«Breaking Pic News» Male suicide rates are at the lowest levels since records began in 1981

Male suicides in the UK are at the lowest levels since records began 37 years ago.

The number of men killing themselves has dropped to its lowest ever level, with 4,382 deaths recorded last year.

But men are still three times more likely to end their own lives than women – in 2017, 75 per cent of all suicides were among men.

The people most likely to commit suicide are men aged between 45 and 49 years old, who have a rate of 24.8 deaths per 100,000 people.

Samaritans, a charity providing support for people at risk of suicide, says increasing awareness of men's mental health issues is driving suicides down.

The charity said it was 'encouraging' that rates were coming down but 'one death by suicide is still one too many'.

A total of 5,821 people committed suicide in the UK last year – Birmingham had the highest rate, with 74 deaths, while the Isles of Scilly had the lowest and was the only local authority without a single suicide in 2017

Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the total number of registered suicides in the UK dropped by 144 in a year.

While 5,965 people killed themselves in 2016, there were only 5,821 deaths last year – 4,382 of those were men.

This works out at 15.5 suicides per 100,000 men, a rate triple the 4.9 per 100,000 women.

Scotland has the highest number of suicides in the UK, with 13.9 deaths per 100,000, and England the lowest at 9.2.

Most suicides in England occurred in Birmingham 

WHICH REGIONS HAD THE HIGHEST SUICIDE RATES IN 2017? 

1. North East (720)


2. North West (634)


3. Yorkshire and the Humber (568)


4. East Midlands (510)


5. West Midlands (500) 


6. East of England (468)


7. London (462) 


8. South East (360)


9. South West (341)


10. Wales (248)

Source: Office for National Statistics 

Within England and Wales, Birmingham had the highest level – with 74 deaths – followed by Leeds with 71 and Cornwall with 64.

There were the fewest suicides in the Isles of Scilly, which had none, and the City of London and Boston, which had one each. 

Samaritans said efforts to reduce stigma around men’s mental health may be contributing to falling rates. 

'It's encouraging to see the reduction in male suicide' 

Ruth Sutherland, Samaritans chief executive, said: 'It’s encouraging to see the reduction in male suicide.

'We believe that the focus of suicide prevention in recent years to tackle the higher rates in men has contributed to this.

'Added to this, reducing stigma around men’s mental health and encouraging men to open up and ask for help when they are struggling has been beneficial.

'But one death by suicide is still one too many.

'Suicide is complex and it’s a problem of inequality. It affects the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society, male and female, disproportionately.

'So, this is an urgent public health issue, not simply a health or mental health one.'

'Suicide really is quite a big problem'

Giving the issue a higher profile in recent years have been Princes Harry and William, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge who have spearheaded a campaign to encourage people to discuss their mental health.

When opening a centre for helping suicidal men in Liverpool in June, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge said: 'Suicide really is a quite a big problem, and we don't talk about it.'

ONS figures cover all deaths recorded from deliberate self-harm among people aged over 10, or deaths in which the 'intent was undetermined' for people aged 15 or over.

Anyone can phone Samaritans for free at any time on 116 123 or go to the charity's website. 

COUNTIES AND DISTRICTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES, RANKED BY THE NUMBER OF SUICIDES RECORDED IN 2017 

