28 Nov 2018
75% of suicides in the United Kingdom are men. This video by “THE MOVEMBER FOUNDATION” shows how men bottle things up. The video suggests that men should try and open up more about their problems.
Some Facts and Figures
Globally, the rate of suicide is alarmingly high, particularly in men. Around the world, on average we lose a man to suicide every minute of every day. Six out of 10 suicides are men. Too many are toughing it out and struggling alone.
- In 2017 there were 6,213 suicides in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
- 5,821 suicides were registered in the UK and 392 occurred in the Republic of Ireland.
- In the UK men remain three times as likely to take their own lives than women and in the Republic of Ireland four times more likely.
- The highest suicide rate in the UK was for men aged 45-49.
- The highest suicide rate in the Republic of Ireland was for men aged 25–34 (with an almost identical rate for men aged 45–54).
- There has been a significant decrease in male suicide in the UK, and the male suicide rate is the lowest in over 30 years.
- The suicide rate in Scotland decreased between 2016 and 2017 – this appears to be driven by a decrease in the female suicide rate.
- Suicide in young men in Scotland increased for the third consecutive year in 2017.
- Suicide has also continued to fall in both males and females in the Republic of Ireland.
- Rates in the Republic of Ireland have fluctuated more than in the UK in recent years, but it is currently at its lowest since 1989.
Find out more about the facts from the Samaritans website. Download the 2018 report here