tips on using suicide data, please visit Understanding UK & ROI Suicide Statistics.
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Office for National Statistics publish suicide data for England here.
*It is important to note, that these deaths didn't all happen in 2020, and we will not know how many did until all deaths are officially registered- this can sometimes take a year or more.
**Rates are age-standardised, find out more in our Using Suicide Data information here
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Office for National Statistics publish suicide data for Wales here.
*It is important to note, that these deaths didn't all happen in 2020, and we will not know how many did until all deaths are officially registered- this can sometimes take a year or more.
**Rates are age-standardised, find out more in our Using Suicide Data information here
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ScotPHO publish suicide data for Scotland here.
*For Scotland, the registration time for deaths by suicide is around 8 days so the suicide registration data is more likely to reflect occurrences (the date of death) than other nations but is still registration data.
Read our response to the latest suicide statistics in Scotland
Samaritans press release
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) publish suicide data for NI here.
*It is important to note, that these deaths didn't all happen in 2019, and we will not know how many did until all deaths are officially registered- this can sometimes take a year or more.
**Rates are age-standardised, find out more in our Using Suicide Data information here
Please note, NISRA are currently reviewing 2015 to 2018 suicide data as part of this review. A factsheet will be shared when this data is available.
Central Statistics Office (CSO) publish suicide data for ROI here.
In the Republic of Ireland, data is reported in stages. First, provisional data is released based on the year of registration. This data is later revised to reflect year of occurrence and is considered ‘official’ at this stage. Finally, the data is revised later again to include late registrations, but this can happen years later. Find out more in our Understanding UK and ROI Suicide Statistics information here
Data from 2019 is the latest ‘official’ data released by the Central Statistics Office. The following figures are accurate as of 16 November 2021:
*Rates are age-standardised, find out more in our Using Suicide Data information here
The number and rates from 2019 and previous years are still subject to change with the inclusion of late registrations. This staged approach provides challenges for producing a final factsheet of figures for ROI, especially in terms of comparison of ROI suicide data over time as, at any given time, the data for different years may be at different stages.