Suicide rates highest ever among middle-aged men
Suicide rates highest ever among middle-aged men
Suicide rates among middle-aged men are higher than ever, new figures have revealed.
最新数据显示，中年男性的自杀率达到了历史最高水平。
Men in their early 50s were more likely to die by suicide than anyone else last year, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.
根据英国国家统计局的数据，去年50岁出头的男性比其他任何年龄段的人都更容易死于自杀。
There were also increases in suicides among pensioners, with the biggest rise among those aged 75 and older, while the rates among men under 45 fell slightly.
退休人员的自杀人数也有所增加，其中75岁及以上人群的增幅最大，而45岁以下男性的自杀率则略有下降。
Mark Winstanley, the chief executive of Rethink Mental Illness, said the rate of deaths by suicide remained “stubbornly high”.
心理健康慈善机构“重新思考心理疾病”（Rethink Mental Illness）的首席执行官马克·温斯坦利（Mark Winstanley）表示，自杀死亡率仍然“居高不下”。
He said: “Every suicide is a devastating tragedy, and these figures are a stark reminder that many people are reaching crisis point without getting the help they need.”
他说：“每一例自杀都是一场毁灭性的悲剧，这些数字严峻地提醒我们，许多人正处于危机边缘，却未能获得所需的帮助。”
The reasons behind suicide were “complex”, he said, but added that many people were “facing significant pressures in their lives, including financial issues, job insecurity, rising housing costs, loneliness and poor mental health”.
他表示，自杀背后的原因“很复杂”，并补充说许多人正“面临生活中巨大的压力，包括经济问题、工作不稳定性、住房成本上涨、孤独感以及心理健康状况不佳”。
Mr Winstanley added: “While these factors affect everyone differently, they can contribute to distress and overwhelm, and leave people at risk of suicide.”
温斯坦利先生补充道：“虽然这些因素对每个人的影响不同，但它们会导致痛苦和不知所措，使人们面临自杀风险。”
The data, which cover England and Wales, showed that 6,162 suicide deaths had been registered in 2025. This was down from 6,190 last year, but the overall rate remained broadly the same at 11.3 deaths per 100,000 people.
涵盖英格兰和威尔士的数据显示，2025年登记的自杀死亡人数为6,162人。这比去年的6,190人有所下降，但总体自杀率基本保持不变，为每10万人中有11.3人死亡。
The stats watchdog uses deaths per 100,000 people to calculate changing rates while accounting for changes in the size of the population.
统计监管机构使用每10万人中的死亡人数来计算变化率，同时考虑了人口规模的变化。
Almost a third of the deaths were among men aged 45 to 64, which was up by 49 compared with 2024. The rate increased to 23.8 per 100,000, up from 23.2 the year before and the highest on record since data collection began in 1981.
近三分之一的死亡案例发生在45至64岁的男性中，比2024年增加了49人。该年龄段的自杀率从前一年的每10万人23.2人上升至23.8人，创下自1981年开始收集数据以来的最高纪录。
For men aged 50 to 54 specifically, the rate increased to 28, suggesting this group was at the highest risk.
具体而言，50至54岁男性的自杀率上升至28，表明该群体处于最高风险之中。
Men continued to be more than three times as likely to take their own lives as women overall. Among middle-aged women, there were 553 deaths – a rate of seven per 100,000, which was the same as 2024.
总体而言，男性自杀的可能性仍然是女性的三倍多。中年女性的自杀死亡人数为553人，自杀率为每10万人7人，与2024年持平。
Sonya Trivedy, the executive director of external engagement at Samaritans, said the figures “show that suicide rates are among the highest recorded rates this century”.
撒玛利亚会（Samaritans）对外联络执行主任索尼娅·特里维迪（Sonya Trivedy）表示，这些数字“表明自杀率处于本世纪以来的最高水平之列”。
She said: “The evidence is clear that successive governments have failed to deliver on their promise to reduce suicide rates and make suicide prevention a priority. Today must act as a wake up call. The current approach is not working; we need meaningful action and proper funding if lives are to be saved.”
她说：“证据清楚地表明，历届政府都未能兑现其降低自杀率并将预防自杀作为优先事项的承诺。今天必须成为一个警钟。目前的方法行不通；如果要挽救生命，我们需要有意义的行动和充足的资金。”
The data show a growing gap in suicide rates between middle-aged men and those aged 25 to 44.
数据显示，中年男性与25至44岁男性之间的自杀率差距正在扩大。
There were 19.5 deaths per 100,000 men aged 25 to 44 last year, which is the widest gap since 2009, when middle-aged male suicide rates overtook those of younger adults. The rate increased from 14 to 14.4 per 100,000 for those aged 65 to 74 and from 13.2 to 15.4 among those aged 75 or older.
去年，25至44岁男性每10万人的死亡人数为19.5人，这是自2009年中年男性自杀率超过年轻成年人以来的最大差距。65至74岁人群的自杀率从每10万人14人上升至14.4人，75岁及以上人群则从13.2人上升至15.4人。
Marjorie Wallace, the chief executive of mental health charity Sane, said she was “not surprised” by the data. She said: “Analysis of the contact we receive reflects this – almost 60 per cent of our callers now talk about suicide or self-harm, a very different picture than 10 years ago.
心理健康慈善机构Sane的首席执行官马乔里·华莱士（Marjorie Wallace）表示，她对这些数据“并不感到惊讶”。她说：“我们收到的求助分析反映了这一点——现在近60%的来电者谈论自杀或自残，这与10年前的情况大不相同。”
“While middle-aged men in their forties and fifties still remain at greatest risk, our other concern is the number of young people, particularly girls and women aged 16 to 24, who report anxiety and depression on a scale not experienced before.”
“虽然四五十岁的中年男性仍然面临最大的风险，但我们担心的另一个问题是年轻人，特别是16至24岁的女孩和女性，她们报告焦虑和抑郁的规模是前所未有的。”