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Suicide statistics 2021

Date published: 30 November 2022

Statistics: Cause of Death,  Suicide Deaths

Number of suicides registered each calendar year in Northern Ireland.

This report presents the finalised suicide statistical series for 2015 to 2021 (revised figures for 2018-2020 were published in May 2022 and remain unchanged) and encompasses the full findings of the review of NI Suicide Statistics (2015-2020), an exercise which was undertaken by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) and the Coroners Service for Northern Ireland (CSNI), following the identification of a classification issue in published statistics for the period 2015-2020.

To access provisional suicide numbers for 2022, please see our Quarterly Tables.

Documents

  • Finalised Suicide Statistics in NI, 2015 - 2021 Adobe PDF (54 KB)
  • Press Notice – Finalised suicide statistics in NI, 2015 – 2021 Adobe PDF (54 KB)
  • Suicide Statistics 2021 Microsoft Excel (54 KB)
  • Suicide Statistics 2021 - ODS OpenDocument spreadsheet (54 KB)

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Last updated: 03 March 2025

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