Scotland has the highest suicide rate in the UK
According to figures from the Office for National Statistics, Scots suicide rate is the highest in the UK. From 1991 to 2004 the suicide rate among men was 50% higher in Scotland than other UK countries, and the rate for women was double that of elsewhere.
The national suicide prevention strategy, Choose Life, was set up in 2002, and one spokeswoman claimed they were implementing specific campaigns targeted at men and that there would be initiatives connected to International Suicide Prevention Week at the start of September.
The spokeswoman also said, “Encouragingly, most recent figures have shown an 8.6% decrease in suicides from last year and the number of suicides in 2005 was the lowest reported since 1991″.