Table 1 Number of suicides (No), standardised mortality ratio* (SMR) and 95% CI by Service and age group, 1984–2007

Age group (years)	Total			Service
	Total			Naval Service†			Army			RAF
	No	SMR	95% CI	No	SMR	95% CI	No	SMR	95% CI	No	SMR	95% CI
<20	81	124	100 to 155	7	63	25 to 129	68	150	118 to 190	6	69	25 to 150
20–24	214	71	62 to 81	29	48	32 to 70	153	87	75 to 102	32	47	34 to 67
25–29	147	52	44 to 61	23	39	25 to 59	83	57	46 to 70	41	52	38 to 70
30–34	104	49	40 to 59	22	46	29 to 69	50	49	37 to 65	32	50	35 to 70
35–39	87	50	40 to 61	24	57	37 to 85	43	55	40 to 74	20	37	22 to 56
40–44	42	51	37 to 68	8	43	19 to 85	16	52	30 to 85	18	53	31 to 84
45–49	16	39	22 to 63	4	42	11 to 107	8	59	26 to 117	4	22	6 to 56
50≥	3	13	3 to 38	0	–		0	–		3	29	6 to 83
Overall	694	58	54 to 63	117	47	39 to 56	421	70	64 to 77	156	46	39 to 54

*Standardised by calendar year (1984, 1985, …, 2007) and age (16–19, 20–24, …, 50–59).
†Includes the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines.
RAF, Royal Air Force.