Annual report 2025: UK patient and general population data, 2012-2022
Date of publication: February 2025
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About the report
Our annual report provides findings relating to people aged ten and above (in line with the Office for National Statistics) who died by suicide between 2012 and 2022 across the UK (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) and Jersey.
Additional findings are presented on the number of people under mental health care who have been convicted of homicide, and those in the general population in the UK. Complete details of our methodology are provided in our previous reports and on the NCISH resources page.
The NCISH database
Our database has been established for more than 27 years and includes a national case series of suicide by patients who had been in recent (i.e. within 12 months) contact with mental health services. The current suicide database stands at over 171,700 deaths by suicide in the general population, including over 43,500 patients. This internationally leading database allows us to make recommendations for clinical practice and policy that will improve safety locally, nationally and internationally.
Data in this report
In this report, the main findings are presented for the UK and Jersey for the baseline year of 2012 and the subsequent 10 years. This includes the most recent year (2022) for which comprehensive data are available. Data for individual UK countries are provided in the additional data and downloads.
We adjust figures in 2020-2022 to account for lower data completeness levels in these years. Further details are provided in the additional data and downloads.
Estimated numbers in 2020-2022 are presented as dotted lines in the figures. Data collection on patient suicide deaths in Jersey was temporarily paused between 2020 and 2022. Therefore, we present detailed patient data in Jersey for the period 2012-2018 in the UK-wide sections of the report and will present data from 2019-2022 in future reports.
Our suicide figures differ from those presented by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the National Records of Scotland (NRS) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). This is because we base our figures on the date of death rather than the date when the death was registered. A summary of how discrepancies may be explained can be found in our frequently asked questions section.
Topics in this report
In the report we also present data on specific topics, some of which reflect current concerns in suicide prevention or groups who may be at increasing risk. These include patients with bipolar disorder, patients who have missed their last contact with services and/or were non-adherent with medication, and patients who have been recently (within 3 months) bereaved.
You can download key messages in English or Welsh as an easy read report and infographic below.
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