Data Sources
- 700,000 – People die by suicide every year globally.
“Suicide worldwide in 2019: Global Health Estimates” by the World Health Organization
https://iris.who.int/server/api/core/bitstreams/3bd4ac79-4347-420e-b675-948d36ab3d90/content
- 7,055 – UK deaths by suicide in 2023.
“Suicide statistics” by the House of Commons Library
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7749/CBP-7749.pdf
- 19 – Deaths by suicide approximately every day in the UK.
“Suicide statistics” by the House of Commons Library
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7749/CBP-7749.pdf
- 700,000 deaths by suicide globally every year.
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/suicide
- 14 million suicide attempts globally every year. (Source: WHO).
https://iris.who.int/server/api/core/bitstreams/d299a005-ca79-40bc-8bab-f255b9f2d36b/content
- 7,200+ deaths by suicide in the UK every year.
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7749/
- Acute mental health conditions account for over 55% of all lost working days annually in the UK (excluding personnel who don’t admit actual cause due to continuing stigma).
https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/dayslost.htm
- Poor mental health costs UK employers £51 billion a year for employees.
https://www.deloitte.com/uk/en/about/press-room/poor-mental-health-costs-uk-employers-51-billion-a-year-for-employees.html
- 17 million working days lost annually in the UK at a cost of £56 billion to businesses.
https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/dayslost.htm
- 47 suicides registered in 2024 amongst people working in agricultural and related trades in England and Wales
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/adhocs/2726suicidebyoccupationinenglandandwales2023and2024provisional
- 95% of farmers under 40 believe mental health is the biggest hidden problem facing farmers today https://www.yellowwellies.org/mental-wellbeing/