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Table 2: Age specific mortality rate where suicide was the underlying cause of death, England and Wales, by five-year age group, 1988 to 2007( 1,)( )( 2,)( )( 3,)( )( 4)
Rate (per 100,000)
	Age group
	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45- 4 9	50-54	55-59	60-64	65-89	70-74	75-79	80-84	85+
1988	6	13	12	15	16	15	14	16	16	15	15	17	20	22	18
1989	6	12	13	14	14	13	14	14	15	12	13	13	16	17	16
1990	6	14	15	13	15	15	15	14	13	12	13	13	14	16	16
1991	6	13	14	15	16	15	16	14	13	11	11	11	13	16	15
1992	5	14	14	14	15	15	16	14	13	12	12	13	12	14	13
1993	5	14	14	13	14	15	14	13	13	10	11	10	13	14	15
1994	5	14	15	15	13	13	12	13	11	11	10	11	12	15	17
1995	5	13	15	14	14	17	12	13	12	10	9	9	12	13	13
1996	6	12	14	15	13	14	13	11	11	9	8	11	10	13	13
1997	5	13	14	14	13	13	14	11	11	9	8	9	9	11	13
1998	6	15	17	17	14	14	14	13	12	10	10	8	10	11	12
1999	5	12	15	16	15	15	14	12	11	10	10	10	11	12	14
2000	5	13	15	14	15	13	15	12	12	9	9	10	10	10	14
2001	6	10	13	14	14	13	14	13	12	9	8	9	10	9	13
2002	5	10	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	8	9	8	8	9	13
2003	4	11	12	14	14	14	13	12	11	9	7	9	10	10	12
2004	5	9	12	13	14	14	13	13	11	9	10	8	10	11	14
2005	4	9	10	13	14	14	14	13	11	9	8	7	7	10	13
2006	3	8	10	11	13	13	13	13	12	10	8	7	8	9	10
2007	4	7	9	12	13	13	12	12	11	9	8	6	7	10	9
(1) Suicide was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes E950-E959 and E980-E989, excluding E988.8 for the years 1988 to 2000, and the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes X60-X84 and Y10-Y34, excluding Y33.9 (where the Coroner’s verdict was pending) for the years 2001 to 2007. (2) Figures include deaths of non-residents. (3) Suicide and undetermined intent deaths have not been included for children under the age of 15 years. (4) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

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