Number of suicide cases in 2001–2006 with a valid residential postcode and age-standardised rates, by country, sex and age group
| Age group (years) | Number of suicide cases | Standardised rates (per 100 000 population aged 15 and over) | ||||||||||
| England | Scotland | England | Scotland | |||||||||
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | |
| 15–44 | 11 023 | 2993 | 14 016 | 2150 | 623 | 2773 | 17.2 | 4.7 | 11.0 | 34.5 | 9.6 | 22.0 |
| 45–64 | 6090 | 2397 | 8487 | 997 | 453 | 1450 | 17.1 | 6.6 | 11.8 | 26.5 | 11.6 | 19.0 |
| 65 and over | 2846 | 1504 | 4350 | 379 | 193 | 572 | 13.8 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 18.7 | 6.9 | 12.8 |
| All ages | 19 959 | 6894 | 26 853 | 3526 | 1269 | 4795 | 16.7 | 5.4 | 11.0 | 29.7 | 9.8 | 19.8 |