The highest rate of deaths by suspected suicide occurred in males aged 35-44 years (29.4 per 100,000), followed by males aged 25-34 years (29.2 per 100,000).
The non-overlapping confidence intervals showed that the rate in males aged 35-44 years and 25-34 years was statistically significantly higher than in all female age groups and males aged 10-24 years. Additionally, the pairwise test (see appendix) showed that the rate in males aged 35-44 years was statistically significantly higher than in males aged 65-74 years and the rate in males aged 25-34 years was statistically significantly higher than in males aged 55-64 years and 65-74 years.
The rate was higher in males compared to females in every age group. The difference in the rate for males and females was statistically significantly different in all age groups (as shown by non-overlapping confidence intervals) apart from the 10-24 years age group, which was confirmed to be not statistically significantly different by the pairwise test (see appendix).
The highest rate in females was in the 25-34 years age group (9.5 per 100,000), followed by the 35-44 years age group (8.3 per 100,000).
Males accounted for 78% (276 out 356) of deaths by suspected suicide. The rate in males (19.9 per 100,000, 95% CI 17.6-22.4 per 100,000) was statistically significantly higher compared with the all-Wales rate (12.6 per 100,000) and with the rate of deaths in females (5.6 per 100,000, 95% CI 4.4-6.9 per 100,000). The rate of death in females was statistically significantly lower than all-Wales rate.
Figure 5. Deaths by suspected suicide, by age group and sex*, all persons, crude rate per 100,000, Welsh residents, 2022/23
Produced by Public Health Wales Observatory, using RTSSS data and MYE (ONS)
*1 female case was missing age data therefore are not included
Figure 6. Deaths by suspected suicide, by sex, crude rate per 100,000, Welsh residents, 2022/23
Produced by Public Health Wales Observatory, using RTSSS data and MYE (ONS)