The UK counts suicide deaths differently to the US, and it's likely the the UK over counts while the US under counts. I agree that the ONS is a better source o

The UK counts suicide deaths differently to the US, and it's likely the the UK over counts while the US under counts. I agree that the ONS is a better source of information than Wikipedia. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2014registrations#methodological-changes https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsde... Here's the old definition: > The previous National Statistics definition of suicide includes deaths from intentional self-harm (where a coroner has given a suicide conclusion or made it clear in the narrative conclusion that the deceased intended to kill themselves) and events of undetermined intent (mainly deaths where a coroner has given an open conclusion) in people aged 15 and over. It's this "events of undetermined intent" part that is different. In the US (and I guess many other places" those deaths are not counted as suicide. The US uses this definition: > Death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with an intent to die as a result of the behavior