Data tables: near to real-time suspected suicide surveillance (nRTSSS) for England for the 15 months to February 2024
Updated 30 May 2024
Applies to England
Monthly rates
Table 1: monthly trends in deaths by suspected suicide (directly standardised rate) per 100,000 population in England, persons, December 2022 to February 2024
Month and year | Number of PFAs included | Proportion of population in England | Deaths by suspected suicide | DSR per 100,000 population | Lower confidence intervals | Upper confidence intervals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 2022 | 32 | 73.5% | 338 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 12.3 |
Jan 2023 | 31 | 70.4% | 332 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 12.6 |
Feb 2023 | 32 | 71.7% | 301 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 11.3 |
Mar 2023 | 31 | 70.4% | 335 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 12.8 |
Apr 2023 | 29 | 67.4% | 309 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 12.4 |
May 2023 | 30 | 70.1% | 371 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 14.2 |
Jun 2023 | 29 | 66.8% | 346 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 13.9 |
Jul 2023 | 29 | 65.0% | 342 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 14.1 |
Aug 2023 | 30 | 81.7% | 353 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 11.5 |
Sep 2023 | 30 | 81.7% | 366 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 11.9 |
Oct 2023 | 28 | 64.8% | 338 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 14.0 |
Nov 2023 | 28 | 64.8% | 297 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 12.4 |
Dec 2023 | 30 | 67.4% | 290 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 11.7 |
Jan 2024 | 31 | 82.8% | 439 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 13.9 |
Feb 2024 | 30 | 81.7% | 300 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 9.9 |
Table 2: monthly trends in deaths by suspected suicide (directly standardised rate) per 100,000 population in England, males, December 2022 to February 2024
Month and year | Number of PFAs included | Proportion of population in England | Deaths by suspected suicide | DSR per 100,000 population | Lower confidence intervals | Upper confidence intervals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 2022 | 32 | 73.7% | 246 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 18.8 |
Jan 2023 | 31 | 70.6% | 243 | 17.1 | 15.0 | 19.4 |
Feb 2023 | 32 | 71.9% | 218 | 14.9 | 13.0 | 17.1 |
Mar 2023 | 31 | 70.6% | 245 | 17.1 | 15.0 | 19.4 |
Apr 2023 | 29 | 67.5% | 220 | 16.2 | 14.1 | 18.5 |
May 2023 | 30 | 70.3% | 278 | 19.9 | 17.6 | 22.4 |
Jun 2023 | 29 | 67.0% | 264 | 19.6 | 17.3 | 22.1 |
Jul 2023 | 29 | 65.2% | 264 | 20.0 | 17.7 | 22.6 |
Aug 2023 | 30 | 81.8% | 260 | 15.7 | 13.9 | 17.8 |
Sep 2023 | 30 | 81.7% | 264 | 15.9 | 14.0 | 17.9 |
Oct 2023 | 28 | 65.0% | 236 | 18.1 | 15.9 | 20.6 |
Nov 2023 | 28 | 65.0% | 220 | 16.7 | 14.6 | 19.1 |
Dec 2023 | 30 | 67.6% | 217 | 16.0 | 13.9 | 18.2 |
Jan 2024 | 31 | 82.9% | 322 | 19.1 | 17.0 | 21.3 |
Feb 2024 | 30 | 81.8% | 231 | 14.0 | 12.2 | 15.9 |
Table 3: monthly trends in deaths by suspected suicide (directly standardised rate) per 100,000 population in England, females, December 2022 to February 2024
Month and year | Number of PFAs included | Proportion of population in England | Deaths by suspected suicide | DSR per 100,000 population | Lower confidence intervals | Upper confidence intervals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 2022 | 32 | 73.4% | 92 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 7.2 |
Jan 2023 | 31 | 70.3% | 89 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 7.3 |
Feb 2023 | 32 | 71.6% | 83 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 6.8 |
Mar 2023 | 31 | 70.3% | 90 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 7.4 |
Apr 2023 | 29 | 67.3% | 89 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 7.6 |
May 2023 | 30 | 70.0% | 93 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 7.7 |
Jun 2023 | 29 | 66.6% | 82 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 7.3 |
Jul 2023 | 29 | 64.9% | 78 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 7.1 |
Aug 2023 | 30 | 81.7% | 93 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 6.5 |
