FOI Ref: FOI/2022/4543
You asked
I'm interested in student deaths and suicides at Higher Education Institutions (University/Colleges) ("HEI") in England and Wales.
Could I please request any and all information you hold relating to student deaths and suicides at HEIs?
We said
Thank you for your request.
The latest analysis we hold on this topic is for 2017 to 2020 and is accessible via the following link: Estimating suicide among higher education students, England and Wales: Experimental Statistics. This analysis provides estimates of suicides among higher education students by sex, age and ethnicity. The statistics in this analysis focus on higher education students only. Ad-hoc ONS estimates from death registrations data without any linkage to Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) cover other students as well, for example, those in further education. We advise caution when comparing estimates.
HESA collects, processes and publishes data about Higher Education (HE) in the UK. All HESA records are collected on the basis of the HESA reporting period. The reporting period is from 1 August to 31 July, for example, the academic year ending 2020, student record was collected in respect of the activity that took place between 1 August 2019 and 31 July 2020. See information on how the linkage was produced in section 8.
Should you wish to discuss these statistics further, please contact Health.Data@ons.gov.uk.