Suicide rates per million 1901–1998 England and Wales by prime minister
| Period | Suicide rate | Main prime minister in power each five years |
|---|---|---|
| Source: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase dataset “Deaths (per million population) from injury and poisoning: external cause and year of registration or occurrence, 1901–1998”. | ||
| 1901–1905 | 101 | Balfour (Conservative 1902–1905) |
| 1906–1910 | 102 | Campbell-Bannerman (Liberal 1905–1908) |
| 1911–1915 | 96 | Asquith (Liberal 1908–1916) |
| 1916–1920 | 85 | Lloyd George (Liberal 1916–1922 & WW1) |
| 1921–1925 | 101 | Baldwin (Tory 1923–24, 1924–1929) |
| 1926–1930 | 123 | Baldwin (Tory 1923–24, 1924–1929) |
| 1931–1935 | 135 | MacDonald (Lib/Tory coalition 1931–1935) |
| 1936–1940 | 124 | Chamberlain (Conservative 1937–1940) |
| 1941–1945 | 92 | Churchill (Conservative 1940–1945 & WW2) |
| 1946–1950 | 106 | Atlee (Labour 1945–1951) |
| 1951–1955 | 107 | Churchill (Conservative 1951–1955) |
| 1956–1960 | 116 | Eden (Conservative 1955–1957) |
| 1961–1965 | 137 | Macmillan (Conservative 1957–1963) |
| 1966–1970 | 118 | Wilson (Labour 1964–1970) |
| 1971–1975 | 101 | Heath (Conservative 1970–1974) |
| 1976–1980 | 112 | Callaghan (Labour 1976–1979) |
| 1981–1985 | 121 | Thatcher (1979–1990) |
| 1986–1990 | 118 | Thatcher (1979–1990) |
| 1991–1995 | 110 | Major (1990–1997) |
| 1996–1998 | 103 | Blair (1997–present) |