Long descriptions of the figures on the ‘Mental health patient suicide’ page

Description of graph: Number of mental health patients who died by suicide, by sex in the UK and Jersey

Total patient suicides: Numbers decreased from 1821 in 2012 to 1589 in 2014, but rose again in 2018 to 1803 with lower numbers since.

Male patient suicides: Numbers decreased from 1234 in 2012 to 1016 in 2014, then increased, reaching 1103 in 2022.

Female patient suicides: Numbers remained relatively stable ranging 546 and 582 between 2012 and 2017, then increased, reaching 619 in 2022.

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Description of graph: Number of mental health patients who died by suicide, by UK country

England: Patient suicides decreased from 1379 in 2012 to 1256 in 2017, then increased, reaching 1339 in 2022.

Northern Ireland: The number of suicides was lowest at 43 in 2015 but increased to 83 in 2019 and ending at 74 in 2022.

Scotland: patient suicide numbers decreased from 264 in 2012 to 209 in 2019, then slightly increased to 221 in 2022.

Wales: Numbers fluctuated, peaking at 101 in 2013 and dropping to 63 in 2014, ending at 83 in 2022.

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