Suicides in Jersey 2019 to 2022 (FOI)

Request

​A

Please advise how many suicides there have been in Jersey between 2019 and 2022 for each year.

B

Please advise how many attempted suicides there have been in Jersey between 2019 and 2022 for each year.

Response

The number of suicides in Jersey is published in the Jersey Mortality Report which provides data up to the end of 2021. As this information is publicly available, Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied. Please see the link below:

Jersey Mortality Report 2022.pdf (gov.je)

Data for 2022 will be published in September 2024 according to the publication schedule. Please note that delays in reporting accurately on suicides are necessary, as deaths by suicide, or suspected suicide, often go to inquest and determining accurate cause of death can take time. This information is therefore not held, and Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law applies.  

B

Figures for Health and Community Services’ Emergency Department attendances categorised to ‘Attempted Suicide’ in 2022 are detailed in the table below.

​​Data Source: Trakcare report ED5A

Attendances from 2019 to 2021 (inclusive) have previously been reported in a Freedom of Information response published on www.gov.je. Please see the following link: 

Records regarding Suicide Attempts (FOI)​

As this information is publicly available, Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.

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.​