Suicide and Self-Harm in Scotland

Author: Cristina Marini

PDF Published: Wednesday 06 Jul 2022 (SB 22-46)

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- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Prevalence of suicide in Scotland
  - Age and sex
  - Deprivation
  - Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Prevalence of self-harm in Scotland
  - Age and sex
  - Inpatients diagnosed with self-harm injuries
  - Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Scottish Government policy
  - Suicide
    
    Every Life Matters
    
    COVID-19 pandemic
    
    Overall progress
    
    Upcoming suicide prevention strategy
  - Self-harm
- Conclusion
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Graph shows trends from 2000-2020 in the male, female, and overall suicide rates in Scotland. The data is provided in the text description of the graph and in the body of the text.

Image: Figure 1 - All persons: Suicide rates per 100,000 population in Scotland (old coding rules)

Graph shows trends from 2008-09 to 2018-19 in the percentage of those reporting ever tempting suicide, broken down by males, females, and overall. The data is provided in the text description of the graph.

Image: Figure 2 - Scottish Health Survey, 2008-09 to 2018-19 (combined years), percentage reporting ever attempting suicide, by sex

The graph depicts the trends for the male suicide rate from 1990-2020 in the 15-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, and 75-84 age groups. Description of the data is provided in the body of the text.

Image: Figure 3 - Male suicide rate (crude rate per 100,000 population) in Scotland, 1990-2020, by age

The graph depicts the trends for the female suicide rate from 1982-2020 in the 15-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, and 75-84 age groups. Description of the data is provided in the body of the text.

Image: Figure 4 - Female suicide rate (crude rate per 100,000 population) in Scotland, 1990-2020, by age

The graph on the left compares the male, female, and overall suicide rate in Scotland's most deprived decile for 2006-2010 and 2016-2020 combined. The graph on the right compares the male, female, and overall suicide rate in Scotland's least deprived decile for 2006-2010 and 2016-2020 combined. Data for the graph is provided in the body of the text.

Image: Figure 5 - Crude rates per 100,000 population, SIMD decile vs. Least deprived SIMD decline, 2006-10 to 2016-20

This bar-chart presents the percentage of respondents reporting suicidal thoughts by COVID-19 wave in chronological order, from left (Spring 2020) to right (Summer 2021). In each wave, the bar on the left (purple) represents the percentage for all participants. The bar on the right (orange) represents the percentage for young adults. Data is provided in the bar-chart's text description.

Image: Figure 6 - Percentage of respondents reporting suicidal thoughts by COVID-19 wave (overall and young adults)

This graph shows the trends in the percentage of females, males, and all persons reporting ever self-harming from 2008-09 to 2018-19. Data is provided in the text description of the graph.

Image: Figure 7 - Scottish Health Survey, percentage ever self-harming, by sex, 2008-09 to 2018-19

This bar-chart depicts the percentage of those reporting ever deliberately self-harming, by age group. Data is provided in the text description for the bar-chart.

Image: Figure 8 - Scottish Health Survey, percentage reporting ever deliberately self-harming (2018-19 combined, by age group)

There are two bar-charts in this image. On the left, the percentage of 16-24 year olds is provided by sex (female on the left and male on the right). On the right, the percentage of 25-34 year olds is provided by sex (females on the left and males on the right). Data is provided in the text description.

Image: Figure 9 - Scottish Health Survey, percentage reporting ever self-harming (2018-19 combined, by age group and sex).

Line chart showing the trends in the number of adult inpatients diagnosed with self-harm related injuries, from 2007 to 2021. Data is provided in the text description of the chart.

Image: Figure 10 - Number of adult (18+) inpatients diagnosed with self-harm related injuries in Scottish NHS acute hospitals, by calendar year of admission (2007-2021)

Line chart showing the trends in the number of child inpatients diagnosed with self-harm related injuries, from 2007 to 2021. Data is provided in the text description of the chart.

Image: Figure 11 -Number of child (<18) inpatients diagnosed with self-harm related injuries in Scottish NHS acute hospitals, by calendar year of admission (2007-2021)

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