You asked

​I am writing to make a request for the following information:

  • the number of suicides in Cornwall in 2019.

  • the number of suicides in Cornwall in 2018 broken down by occupation.

We said

Thank you for your enquiry.

We do not have the exact information you have requested but you may find of interest the information in the following article which analysed suicide by occupation group in England, for 2011 to 2015: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/suicidebyoccupation/england2011to2015.

Suicides in the UK registration data for 2019 is due to be published 1 September 2020 but this is currently a provisional date. You can keep up to date by using our Release calendar.

If this does not meet your needs, we may be able to create a custom output. Information on deaths registered as suicide, along with other special extracts and tabulations of mortality data for England and Wales are available to order (subject to legal frameworks, disclosure control, resources and agreements of costs, where appropriate). Such enquiries would fall outside of the Freedom of Information regime and should be made to: Health.Data@ons.gov.uk.