A Public Health Scotland study shows suicide was the leading cause of deaths among 15 to 24-year-olds
The suicide rate among younger Scots increased in the years leading up to 2020, analysis shows
Suicide was the leading cause of death among children and young adults in Scotland from 2011 to 2020, a new report shows. Public Health Scotland found more than a quarter of deaths of those aged five to 24 were as a result of probable suicide. This was more than the number of young people dying from road accidents and accidental poisonings combined.Overall, the average suicide rate among the younger age group was 6.6 deaths per 100,000.
This was significantly lower than the average suicide rate of 17.5 deaths per 100,000 people among those aged 25 and over.report, said the suicide rate among five to 24-year-olds dipped in the first half of the 10-year period from 8.1 per 100,000 people in 2011 to a low of 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2015. It then rose to a high of 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2019., highlights that 1 in 4 of the lives lost among those aged 5-24 during 2011 to 2020 were as a result of suicide.
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