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Suicide rate in the UK 2016, by age

Suicide rate in the United Kingdom in 2016, by age group

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