The rate of registered suicides in England and Wales has risen to pre-pandemic levels following disruption and delays to coroners’ inquests during 2020.
Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures showthere were 5,583 suicides registered in 2021 in England and Wales, which is 6.9% higher than the number in 2020 (5,224 deaths), and equivalent to 10.7 deaths per 100,000 people.