Defence written question – answered at on 23 May 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members or employees of Her Majesty's armed forces have died by self-inflicted injuries in and around military premises in each of the past eight years, indicating (a) the date of death of each person, (b) their gender, age and ethnic origin, (c) the military premises on which the fatal incident occurred and (d) the location, date and verdict of the inquest.
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It is not possible to provide information on self inflicted deaths as the definitions used for these deaths are currently under review. They are being checked for consistency against those used in the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
Information on suicides can however be provided for this period, as these are well defined.
Location | |||||
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Year of death | Great Britain (4) | Northern Ireland | Germany (BAOR) | Other | Grand Total |
1 January | |||||
1993 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
1994 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
1995 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
1996 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
1997 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
1998 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
1999 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
2000 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Grand total | 111 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 156 |
Age group | ||||
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Year of death | Under 30 | 30–39 | 40 and over | Grand total |
1 January | ||||
1993 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 28 |
1994 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 30 |
1995 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
1996 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
1997 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
1998 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
1999 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
2000 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
2001 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Grand total | 97 | 48 | 11 | 156 |
Notes:
1. There were no reported suicides for 2002 as at the
2. Figures for suicides are subject to revision as further coroner's verdicts are reported to DASA.
3. Census Survey categories, based on the 1991 Census Survey categories. Records of ethnic category for service personnel was not recorded prior to May 1996.
4. Great Britain included UK Waters and North Atlantic.
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