Sep 2023 | 30 | 81.6% | 102 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 7.1 |
Oct 2023 | 28 | 64.7% | 102 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 9.0 |
Nov 2023 | 28 | 64.7% | 77 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 7.0 |
Dec 2023 | 30 | 67.2% | 73 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 6.5 |
Jan 2024 | 31 | 82.8% | 117 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 7.9 |
Feb 2024 | 30 | 81.7% | 69 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 5.0 |
Table 4: Monthly trends in deaths by suspected suicide (directly standardised rate) per 100,000 population in England, ages 10 to 24, December 2022 to February 2024
Month and year | Number of PFAs included | Proportion of population in England | Deaths by suspected suicide | DSR per 100,000 population | Lower confidence intervals | Upper confidence intervals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 2022 | 32 | 73.5% | 35 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 8.0 |
Jan 2023 | 31 | 70.3% | 29 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 7.2 |
Feb 2023 | 32 | 71.5% | 38 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 8.8 |
Mar 2023 | 31 | 70.3% | 33 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 8.0 |
Apr 2023 | 29 | 67.5% | 35 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 8.7 |
May 2023 | 30 | 70.3% | 18 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 5.0 |
Jun 2023 | 29 | 67.2% | 30 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 7.8 |
Jul 2023 | 29 | 65.0% | 31 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 8.2 |
Aug 2023 | 30 | 82.6% | 26 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 5.6 |
Sep 2023 | 30 | 82.4% | 40 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 8.0 |
Oct 2023 | 28 | 65.0% | 29 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 7.8 |
Nov 2023 | 28 | 65.0% | 32 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 8.4 |
Dec 2023 | 30 | 67.3% | 31 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 8.0 |
Jan 2024 | 31 | 83.5% | 49 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 9.3 |
Feb 2024 | 30 | 82.5% | 30 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 6.3 |
Table 5: monthly trends in deaths by suspected suicide (directly standardised rate) per 100,000 population in England, ages 25 to 44, December 2022 to February 2024
Month and year | Number of PFAs included | Proportion of population in England | Deaths by suspected suicide | DSR per 100,000 population | Lower confidence intervals | Upper confidence intervals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 2022 | 32 | 70.5% | 115 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 15.5 |
Jan 2023 | 31 | 67.4% | 115 | 13.5 | 11.1 | 16.2 |
Feb 2023 | 32 | 68.7% | 110 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 15.2 |
Mar 2023 | 31 | 67.4% | 130 | 15.2 | 12.7 | 18.1 |
Apr 2023 | 29 | 64.7% | 109 | 13.3 | 11.0 | 16.1 |
May 2023 | 30 | 67.1% | 145 | 17.1 | 14.4 | 20.1 |
Jun 2023 | 29 | 64.0% | 139 | 17.2 | 14.5 | 20.3 |
Jul 2023 | 29 | 62.2% | 137 | 17.5 | 14.7 | 20.7 |
Aug 2023 | 30 | 83.2% | 137 | 13.0 | 10.9 | 15.4 |
Sep 2023 | 30 | 82.8% | 133 | 12.7 | 10.7 | 15.1 |
Oct 2023 | 28 | 61.8% | 138 | 17.7 | 14.9 | 20.9 |
Nov 2023 | 28 | 61.8% | 124 | 15.9 | 13.2 | 19.0 |
Dec 2023 | 30 | 64.2% | 110 | 13.5 | 11.1 | 16.3 |
Jan 2024 | 31 | 83.8% | 157 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 17.4 |
Feb 2024 | 30 | 82.9% | 100 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 11.6 |
Table 6: monthly trends in deaths by suspected suicide (directly standardised rate) per 100,000 population in England, ages 45 to 64, December 2022 to February 2024
Month and year | Number of PFAs included | Proportion of population in England | Deaths by suspected suicide | DSR per 100,000 population | Lower confidence intervals | Upper confidence intervals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 2022 | 32 | 74.1% | 139 | 15.4 | 12.9 | 18.2 |
Jan 2023 | 31 | 71.1% | 137 | 15.8 | 13.3 | 18.7 |
Feb 2023 | 32 | 72.5% | 108 | 12.2 | 10.0 | 14.8 |
Mar 2023 | 31 | 71.1% | 127 | 14.7 | 12.2 | 17.5 |
Apr 2023 | 29 | 67.9% | 116 | 14.2 | 11.7 | 17.0 |
May 2023 | 30 | 70.7% | 149 | 17.6 | 14.9 | 20.6 |
Jun 2023 | 29 | 67.4% | 131 | 16.1 | 13.5 | 19.2 |
Jul 2023 | 29 | 65.8% | 119 | 14.8 | 12.3 | 17.7 |
