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Socio-demographic differences in the risk of suicides in children and young people: a population level linked study in England, 2011 to 2022

2025-05-05 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundSuicide is one of the leading causes of death in children and young people (CYP) globally. Over the past decade there has been a steady increase in the number of suicide deaths in CYP in the UK. This study aims to identify socio-demographic differences in the risk of suicide in CYP. MethodsUsing linked 2011 Census and death registrations data, we created a cohort of 7,747,345 CYP aged 10 to 17 years in England. We estimated adjusted incidence rate ratios (IRRs) using generalised linea...

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