Question reference: S6W-00243
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 25 May 2021
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 4 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many suicides have been recorded in each year since 2016.
Answer
The total number of suicides recorded by National Records of Scotland from 2016 to 2019 are presented as follows:
Year | Suicides registered |
2016 | 728 |
2017 | 680 |
2018 | 784 |
2019 | 833 |
Statistics for deaths by suicide in 2020 are not yet available. It is expected that National Records of Scotland will publish the 2020 figures in August 2021.