The data displays the suicide rate in the UK in 2016, by age group. The suicide rate is the amount of suicides per 100,000 population, in %. The age group with the highest rate of suicide was 45 to 49 year olds, at 15.6 deaths per 100,000 population. The lowest rate was among young people, at 5.8%.
15-19 | 5.3 |
20-24 | 10.4 |
25-29 | 10.9 |
30-34 | 12 |
35-39 | 11.8 |
40-44 | 15.3 |
45-49 | 14.9 |
50-54 | 15.1 |
55-59 | 13.2 |
60-64 | 9.9 |
65-69 | 8 |
70-74 | 6.8 |
75-79 | 6.3 |
80-84 | 8.2 |
85-89 | 8.2 |
90+ | 10.7 |