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UK armed forces suicides: index

Annual statistics on suicide and open verdict deaths among the UK regular armed forces.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 25 February 2014
• Last updated: 27 March 2025 — See all updates

Upcoming release dates for this publication are available here.

Related information

• Statistics at MOD
• MOD statistics pre-release access list
• MOD National and Official Statistics by topic

Editions

• UK armed forces suicides: 2024
  • 27 March 2025
  • Accredited official statistics
• UK armed forces suicides: 2023
  • 4 April 2024
  • Accredited official statistics
• UK armed forces suicides: 2022
  • 30 March 2023
  • Accredited official statistics
• UK armed forces suicides: 2021
  • 31 March 2022
  • Accredited official statistics
• UK armed forces suicides: 2020
  • 25 March 2021
  • Accredited official statistics
• UK armed forces suicides: 2019
  • 26 March 2020
  • Accredited official statistics
• UK armed forces suicides: 2018
  • 28 March 2019
  • Accredited official statistics
• UK armed forces suicide and open verdict deaths: 2017
  • 27 March 2018
  • Accredited official statistics
• UK armed forces suicide and open verdict deaths: 2016
  • 30 March 2017
  • Accredited official statistics
• UK armed forces suicide and open verdict deaths: 2015
  • 31 March 2016
  • Accredited official statistics
• UK armed forces suicide and open verdict deaths: 2014
  • 26 March 2015
  • Accredited official statistics
• UK armed forces suicide and open verdict deaths: 2013
  • 27 March 2014
  • Accredited official statistics
• UK armed forces suicide and open verdict deaths: 2012
  • 28 March 2013
  • Accredited official statistics
• UK armed forces suicide and open verdict deaths: 2011
  • 29 March 2012
  • Accredited official statistics
• UK armed forces suicide and open verdict deaths: 2010
  • 31 March 2011
  • Accredited official statistics
• UK regular armed forces suicide and open verdicts: external consultation
  • 19 March 2013
  • Guidance
• Military deaths in service statistics: background quality reports
  • 27 March 2025
  • Accredited official statistics

Published 25 February 2014

Last updated 27 March 2025 + show all updates

1. 27 March 2025

   Added 'UK armed forces suicides: 2024'.

2. 4 April 2024

   Added 'UK armed forces suicides: 2023'.

3. 30 March 2023

   Added 'UK armed forces suicides: 2022'.

4. 31 March 2022

   Addition of 'UK armed forces suicides: 2021'.

5. 25 March 2021

   Addition of: UK armed forces suicides for 2020.

6. 26 March 2020

   Added the UK armed forces suicides: 2019 page.

7. 28 March 2019

   Added UK armed forces suicide and open verdict deaths 2018. Page name changed from "UK armed forces suicide and open verdict deaths" to "UK armed forces suicides".

8. 27 March 2018

   Added UK armed forces suicide and open verdict deaths: 2017.

9. 30 March 2017

   Added UK armed forces suicide and open verdict deaths: 2016.

10. 31 March 2016

    Added UK armed forces suicide and open verdict deaths: 2015.

11. 10 June 2015

    Included a sentence with link for upcoming release dates.

12. 26 March 2015

    Added 2014 edition.

13. 27 March 2014

    Added UK armed forces suicide and open verdict deaths 2013

14. 25 February 2014

    First published.