Recorded deaths by suicide on the Isle of Man in the last 20 years.

Summary

A request for suicide death records on the Isle of Man over the last 20 years was partially fulfilled, with the Cabinet Office providing data only for the years 2008 to 2014.

Key Facts

• The Cabinet Office does not hold suicide statistics for the full 20-year period requested.
• Available data covers the years 2008 through 2014, broken down by gender and age group.
• Information from 2008 to 2011 was released under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information rather than the Freedom of Information Act 2015.
• The data includes both confirmed suicides and open verdicts.
• Requesters were advised to contact the General Registry for information outside the provided date range.

Data Disclosed

• 2008
• 2014
• 2011 Census Population
• 41971
• 42526
• 11 October 2011
• 24 July 2018
• 15 August 2018
• 548535

Exemptions Cited

• Information not held by the authority
• Pre-FOI Act date (11 October 2011) requiring use of Code of Practice on Access to Government Information

Original Request

How many deaths by suicide have been recorded on the Isle of Man in each of the last twenty years.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244 Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 548535 15 August 2018

Dear ###

This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

We write further to your request which was received on 24 July 2018 and which states:

"How many deaths by suicide have been recorded on the Isle of Man in each of the last twenty years."

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Cabinet Office (CO) does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find some of the information that you have requested. This is because the information CO holds covers the years from 2008 to 2014. This information is held because an officer within CO provided advice and assistance on statistical modelling to a student undertaking a project on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. A Freedom of Information request can only be made in respect of recorded information created on or after 11 October 2011. As your request is for information created both prior to and after this date, the information from 2008 to 2011 is provided to you under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, details of which can be found at www.gov.im\media\881974\access-code.pdf.
I have detailed below the information that is held.

Gender Age Group 2011 Census Populat ion 2008 N of Suicide s + open verdicts 2009 N of Suicide s + open verdicts 2010 N of Suicide s + open verdicts 2011 N of Suicide s + open verdicts 2012 N of Suicide s + open verdicts 2013 N of Suicide s + open verdicts 2014 N of Suicide s + open verdicts <1 470 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-4 1916 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-9 2373 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10-14 2543 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15-19 2627 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20-24 2441 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 25-29 2228 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30-34 2423 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 35-39 2754 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 40-44 3297 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 45-49 3430 1 1 0 1 1 4 0 50-54 3017 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 55-59 2707 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 60-64 2953 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 65-69 2239 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 70-74 1748 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 75-79 1280 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 80-85 850 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85+ 675 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All ages 41971 4 14 7 8 9 8 3 <1 472 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-4 1776 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-9 2144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct-14 2342 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15-19 2481 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20-24 2278 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25-29 2341 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30-34 2512 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 35-39 2921 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40-44 3220 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45-49 3318 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Female 50-54 3038 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 55-59 2628 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60-64 2861 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 65-69 2273 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70-74 1833 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 75-79 1443 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80-85 1272 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85+ 1373 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All ages 42526 2 1 3 1 2 2 2 Male You may be able to obtain the information you have requested from the General Registry. If you wish to submit a freedom of information request you may do so electronically via the following link: www.gov.im/about-the-government/freedom-of-information/make-a-freedom-of- information-request/ . For information created prior to 11 October 2011 you may wish

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