"Figure 6: The highest suicide rates were seen among those aged 45 to 49 years for males and 50 to 54 years for females","" "Age-specific suicide rates by sex and five-year age groups, England and Wales, registered in 2019","" "","" "Notes","1. The National Statistics definition of suicide is given in [Section 9: Glossary](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2019registrations#glossary). 2. Figures are for persons aged 10 years and over. 3. Age-specific suicide rate per 100,000 population. 4. Rates were not calculated where there were fewer than three death registrations. 5. Deaths of non-residents are included in figures for England and Wales, based on postcode boundaries as of May 2020. 6. Figures are for deaths registered, rather than deaths occurring in each calendar year. Because of the length of time it takes to complete a coroner's inquest, it can take months or even years for a suicide to be registered. More details can be found in [Section 7: Registration delays](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2019registrations#registration-delays)." "Unit","Age-specific suicide rate per 100,000 population" "","" "Age group","Persons","Males","Females" "10-14","0.3","0.3","0.3" "15-19","5.7","7.2","4.0" "20-24","11.0","16.6","5.0" "25-29","12.4","18.4","6.2" "30-34","13.0","20.4","5.7" "35-39","13.1","20.3","6.1" "40-44","14.7","22.9","6.6" "45-49","16.1","25.5","6.9" "50-54","14.9","22.8","7.4" "55-59","13.1","19.8","6.5" "60-64","11.5","17.9","5.3" "65-69","7.8","11.3","4.4" "70-74","8.3","12.8","4.2" "75-79","7.6","12.1","3.8" "80-84","8.4","13.9","4.0" "85-89","9.2","17.5","3.7" "90+","8.0","16.5","4.0"