Austerity a factor in rising suicide rate among UK men – study

1,000 extra deaths and an additional 30-40,000 suicide attempts may have occurred after the economic downturn, according to research

Debt, austerity and unemployment have been cited as significant factors in the rising number of British men who have killed themselves since 2008, according to new research.

Academics from the universities of Bristol, Manchester and Oxford estimate that an 1,000 extra deaths from suicide and an additional 30-40,000 suicide attempts may have occurred from 2008-2010 following the economic downturn, reversing previous trends in Britain where suicide rates among men were falling.