Facts and figures

• 6,162 suicides were registered in 2025 in England and Wales. Three quarters (4,620) of these were men.
• Suicide is the single leading cause of death for men under 35.
• Men are three times more likely than women to die by suicide.
• Middle aged men have the highest suicide rate – in 2025 men aged between 50 and 54 had the highest age-specific suicide rate.
• For every suicide, on average, 135 people are affected.
• The economic cost of each suicide death is estimated to be around £1.46 million.
• James’ Place has treated over 6,000 suicidal men since the opening of our first centre in 2018.
• Our Birmingham centre recently opened and we aim to open a fifth centre in 2027. With five centres open we will be able to treat up to 2,000 men per year.

More statistics on suicide are available from the Office of National Statistics.