Defence written question – answered at on 19 December 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 8 November 2011, Official Report, column 231W, on armed forces: suicide, how many suicides were recorded (a) among male veterans and (b) men in the UK aged under the age of 24 years in the latest period for which figures are available.
Further to the answer I gave to the hon. Member on
The latest figures for suicide and open verdict deaths for male army personnel aged 24 and under are for the period 2006-10, and are as follows:
Age | Number |
Under 20 | 4 |
20-24 | 6 |
We continue to treat the issue of self-harm very seriously and, for those in the army, the risk of suicide has been decreasing over the past 15 or so years. Current figures show that male Army personnel aged under 20 were at a 9% decreased risk of suicide compared to the general UK population, and male army personnel aged 20-24 at a 70% decreased risk.
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