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December 2024 - Health

Three quarters of registered suicides in England and Wales were male in 2023: Mind’s Big Mental Health Report 2024 has highlighted the stark gender split in suicide rates, with 75% of suicides in England and Wales in 2023 being male and 25% being female. According to the ONS there were 6,069 deaths registered as suicide in England and Wales in 2023, an increase of 8% year on year. ONS data also confirms that male suicide rates are at their highest level since 1999. These stats underline the importance of activity which shines a light on mental health matters, and encourages open and supportive discussions, such as World Mental Health Day.

Mind’s Big Mental Health Report is a new piece of research which examines the state of mental health across England and Wales including mental health services and levels of mental health support. They plan to repeat this research annually for the next 8 years with the aim of providing a ‘crucial guide’ to the state of mental health across England and Wales that is accessible for all. Insights were collated through an online community, conducted by YouGov over a 5-day period this summer, and participants could submit private responses to questions on a variety of topics. Mind and YouGov also heard from 49 adults with severe and enduring mental illness.

Other key takeaways from the report included the stark statistic that 1 in 4 people in England will experience a mental health problem at some point each year. It highlighted a slight increase in feelings of loneliness, a topic not often talked about, up 0.8% in 2024, with 7.8% of adults revealing they felt ‘always or often’ lonely. It also illustrated how women in England are more likely to report having experienced symptoms of depression or anxiety (19%) compared to men (12%).

Mind’s report also detailed how mental health problems among young people are on the rise, with 1 in 5 young people in England currently experiencing a mental health problem, up from 1 in 9 in 2017. Eating disorders are an increasingly common mental health problem amongst young adults and teenagers with the report highlighting how a staggering 1 in 8 young people aged 17–19 are facing these issues.

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