COUNTY/DISTRICT	NUMBER OF SUICIDES IN 2017
Birmingham	74
Leeds	71
Cornwall	64
County Durham	56
Liverpool	50
Bradford	42
Brighton and Hove	42
Bristol, City of	38
Sheffield	36
Coventry	36
Swansea / Abertawe	36
Rotherham	35
Wiltshire	35
Cardiff / Caerdydd	35
Rhondda Cynon Taf / Rhondda Cynon Taf	34
Doncaster	33
Sunderland	32
Bolton	31
Salford	31
Kingston upon Hull, City of	31
Kirklees	31
Northumberland	30
Manchester	30
Wigan	30
Dudley	30
Colchester	30
Bournemouth	30
St. Helens	29
Nottingham	29
Cheshire East	28
Sefton	27
Waltham Forest	27
Shropshire	26
Sandwell	26
Solihull	26
Chelmsford	26
Barnet	26
South Gloucestershire	26
East Riding of Yorkshire	25
Wolverhampton	25
Haringey	25
Croydon	25
Portsmouth	25
Wirral	24
Newham	24
Southampton	24
Plymouth	24
Gwynedd / Gwynedd	24
Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin	24
North Tyneside	23
Wandsworth	23
Cheshire West and Chester	22
Hackney	22
Islington	22
Lambeth	22
Milton Keynes	22
Newcastle upon Tyne	21
Wakefield	21
Northampton	21
Stafford	21
Walsall	21
Torbay	21
Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr	21
Knowsley	20
York	20
Bassetlaw	20
Telford and Wrekin	20
Tendring	20
Camden	20
Tower Hamlets	20
Canterbury	20
North Somerset	20
Stockport	19
Tameside	19
Stoke-on-Trent	19
Southwark	19
Bromley	19
Enfield	19
Medway	19
Powys / Powys	19
Caerphilly / Caerffili	19
Middlesbrough	18
Oldham	18
Rochdale	18
Harrogate	18
Barnsley	18
Leicester	18
Merton	18
Redbridge	18
Cherwell	18
Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro	18
Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot	18
Lancaster	17
Peterborough	17
Southend-on-Sea	17
Norwich	17
Lewisham	17
Bexley	17
Wealden	17
Blackpool	16
Warrington	16
Herefordshire, County of	16
Nuneaton and Bedworth	16
Brent	16
Rother	16
Flintshire / Sir y Fflint	16
Trafford	15
North East Lincolnshire	15
Westminster	15
Sutton	15
Swale	15
Sedgemoor	15
South Somerset	15
Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg	15
West Lancashire	14
North Lincolnshire	14
Calderdale	14
East Lindsey	14
Wychavon	14
Braintree	14
Hammersmith and Fulham	14
Kensington and Chelsea	14
Havering	14
Hounslow	14
Dover	14
Poole	14
Swindon	14
Teignbridge	14
Darlington	13
Gateshead	13
Carlisle	13
Bury	13
South Holland	13
Stratford-on-Avon	13
Basildon	13
Ipswich	13
Greenwich	13
West Berkshire	13
West Oxfordshire	13
Bath and North East Somerset	13
Exeter	13
Redcar and Cleveland	12
South Tyneside	12
Blackburn with Darwen	12
Halton	12
Chorley	12
Pendle	12
South Staffordshire	12
Central Bedfordshire	12
Ealing	12
Harrow	12
Kingston upon Thames	12
Bracknell Forest	12
Isle of Wight	12
Hastings	12
New Forest	12
Shepway	12
Oxford	12
Horsham	12
North Devon	12
West Dorset	12
Stroud	12
Newport / Casnewydd	12
Harborough	11
South Kesteven	11
Bedford	11
Cambridge	11
Harlow	11
East Hertfordshire	11
North Hertfordshire	11
Breckland	11
Broadland	11
Babergh	11
Suffolk Coastal	11
Waveney	11
Barking and Dagenham	11
Hillingdon	11
Richmond upon Thames	11
Aylesbury Vale	11
Eastbourne	11
Lewes	11
Gosport	11
South Oxfordshire	11
East Devon	11
Cheltenham	11
Conwy / Conwy	11
Wrexham / Wrecsam	11
Stockton-on-Tees	10
Preston	10
Derby	10
North East Derbyshire	10
Mansfield	10
Warwick	10
Redditch	10
Wyre Forest	10
Luton	10
Hertsmere	10
Wokingham	10
South Bucks	10
Wycombe	10
Test Valley	10
Gravesham	10
Thanet	10
Arun	10
Crawley	10
Worthing	10
Barrow-in-Furness	9
Burnley	9
Hambleton	9
Scarborough	9
North Kesteven	9
Ashfield	9
Newark and Sherwood	9
East Staffordshire	9
Worcester	9
Dacorum	9
Welwyn Hatfield	9
North Norfolk	9
Windsor and Maidenhead	9
East Hampshire	9
Fareham	9
Havant	9
Rushmoor	9
Maidstone	9
Vale of White Horse	9
Epsom and Ewell	9
Guildford	9
North Dorset	9
Taunton Deane	9
Isle of Anglesey / Ynys Mn	9
Hartlepool	8
Ryedale	8
West Lindsey	8
South Northamptonshire	8
Wellingborough	8
Broxtowe	8
Gedling	8
Rushcliffe	8
Lichfield	8
Rugby	8
Bromsgrove	8
Thurrock	8
Fenland	8
South Cambridgeshire	8
Mid Suffolk	8
Basingstoke and Deane	8
Eastleigh	8
Winchester	8
Ashford	8
Dartford	8
Tonbridge and Malling	8
Tunbridge Wells	8
Waverley	8
Woking	8
Chichester	8
Forest of Dean	8
Allerdale	7
Copeland	7
Fylde	7
Hyndburn	7
South Ribble	7
Wyre	7
Erewash	7
Blaby	7
Lincoln	7
Daventry	7
East Northamptonshire	7
Newcastle-under-Lyme	7
Tamworth	7
Huntingdonshire	7
Brentwood	7
Maldon	7
Uttlesford	7
King?s Lynn and West Norfolk	7
South Norfolk	7
Elmbridge	7
Reigate and Banstead	7
Surrey Heath	7
Mid Sussex	7
South Hams	7
Torridge	7
Weymouth and Portland	7
Gloucester	7
Mendip	7
Merthyr Tydfil / Merthyr Tudful	7
Torfaen / Tor-faen	7
Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy	7
Bolsover	6
Chesterfield	6
Derbyshire Dales	6
Kettering	6
St Albans	6
Three Rivers	6
Watford	6
Great Yarmouth	6
Slough	6
Sevenoaks	6
Mole Valley	6
Runnymede	6
Christchurch	6
Tewkesbury	6
Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych	6
Ceredigion / Ceredigion	6
South Lakeland	5
Amber Valley	5
South Derbyshire	5
Charnwood	5
North West Leicestershire	5
Cannock Chase	5
Staffordshire Moorlands	5
North Warwickshire	5
East Cambridgeshire	5
Castle Point	5
Epping Forest	5
Broxbourne	5
Reading	5
Hart	5
West Devon	5
East Dorset	5
Cotswold	5
Blaenau Gwent / Blaenau Gwent	5
Ribble Valley	4
Rossendale	4
Craven	4
Richmondshire	4
Selby	4
Rutland	4
High Peak	4
Corby	4
Malvern Hills	4
Rochford	4
St Edmundsbury	4
Tandridge	4
Mid Devon	4
Eden	3
Hinckley and Bosworth	3
Stevenage	3
Forest Heath	3
Melton	2
Oadby and Wigston	2
Chiltern	2
Spelthorne	2
Adur	2
Purbeck	2
West Somerset	2
Boston	1
City of London	1
Isles of Scilly	0

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Main photo article Male suicides in the UK are at the lowest levels since records began 37 years ago.
The number of men killing themselves has dropped to its lowest ever level, with 4,382 deaths recorded last year.
But men are still three times more likely to end their own lives than women – in 2017, 75 per cent o...

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