evidence: - Prior to the review it was believed that NI had the highest age-standardised rate in the UK (18-19 suicides per 100,000 population, next to Scotland at 13-16 per 100,000). The revised figures show that NI had a lower suicide rate than Scotland in the last few years. For the latest year, 2020, NI had an age-standardised rate of 13.3 suicides per 100,000 population compared to Scotland at 15.0. The rate for England & Wales is lower at 10.0 suicides per 100,000 in 2020. It should be noted, however, that cross country comparisons will build in differences in different data collection and collation processes in the separate jurisdictions. - Revised figures show that there were 219 suicides registered in NI in 2020. This is higher (by 14, 7 per cent) than 2019, and lower (by 17, 7 per cent) than the 2018 figure. - The age-standardised suicide rate in NI increased from 12.4 deaths per 100,000 in 2019 to 13.3 deaths per 100,000 in 2020 (19.6 and 7.1 deaths per 100,000 population for males and females respectively).