Suicide: data introduction

Table 1 shows the dimensions and geographies for which suicide data are available.

Table 1: Data availability for Scotland

 Data presented?
(Y=yes; N=no)
Data dimensions/geographiesMortality
By gender Y
By age group Y
By deprivation group Y
By NHS board area Y
By local authority area Y
By community health partnership (CHP) area N
Time trend Y
National target Y
Comparison with UK/GB Y
International comparison Y

Our Community Health & Wellbeing Profiles include data on suicides and comparisons can be made across a variety of geographies in Scotland, including Community Health Partnerships (CHPs).

Please note: If you require the most up-to-date data available, please check the data sources directly as new data may have been published since these data pages were last updated. Although we endeavour to ensure that the data pages are kept up-to-date, there may be a time lag between new data being published and the relevant ScotPHO web pages being updated.