Aug 2023 | 30 | 81.4% | 141 | 14.2 | 12.0 | 16.8 |
Sep 2023 | 30 | 81.4% | 146 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 17.3 |
Oct 2023 | 28 | 65.5% | 118 | 14.9 | 12.3 | 17.8 |
Nov 2023 | 28 | 65.5% | 97 | 12.1 | 9.8 | 14.8 |
Dec 2023 | 30 | 68.2% | 109 | 13.4 | 11.0 | 16.2 |
Jan 2024 | 31 | 82.7% | 171 | 17.0 | 14.6 | 19.8 |
Feb 2024 | 30 | 81.4% | 119 | 12.1 | 10.0 | 14.4 |
Table 7: monthly trends in deaths by suspected suicide (directly standardised rate) per 100,000 population in England, ages 65 and over, December 2022 to February 2024
Month and year | Number of PFAs included | Proportion of population in England | Deaths by suspected suicide | DSR per 100,000 population | Lower confidence intervals | Upper confidence intervals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 2022 | 32 | 77.2% | 49 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 9.5 |
Jan 2023 | 31 | 73.9% | 51 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 10.3 |
Feb 2023 | 32 | 75.3% | 45 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 9.1 |
Mar 2023 | 31 | 73.9% | 45 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 9.3 |
Apr 2023 | 29 | 70.4% | 49 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 10.6 |
May 2023 | 30 | 73.4% | 59 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 11.7 |
Jun 2023 | 29 | 69.6% | 46 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 10.0 |
Jul 2023 | 29 | 68.2% | 55 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 12.1 |
Aug 2023 | 30 | 79.4% | 49 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 9.3 |
Sep 2023 | 30 | 79.6% | 47 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 8.9 |
Oct 2023 | 28 | 68.2% | 53 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 11.5 |
Nov 2023 | 28 | 68.2% | 44 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 9.9 |
Dec 2023 | 30 | 71.1% | 40 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 8.6 |
Jan 2024 | 31 | 81.1% | 62 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 11.1 |
Feb 2024 | 30 | 79.7% | 51 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 9.5 |
Table 8: proportion of English population excluded by reporting month and suicide rates group, December 2022 to February 2024
Month and year | Proportion of population excluded - low group | Proportion of population excluded - medium group | Proportion of population excluded - high group | Proportion of population excluded - total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 2022 | 16.7% | 5.6% | 4.1% | 26.5% |
Jan 2023 | 16.7% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 29.6% |
Feb 2023 | 15.4% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 28.3% |
Mar 2023 | 16.7% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 29.6% |
Apr 2023 | 18.6% | 6.7% | 7.2% | 32.6% |
May 2023 | 18.6% | 6.7% | 4.5% | 29.9% |
Jun 2023 | 17.3% | 11.4% | 4.5% | 33.2% |
Jul 2023 | 15.4% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 35.0% |
Aug 2023 | 0.0% | 10.0% | 8.2% | 18.3% |
Sep 2023 | 1.2% | 8.9% | 8.2% | 18.3% |
Oct 2023 | 18.0% | 10.0% | 7.1% | 35.2% |
Nov 2023 | 18.0% | 10.0% | 7.1% | 35.2% |
Dec 2023 | 16.6% | 11.4% | 4.5% | 32.6% |
Jan 2024 | 1.2% | 11.4% | 4.5% | 17.2% |
Feb 2024 | 1.3% | 11.4% | 5.5% | 18.3% |
Please note that due to rounding, the proportions of PFAs categorised as low, medium or high, might not add up to the overall proportions of the population excluded.
Table 9: proportion of deaths by suspected suicides by method type, England, persons, quarter 4, 2022 to quarter 4, 2023
Method type | Quarter 4 2022 - count (%) | Quarter 1 2023 - count (%) | Quarter 2 2023 - count (%) | Quarter 3 2023 - count (%) | Quarter 4 2023 - count (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hanging, suffocation and strangulation | 725 (57.5) | 700 (56.9) | 785 (56.6) | 742 (55) | 668 (53.4) |
Poisoning | 253 (20.1) | 294 (23.9) | 288 (20.8) | 309 (22.9) | 299 (23.9) |
Fall and fracture | 82 (6.5) | 68 (5.5) | 81 (5.8) | 71 (5.3) | 62 (5) |
Jumping or lying in front of a moving object | 68 (5.4) | 49 (4) | 84 (6.1) | 62 (4.6) | 69 (5.5) |
Other | 67 (5.3) | 54 (4.4) | 59 (4.3) | 65 (4.8) | 71 (5.7) |
Sharp object | 38 (3) | 32 (2.6) | 43 (3.1) | 49 (3.6) | 30 (2.4) |
Drowning | 28 (2.2) | 33 (2.7) | 47 (3.4) | 51 (3.8) | 53 (4.2) |