Dan Neville
Question:339 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths by suicide and the rates per 100,000 by health board or regional authority and county for 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. [14484/04]
View answerTuesday, 18 May 2004
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The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table:
|
Health Board/ Regional Authority and County |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002* |
2003* |
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|
Number |
Rate |
Number |
Rate |
Number |
Rate |
Number |
Rate |
Number |
Rate |
|
|
Eastern |
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|
Dublin |
120 |
11.1 |
115 |
10.5 |
120 |
10.9 |
95 |
8.5 |
111 |
9.8 |
|
Kildare |
8 |
5.4 |
20 |
13.1 |
12 |
7.6 |
16 |
9.8 |
18 |
10.6 |
|
Wicklow |
17 |
15.8 |
9 |
8.2 |
9 |
8.0 |
11 |
9.6 |
11 |
9.4 |
|
Total Eastern |
145 |
10.8 |
144 |
10.6 |
141 |
10.3 |
122 |
8.7 |
140 |
9.8 |
|
Midland |
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|
Laois |
5 |
9.0 |
6 |
10.7 |
7 |
12.2 |
4 |
6.8 |
4 |
6.7 |
|
Longford |
6 |
19.7 |
3 |
9.8 |
6 |
19.5 |
5 |
16.1 |
2 |
6.4 |
|
Offaly |
9 |
14.8 |
18 |
29.2 |
12 |
19.2 |
13 |
20.4 |
7 |
10.8 |
|
Westmeath |
13 |
19.4 |
9 |
13.2 |
9 |
12.9 |
8 |
11.1 |
6 |
8.2 |
|
Total Midland |
33 |
15.4 |
36 |
16.6 |
34 |
15.4 |
30 |
13.3 |
19 |
8.3 |
|
Mid-Western |
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|
Clare |
12 |
12.3 |
8 |
8.1 |
13 |
12.9 |
12 |
11.6 |
13 |
12.4 |
|
Limerick |
26 |
15.4 |
32 |
18.8 |
16 |
9.3 |
24 |
13.7 |
24 |
14.5 |
|
Tipperary NR |
10 |
16.9 |
9 |
15.1 |
10 |
16.6 |
7 |
11.5 |
14 |
22.7 |
|
Total Mid-Western |
48 |
14.7 |
49 |
14.9 |
39 |
11.7 |
43 |
12.7 |
51 |
14.8 |
|
North-Eastern |
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|
Cavan |
4 |
7.4 |
7 |
12.8 |
9 |
16.2 |
6 |
10.6 |
8 |
14.0 |
|
Louth |
11 |
11.4 |
13 |
13.3 |
7 |
7.0 |
7 |
6.9 |
16 |
15.4 |
|
Meath |
16 |
13.3 |
11 |
8.8 |
19 |
14.7 |
19 |
14.2 |
11 |
7.9 |
|
Monaghan |
5 |
9.7 |
11 |
21.2 |
2 |
3.8 |
2 |
3.8 |
8 |
15.1 |
|
Total North-Eastern |
36 |
11.2 |
42 |
12.8 |
37 |
11.0 |
34 |
9.9 |
43 |
12.2 |
|
North-Western |
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|
Donegal |
14 |
10.5 |
13 |
9.7 |
15 |
11.1 |
20 |
14.5 |
14 |
10.1 |
|
Leitrim |
4 |
15.8 |
4 |
15.8 |
6 |
23.5 |
5 |
23.3 |
3 |
11.5 |
|
Sligo |
6 |
10.6 |
3 |
5.3 |
10 |
17.4 |
4 |
6.9 |
7 |
11.9 |
|
Total North-West |
24 |
11.2 |
20 |
9.2 |
31 |
14.2 |
30 |
13.5 |
24 |
10.7 |
|
Health Board/ Regional Authority and County |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002* |
2003* |
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|
Number |
Rate |
Number |
Rate |
Number |
Rate |
Number |
Rate |
Number |
Rate |
|
|
South-Eastern |
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|
Carlow |
2 |
4.6 |
2 |
4.5 |
8 |
17.8 |
3 |
6.5 |
6 |
12.8 |
|
Kilkenny |
14 |
18.1 |
17 |
21.8 |
15 |
19.0 |
12 |
14.9 |
11 |
13.5 |
|
Tipperary SR |
12 |
15.6 |
11 |
14.2 |
13 |
16.6 |
10 |
12.6 |
12 |
15.0 |
|
Waterford |
11 |
11.3 |
12 |
12.2 |
17 |
17.0 |
14 |
13.8 |
8 |
7.8 |
|
Wexford |
16 |
14.6 |
23 |
20.6 |
19 |
16.7 |
16 |
13.7 |
23 |
19.3 |
|
Total South-Eastern |
55 |
13.6 |
65 |
15.9 |
72 |
17.3 |
55 |
13.0 |
60 |
13.9 |
|
Southern |
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|
Cork |
53 |
12.3 |
67 |
15.4 |
100 |
22.7 |
77 |
17.2 |
64 |
14.1 |
|
Kerry |
19 |
14.8 |
20 |
15.5 |
20 |
15.3 |
10 |
7.6 |
9 |
6.7 |
|
Total Southern |
72 |
12.9 |
87 |
15.4 |
120 |
21.0 |
87 |
15.0 |
73 |
12.4 |
|
Western |
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|
Galway |
23 |
11.7 |
20 |
10.0 |
23 |
11.3 |
26 |
12.4 |
21 |
9.8 |
|
Mayo |
13 |
11.4 |
17 |
14.8 |
17 |
14.7 |
19 |
16.2 |
10 |
8.4 |
|
Roscommon |
6 |
11.4 |
6 |
11.4 |
5 |
9.4 |
5 |
9.3 |
3 |
5.5 |
|
Total Western |
42 |
11.6 |
43 |
11.7 |
45 |
12.1 |
50 |
13.2 |
34 |
8.8 |
|
Grand Total |
455 |
12.2 |
486 |
12.8 |
519 |
13.5 |
451 |
11.5 |
444 |
11.2 |
*Provisional figures based on year of registration
Source: Central Statistics Office