title: Suicide trends and geographical variations in the United Kingdom, 1991-2004.
abstract: Almost 6,000 people killed themselves in the UK in 2004. While suicide rates in the UK fell between 1991 and 2004 this decrease did not occur in all areas. Large disparities remain between suicide rates in the countries of the UK, and between regions and local areas. This article also presents inequalities in suicide rates by deprivation, and considers change over time, for men and women, and for different age groups.
authors.affiliation: Office for National Statistics.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brock
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fegan
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D017062:Small-Area Analysis; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology