Dan Neville
Question:271 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the quarterly figures for deaths by suicide for 2001; and the comparable figures for 1998, 1999 and 2000. [4724/02]
Written Answers. - Suicide Incidence.
The quarterly figures for recorded deaths by suicide for the years 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 as published by the Central Statistics Office are outlined below:
|
Year |
Jan-Mar |
Apr-June |
July-Sept |
Oct-Dec |
Total |
|
1998 |
129 |
111 |
119 |
145 |
504 |
|
1999 |
104 |
115 |
76 |
144 |
439 |
|
2000 |
91 |
101 |
89 |
132 |
413 |
|
2001 |
70 |
104 |
98 |
not yetavailable |
272(Jan-Sept) |
The figure for the final quarter of 2001 is not yet available.