The number of deaths fell from 833 in 2019 to 805 last year but suicide rates were above average in late summer.
There was a downward trend in probable suicide deaths in Scotland from the early 2000s until 2017, followed by increases in 2018 and 2019.
Pete Whitehouse, NRS director of statistical services, said: "Suicide deaths decreased slightly on the 2019 level. Monthly figures show that suicide deaths between June and September of 2020 were consistently above the highest numbers seen in these months over the last 5 years." He said the statistics were part of an "important analysis of deaths" during the first nine months of the Covid pandemic.If you or someone you know is struggling with issues raised by this story, find support throughThis breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
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