Accredited official statistics

UK armed forces suicides: 2025

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

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 26 March 2026

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UK armed forces suicides: 1984 to 2025

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This annual Statistical Notice provides summary information on suicides that have occurred among serving UK regular armed forces personnel during the 20-year period 2006-2025. This information updates previous notices and includes new data for 2025. The notice provides numbers and rates for the latest 20-year period, with all time trend graphs presenting rates since the start of data collection in 1984.

Published 26 March 2026