Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 8 May 2003

Vol. 566 No. 2

Written Answers. - Suicide Incidence.

Dan Neville

Question:

148 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the methods used in suicides registered in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 by age and gender. [12469/03]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Martin):

The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following tables:

Table 1

Deaths from Suicide by Cause, Sex and Age Group, 1998

Cause of Death	Sex	Under 25years	25 to44years	45 yearsandover	AllAges
Suicide and selfinflicted poisoning by solid or liquid substances	Male	4	15	15	34
	Female	2	6	10	18
Suicide and selfinflicted poisoning by gases in domestic use	Male	0	0	0	0
	Female	0	0	0	0
Suicide and selfinflicted poisoning by other gases and vapours	Male	4	15	9	28
	Female	0	2	0	2
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by hanging, strangulation and suffocation	Male	72	99	52	223
	Female	7	8	8	23
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by submersion [drowning]	Male	15	35	43	93
	Female	4	13	12	29
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by firearms and explosives	Male	15	12	10	37
	Female	1	3	1	5
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by cutting and piercing instruments	Male	1	2	3	6
	Female	0	0	2	2
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by jumping from high place	Male	1	1	1	3
	Female	0	0	1	1
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by other and unspecified means	Male	3	5	1	9
	Female	1	0	0	1
Late effects of selfinflicted injury	Male	0	0	0	0
	Female	0	0	0	0
All Deaths from Suicide	Male	115	184	134	433
	Female	15	32	34	81

Source: Central Statistics Office.

Table 2

Deaths from Suicide by Cause, Sex and Age Group, 1999

Cause of Death	Sex	Under25years	25 to44years	45 yearsand over	All Ages
Suicide and selfinflicted poisoning by solid or liquid substances	Male	7	13	21	41
	Female	8	12	10	30
Suicide and selfinflicted poisoning by gases in domestic use	Male	0	0	0	0
	Female	0	0	1	1
Suicide and selfinflicted poisoning by other gases and vapours	Male	3	10	7	20
	Female	1	1	1	3
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by hanging, strangulation and suffocation	Male	61	81	50	192
	Female	6	11	8	25
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by submersion [drowning]	Male	6	24	26	56
	Female	3	5	23	31
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by firearms and explosives	Male	9	10	9	28
	Female	1	1	0	2
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by cutting and piercing instruments	Male	0	2	4	6
	Female	0	0	1	1
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by jumping from high place	Male	2	2	1	5
	Female	1	0	0	1
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by other and unspecified means	Male	1	8	1	10
	Female	0	1	2	3
Late effects of selfinflicted injury	Male	0	0	0	0
	Female	0	0	0	0
All Deaths from Suicide	Male	89	150	119	358
	Female	20	31	46	97

Source: Central Statistics Office.

Table 3

Deaths from Suicide by Cause, Sex and Age Group, 2000

Cause of Death	Sex	Under25years	25 to44years	45 yearsandover	AllAges
Suicide and selfinflicted poisoning by solid or liquid substances	Male	3	16	12	31
	Female	9	9	13	31
Suicide and selfinflicted poisoning by gases in domestic use	Male	0	0	0	0
	Female	0	0	0	0
Suicide and selfinflicted poisoning by other gases and vapours	Male	2	7	3	12
	Female	0	0	0	0
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by hanging, strangulation and suffocation	Male	67	112	70	249
	Female	12	8	7	27
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by submersion [drowning]	Male	5	28	31	64
	Female	0	7	12	19
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by firearms and explosives	Male	8	13	7	28
	Female	0	1	0	1
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by cutting and piercing instruments	Male	0	3	0	3
	Female	0	0	1	1
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by jumping from high place	Male	3	1	0	4
	Female	0	2	0	2
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by other and unspecified means	Male	0	3	1	4
	Female	1	4	5	10
Late effects of selfinflicted injury	Male	0	0	0	0
	Female	0	0	0	0
All Deaths from Suicide	Male	88	183	124	395
	Female	22	31	38	91

Source: Central Statistics Office.

Table 4

Deaths from Suicide by Cause, Sex and Age Group, 2001*

Cause of Death	Sex	Under25years	25 to44years	45 yearsand over	AllAges
Suicide and selfinflicted poisoning by solid or liquid substances	Male	3	11	9	23
	Female	12	9	7	28
Suicide and selfinflicted poisoning by gases in domestic use	Male	0	0	0	0
	Female	0	0	0	0
Suicide and selfinflicted poisoning by other gases and vapours	Male	1	12	4	17
	Female	0	1	0	1
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by hanging, strangulation and suffocation	Male	58	106	51	215
	Female	9	13	9	31
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by submersion [drowning]	Male	6	20	33	59
	Female	0	5	12	17
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by firearms and explosives	Male	6	16	8	30
	Female	0	1	0	1
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by cutting and piercing instruments	Male	0	2	3	5
	Female	0	0	0	0
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by jumping from high place	Male	1	1	0	2
	Female	0	3	1	4
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by other and unspecified means	Male	2	1	2	5
	Female	1	1	8	10
Late effects of selfinflicted injury	Male	0	0	0	0
	Female	0	0	0	0
All Deaths from Suicide	Male	77	169	110	356
	Female	22	33	37	92

*Provisional figures based on year of registration.

Source: Central Statistics Office.

Table 5

Deaths from Suicide by Cause, Sex and Age Group, 2002*

Cause of Death	Sex	Under25years	25 to44years	45 yearsand over	AllAges
Suicide and selfinflicted poisoning by solid or liquid substances	Male	2	12	9	23
	Female	5	9	12	26
Suicide and selfinflicted poisoning by gases in domestic use	Male	0	0	1	1
	Female	0	0	0	0
Suicide and selfinflicted poisoning by other gases and vapours	Male	1	3	5	9
	Female	0	1	1	2
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by hanging, strangulation and suffocation	Male	57	100	68	225
	Female	7	7	10	24
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by submersion [drowning]	Male	4	25	28	57
	Female	2	7	10	19
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by firearms and explosives	Male	9	17	10	36
	Female	0	1	1	2
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by cutting and piercing instruments	Male	0	0	5	5
	Female	0	0	0	0
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by jumping from high place	Male	2	5	3	10
	Female	0	2	2	4
Suicide and selfinflicted injury by other and unspecified means	Male	2	3	0	5
	Female	0	3	0	3
Late effects of selfinflicted injury	Male	0	0	0	0
	Female	0	0	0	0
All Deaths from Suicide	Male	77	165	129	371
	Female	14	30	36	80

*Provisional figures based on year of registration.

Source: Central Statistics Office.