Table 1.
Number of deaths, standardised mortality ratios and years of life lost (YLL) by diagnosis, gender, age, deprivation and cause of death
| Number of deaths; standardised mortality ratios (95% CI) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-harm only | Eating disorders only | Self-harm and eating disorders | |||||||
| All | Natural | Unnaturala | All | Natural | Unnatural | All | Natural | Unnatural | |
| Male | 2753; 3.9 (3.8–4.1) | 1551; 2.4 (2.3–2.5) | 1202; 18.5 (17.4–19.5) | 26; 2.2 (1.4–3.1) | 24; 2.2 (1.4–3.2) | <5 | 7; 2.2 (1.0–4.3) | <5 | <5 |
| Female | 1643; 2.5 (2.4–2.7) | 1124; 1.8 (1.7–1.9) | 519; 18.7 (17.1–20.3) | 101; 1.3 (1.1–1.6) | 90; 1.2 (1.0–1.5) | 11; 3.3 (1.7–5.7) | 61; 2.2 (1.7–2.9) | 35; 1.3 (1.0–1.9) | 26; 22.3 (14.9–32.2) |
| Age group, years | |||||||||
| 10–18 | 161; 9.0 (7.8–10.5) | 37; 4.1 (2.9–5.6) | 124; 13.9 (11.6–16.6) | 7; 3.5 (1.6–7.0) | 7; 7.0 (3.1–13.9) | 0; 0 (0–0) | <5 | <5 | <5 |
| 19–24 | 290; 8.6 (7.7–9.6) | 71; 4.6 (3.6–5.7) | 219; 12.0 (10.5–13.7) | 9; 2.8 (1.38–5.19) | 7; 4.8 (2.1–9.5) | <5 | 12; 9.5 (5.2–16.2) | <5 | 7; 10.3 (4.5–20.4) |
| 25–34 | 747; 12.1 (11.3–13.0) | 286; 7.5 (6.7–8.4) | 461; 19.7 (17.9–21.5) | 20; 3.2 (2.0–4.9) | 17; 4.4 (2.7–6.9) | <5 | 15; 8.3 (4.8–13.4) | 7; 6.3 (2.8–12.4) | 8; 11.7 (5.4–22.2) |
| 35–44 | 1111; 8.4 (7.9–8.9) | 644; 6.0 (5.5–6.5) | 467; 19.0 (17.3–20.8) | 23; 3.3 (2.1–4.8) | 19; 3.3 (2.1–5.1) | <5 | 20; 7.7 (4.9–11.8) | 11; 5.2 (2.8–9.1) | 9; 18.7 (9.1–34.4) |
| 45–54 | 1087; 4.7 (4.4–5.0) | 800; 3.7 (3.5–4.0) | 287; 17.3 (15.4–19.4) | 43; 5.1 (3.7–6.8) | 40; 5.1 (3.7–6.9) | <5 | 14; 4.9 (2.8–8.0) | 11; 4.1 (2.2–7.2) | <5 |
| 55+ | 1000; 3.0 (2.8–3.2) | 837; 2.6 (2.4–2.8) | 163; 21.2 (18.1–24.7) | 25; 2.4 (1.6–3.6) | 24; 2.4 (1.6–3.5) | <5 | <5 | <5 | 0; 0 (0–0) |
| Deprivation quintile | |||||||||
| 5 (least deprived) | 385; 3.0 (2.7–3.3) | 229; 1.9 (1.6–2.1) | 156; 19.3 (16.4–22.5) | 17; 0.9 (0.5–1.4) | 17; 0.9 (0.6–1.5) | 0; 0(0–0) | 9; 1.8 (0.9–3.3) | <>; 1.3 (0.5–2.7) | <5; 9.7 (2.5–26.4) |
| 4 | 530; 2.7 (2.5–2.9) | 314; 1.7 (1.5–1.9) | 216; 16.1 (14.0–18.3) | 11; 0.5 (0.3–0.9) | <>; 0.5 (0.3–0.9) | <5 | 9; 1.4 (0.7–2.6) | <5 | <>; 13.9 (5.7–29.0) |
| 3 | 707; 2.3 (2.2–2.5) | 416; 1.5 (1.3–1.6) | 291; 13.7 (12.2–15.4) | 20; 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | 15; 0.6 (0.4–1.0) | 5; 2.8 (1.0–6.2) | 14; 1.7 (1.0–2.7) | 6; 0.8 (0.3–1.6) | 8; 13.6 (6.3–25.8) |
| 2 | 993; 2.1 (2.0–2.3) | 595; 1.4 (1.3–1.5) | 398; 11.5 (10.4–12.7) | 32; 1.1 (0.8–1.6) | <>; 1.2 (0.8–1.6) | <5 | 17; 1.6 (0.9–2.4) | 10; 1.0 (1.0–1.8) | 7; 8.7 (3.8–17.2) |
| 1 (most deprived) | 1518; 1.9 (1.8–2.0) | 963; 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | 555; 9.0 (8.3–9.8) | 38; 1.1 (0.8–1.6) | <>; 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | <5 | 15; 0.9 (0.5–1.4) | 10; 0.6 (0.3–1.2) | 5; 3.8 (1.4–8.5) |
| Total | 4396; 3.2 (3.1–3.3) | 2675; 2.1 (2.0–2.2) | 1721; 17.1 (16.3–17.9) | 127; 1.2 (1.0–1.4) | 114; 1.2 (1.0–1.4) | 13; 1.7 (0.9–2.8) | 68; 1.9 (1.5–2.4) | 38; 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 30; 11.5 (7.9–16.3) |
| % YLL (95% CI) | 51 (50–51) | 49 (49–50) | 88 (87–89) | 12 (12–12) | 49 (49–50) | 51 (50–51) | |||
<5, count of less than 5 masked for data security, and SMRs not reported because low cell counts preclude meaningful analysis; <>, number greater than 5 masked to prohibit deductive disclosure of small numbers.
a.
Unnatural death is defined as death by suicide/self-harm, accident or assault.