Mark Winstanley

Rule Changes

Warning that suicide rates remain stubbornly high

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released suicide registration figures for England and Wales on 13 October. Men aged 50 to 54 died at a rate of 28.0 per 100,000 people in 2025, the highest since record-keeping began in 1981. That is up from 27.3 in 2024 and is the highest rate across any age group for either sex. Some 532 suicides were registered in that age group.

Updated Oct 19