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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 20 May 2003

Vol. 567 No. 1

Written Answers. - Suicide Incidence.

Dan Neville

Question:

319 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths by suicide by county of residence, sex and age group in 2002. [13498/03]

The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table.

Number of Deaths from Suicide by County of Residence,

Sex and Age Group, 2002*

Male

Female

County

Under 25 years

25 to 44 years

45 years and over

All Ages

Under 25 years

25 to 44 years

45 years and over

All Ages

Carlow

2

1

0

3

0

0

0

0

Cavan

0

3

3

6

0

0

0

0

Clare

4

2

5

11

0

1

0

1

Cork

9

30

21

60

0

8

9

17

Donegal

6

5

5

16

2

2

0

4

Dublin

9

33

24

66

3

12

14

29

Galway

5

8

8

21

2

1

2

5

Kerry

1

8

1

10

0

0

0

0

Kildare

6

7

2

15

0

0

1

1

Kilkenny

4

5

3

12

0

0

0

0

Laois

0

2

2

4

0

0

0

0

Leitrim

0

2

3

5

0

1

0

1

Limerick

7

7

5

19

4

0

1

5

Longford

1

0

2

3

0

1

1

2

Louth

0

3

2

5

0

0

2

2

Mayo

3

6

9

18

0

0

1

1

Meath

1

7

6

14

1

1

3

5

Monaghan

2

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

Offaly

4

7

2

13

0

0

0

0

Roscommon

0

1

3

4

1

0

0

1

Sligo

1

3

0

4

0

0

0

0

Tipperary NR

2

4

0

6

1

0

0

1

Tipperary SR

1

5

4

10

0

0

0

0

Waterford

3

4

4

11

0

2

1

3

Westmeath

0

4

4

8

0

0

0

0

Wexford

4

5

6

15

0

1

0

1

Wicklow

2

3

5

10

0

0

1

1

Ireland

77

165

129

371

14

30

36

80

*Provisional figures based on year of registration.
Source: Central Statistics Office.
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