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Table 2: Number of deaths occurring in each calendar quarter where suicide was the underlying cause of death, by age group, England and Wales, 2006-07( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Deaths (persons)
2006 2007
Age group Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec

15-24

92

94

80

107

107

90

85

61

25-34

160

161

188

167

176

189

178

129

35-44

273

242

270

234

242

273

233

187

45-54

226

214

218

169

206

242

204

157

55-64

182

169

154

134

156

185

120

139

65-74

92

98

77

74

72

81

66

63

75-84

59

65

58

62

65

58

61

51

85+

28

28

24

22

24

34

24

13

(1 )Suicide was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes X60-X84 and YI0-Y34, excluding Y33.9 (where the Coroner's verdict was pending).
(2 )Suicide and undetermined intent deaths have not been included for children under the age of 15 years.
(3 )Over the period 2006-07, three suicides did not have a 'month of death' recorded at death registration, and were therefore not included.
(4 )Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents.
(5 )Figures are for deaths occurring in each calendar quarter.

Mr. Vara: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death there were in England and Wales in each quarter in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009 by profession. [292324]

Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

Letter from Jil Matheson, dated October 2009:

Table 1: Number of deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death by occupational group by quarter, England and Wales 2006-07( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Deaths (persons)
2006 2007

Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec

Occupational g roups

Corporate managers

29

31

41

29

25

32

37

15

Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services

42

33

33

35

33

29

21

24

Science and technology professionals

14

21

20

13

21

17

11

21

Health professionals

12

12

7

4

5

4

7

4

Teaching and research professionals

16

26

19

17

22

22

23

12

Business and public service professionals

6

15

16

17

11

14

12

11

Science and technology associate professionals

21

10

13

6

10

6

8

18

Health and social welfare associate professionals

19

19

19

20

17

24

9

13

Protective service occupations

17

8

11

12

15

12

9

8

Culture, media and sports occupations

17

23

19

20

16

15

15

13

Business and public service associate professionals

20

26

22

17

22

29

18

17

Administrative occupations

36

35

46

40

41

44

29

36

Secretarial and related occupations

12

9

10

17

18

18

13

13

Skilled agricultural trades

22

21

19

18

24

23

21

12

Skilled metal and electrical trades

69

36

41

51

57

48

57

37

Skilled construction and building trades

85

69

69

66

84

94

82

55

Textiles, printing and other skilled trades

21

27

20

19

21

25

19

21

Caring personal service occupations

26

27

35

28

20

31

20

19

Leisure and other personal service occupations

14

19

15

12

16

13

14

6

Sales and customer services occupations

36

31

24

21

30

43

24

23

Process, plant and machine operatives

49

35

46

45

43

49

43

31

Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives

62

54

55

54

48

55

46

45

Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations

71

70

76

71

54

72

78

53

Elementary administration and service occupations

53

64

55

38

45

68

61

33

(1) Suicide was defined using 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).
(2) Suicide and undetermined intent deaths have not been included for children under the age of 15 years.
(3) Over the period 2006-07, three suicides did not have a 'month of death' recorded at death registration, and were therefore not included.
(4) The sub-major groupings of the Standard Occupation Classification 2000 have been used in this analysis. Sales Occupations and Customer Services Occupations have been amalgamated to avoid disclosure due to small numbers.
(5) Occupation is not coded at death for individuals over the age of 74, thus suicides for individuals over the age of 74 are not included.
(6) Figures are for deaths occurring in each calendar quarter.

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