A survey on mental wellbeing in adults in Scotland showed that, during 2021 and 2022, six percent of men and eight percent of women stated that they had attempted suicide on at least one occasion. This statistic displays the proportion of individuals who have attempted suicide at some point in their life in Scotland in 2021 and 2022, by gender.
Proportion of individuals who have attempted suicide in Scotland in 2021 and 2022, by gender
This statistic is using original data from the Scottish Government and includes copyright material from Crown licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.
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Scottish Government. (December 5, 2023). Proportion of individuals who have attempted suicide in Scotland in 2021 and 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/372493/suicide-attempts-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Scottish Government. "Proportion of individuals who have attempted suicide in Scotland in 2021 and 2022, by gender." Chart. December 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/372493/suicide-attempts-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Scottish Government. (2023). Proportion of individuals who have attempted suicide in Scotland in 2021 and 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/372493/suicide-attempts-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Scottish Government. "Proportion of Individuals Who Have Attempted Suicide in Scotland in 2021 and 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/372493/suicide-attempts-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Scottish Government, Proportion of individuals who have attempted suicide in Scotland in 2021 and 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/372493/suicide-attempts-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 22, 2025)
Proportion of individuals who have attempted suicide in Scotland in 2021 and 2022, by gender [Graph], Scottish Government, December 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/372493/suicide-attempts-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
