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FOI 2024 005 - Suicide statistics in Wales

 

Information Requested:

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of information Act 2000. In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my query as specifically as possible.   

I would like information on the following:   

Number of deaths for males aged between 18 and 55 between Jan 2012 and Dec 2023 in connection with:   

  1. – Suicide   

  1. – Depression (if recorded)   

  1. – Falls from height   

  1. – Overdose (one off occurrence)  

  1. – Carbon Monoxide   

  1. – Impact Trauma  2 – Malnutrition   

  1. – Drug and Alcohol abuse   

  1. – Hypothermia   

Number of deaths for females aged between 18 and 55 between Jan 2012 and Dec 2023 in connection with:   

  1. – Suicide   

  1. Depression (if recorded)  

  1. - Falls from height  

  1. – Overdose (one off occurrence)   

  1. - Carbon Monoxide  

  1. - Impact Trauma 6 – Malnutrition   

  1. – Drug and Alcohol abuse   

  1. – Hypothermia   

Number of deaths for children aged between 10 and 17 between Jan 2012 and Dec 2023 in connection with:   

Suicide (however carried out)   

Number of deaths for males aged between 18 and 55 between Jan 2002 and Dec 2011 in connection with:   

  1. – Suicide   

  1. – Depression (if recorded)   

  1. – Falls from height   

  1. – Overdose (one off occurrence)  

  1. – Carbon Monoxide   

  1. – Impact Trauma   

  1. – Malnutrition   

  1. – Drug and Alcohol abuse   

  1. – Hypothermia   

Number of deaths for females aged between 18 and 55 between Jan 2002 and Dec 2011 in connection with:   

  1. – Suicide   

  1. Depression (if recorded)  

  1. - Falls from height  

  1. – Overdose (one off occurrence)   

  1. - Carbon Monoxide  

  1. - Impact Trauma  

  1. – Malnutrition   

  1. – Drug and Alcohol abuse   

  1. – Hypothermia    

Number of deaths for children aged between 10 and 17 between Jan 2002 and Dec 2011 in connection with:   

Suicide (however carried out)    

I would like to receive the information in the following formats.  

Excel  

Word  

PDF 

 

Information provided for the answer:

Thank you for your request dated 8th January 2024. 

 

This information is already available to the public and under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act (information accessible by other means), we are not required to provide information in response to a request if the information is already reasonably accessible to you. However, I have attached the link where you can find this information here: 

 

Suicide in Wales - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) 

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If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint or review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Trust. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner for Wales
2nd Floor
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff
CF10 2HH

Telephone: 029 2067 8400
Email: wales@ico.org.uk