Emmanuel Thomas l Friday, March 17, 2017
ENGLAND, United Kingdom – Not less than 18, 998 able men and women committed suicide in the United Kingdom between 2011 and 2015. Those dead as a result of suicides were men and women between 20 and 64 years, Office of National Statistics has said.
Topping the list were males working in the lowest-skilled occupations with a 44% higher risk of suicide than the male national average.
“The risk among males in skilled trades was 35% higher”, the office said that the risk of suicide among low-skilled male labourers, particularly those working in construction roles, was 3 times higher than the male national average.
“For males working in skilled trades, the highest risk was among building finishing trades; particularly, plasterers and painters and decorators had more than double the risk of suicide than the male national average.
“The risk of suicide was elevated for those in culture, media and sport occupations for males (20% higher than the male average) and females (69% higher); risk was highest among those working in artistic, literary and media occupations.
“For females, the risk of suicide among health professionals was 24% higher than the female national average; this is largely explained by high suicide risk among female nurses. Male and female carers had a risk of suicide that was almost twice the national average”, it said and that females within the teaching and education profession had a lower risk of suicide but specifically for primary and nursery schoolteachers there was evidence of an elevated risk.
It added that Individuals working in roles as managers, directors and senior officials – the highest paid occupation group, had the lowest risk of suicide.
“Among corporate managers and directors the risk of suicide was more than 70% lower for both sexes”, the office said.
