You asked
I would like to obtain available statistics on the suicide rates in the UK for ethnic minorities since records began.
We said
Thank you for your enquiry.
We are responsible for the provision of mortality statistics for England and Wales, driven by the information provided on the death certificate. Information on the ethnicity of the deceased is not collected at the point of death registration. Therefore, unfortunately, we do not hold the requested information.
To note, National Records Scotland (NRS) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for statistics pertaining to Scotland and Northern Ireland. Should you wish to request this data from NRS and NISRA, they can be contacted at foi@nrscotland.gov.uk and info@nisra.gov.uk respectively.