Vol. 492 No. 7
234 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the 1996 suicide statistics for male and female persons on a county by county basis in relation to those under 24 years, 25 to 34 years, 35 to 64 years and 65 years and over. [15178/98]
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
|
County |
0-24 years |
25-34 years |
35-64 years |
65 years and over |
Total |
||||||||||
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
|
Carlow |
4 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
|
Cavan |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
|
Clare |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
18 |
1 |
19 |
|
Cork |
14 |
0 |
14 |
13 |
1 |
14 |
21 |
11 |
32 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
53 |
12 |
65 |
|
Donegal |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
1 |
15 |
|
Dublin |
12 |
7 |
19 |
16 |
6 |
22 |
24 |
9 |
33 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
54 |
23 |
77 |
|
Galway |
6 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
3 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
21 |
6 |
27 |
|
Kerry |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
2 |
15 |
|
Kildare |
6 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
15 |
|
Kilkenny |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
|
Laois |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|
Leitrim |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Limerick |
5 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
4 |
20 |
|
Longford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Louth |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
|
Mayo |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
|
Meath |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
12 |
|
Monaghan |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
|
Offaly |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Roscommon |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Sligo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
Tipperary |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
2 |
16 |
|
Waterford |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
|
Westmeath |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
|
Wexford |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
14 |
|
Wicklow |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
|
Total |
77 |
14 |
91 |
75 |
13 |
88 |
140 |
36 |
176 |
32 |
6 |
38 |
324 |
69 |
393 |
236 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the suicide rates per 100,000 of the population for each county in 1997. [15180/98]
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. It should be noted that rates for individual areas based on small numbers of cases can fluctuate considerably from year to year.
Deaths from Suicide by County and Rates per 100,000 Population, 1997*
|
County |
Number |
Rate |
|
Carlow |
12 |
28.8 |
|
Cavan |
6 |
11.3 |
|
Clare |
9 |
9.6 |
|
Cork |
70 |
16.6 |
|
Donegal |
11 |
8,5 |
|
Dublin |
94 |
8.9 |
|
Galway |
26 |
13.8 |
|
Kerry |
17 |
13.5 |
|
Kildare |
20 |
14.8 |
|
Kilkenny |
5 |
6.6 |
|
Laois |
3 |
5.7 |
|
Leitrim |
4 |
16.0 |
|
Limerick |
17 |
10.3 |
|
Longford |
5 |
16.6 |
|
Louth |
10 |
10.8 |
|
Mayo |
18 |
16.1 |
|
Meath |
14 |
12.8 |
|
Monaghan |
8 |
15.6 |
|
Offaly |
4 |
6.8 |
|
Roscommon |
8 |
15.4 |
|
Sligo |
4 |
7.2 |
|
Tipperary |
13 |
9.7 |
|
Waterford |
15 |
15.8 |
|
Westmeath |
7 |
11.1 |
|
Wexford |
21 |
20.1 |
|
Wicklow |
12 |
11.7 |
|
Total |
433 |
11.9 |
