Figures on suicide in Jersey

​​​Request ​772310468

Please can you provide information from 2010 to 2025 on the following:

1. Number of people who have died by suicide in Jersey;

2. Breakdown of the number of people who have died by suicide in Jersey by gender (Male/Female);

3. Breakdown of the number of people who have died by suicide in Jersey by age group;

4. Breakdown of the number of people who have died by suicide in Jersey by ethnicity;

5. Breakdown of the number of people who have died by suicide in Jersey by nationality;

6. Number people who have died by suicide in Jersey who are temporary work permit holders.

Response

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Figures for deaths recorded as suicide are published in Public Health’s annual mortality report. Inquests for deaths which may be suicide can take some time to be concluded, and as such, reporting in arrears for deaths by suicide is standard practice. Data covering the years 2010 to 2023 is available in the latest report, linked below. Data for 2024 and 2025 will be included in future iterations of the report; deaths for 2024 will be published in the Jersey Mortality Report 2025 (scheduled for publication in September 2026), and deaths for 2025 will be published in the Jersey Mortality Report 2026 (for publication in 2027).

Mortality Report 2024.pdf​

Where information is available elsewhere, Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.

The figures presented include deaths where the underlying cause of death was recorded as ‘intentional self-harm’ or of ‘undetermined intent’, in line with U.K. and international best practice for reporting suicide statistics.

Of the 130 deaths recorded as suicide from 2010 to 2023 (inclusive):

▪ Female: 37

▪ Male: 93

Figures for deaths recorded as suicide from 2010 to 2023 (inclusive) by age group are shown in the table below using groupings aligned with U.K. reporting standards.

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Nationality is not recorded or routinely maintained within mortality or death registration systems, nor is ethnicity routinely or consistently recorded on Jersey death certificates. Information identifying whether individuals were temporary work permit holders at the time of death is not held. Consequently, it is not possible to provide a breakdown of deaths by ethnicity or nationality, nor report the number of deaths for people holding temporary work permits. Therefore, Article 3 of the Freedom of Information Jersey Law 2011 applies.

Articles applied

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a) it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b) it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.

Article 23 - Information accessible to applicant by other means

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.​