Suicide Facts

Every day around two people die from suicide in Scotland

Around three out of four suicides are by men

 

National statistics have shown us that:

• Some groups in the population have higher rates of death by suicide than others
• The highest risk of death by suicide was among men aged 40-49 years
• Almost three quarters of the people who died by suicide between 2009 and 2014 were men
• Among women, those aged 40-54 had the highest risk of suicide

 

Those in the most deprived areas of Scotland have a suicide risk double that of the Scottish average

 

Suicide can affect all ages, genders, ethnicities and cultures