I propose to take Questions Nos. 105 and 106 together.
Data on mortality are compiled by the Central Statistics Office and published in the annual and quarterly reports on vital statistics. The latest period for which data are available is January to September 2004 and these figures are set out in the tables below in addition to figures for 2002 and 2003. The national parasuicide registry collects data on persons presenting to hospital as a consequence of parasuicide, or deliberate self harm. Annual reports for the years 2002 and 2003 show the numbers of treated episodes of deliberate self harm in Tralee General Hospital were 275 and 277 respectively. Of these, 91 were aged under 25 years in 2002 and approximately 82 in 2003. Data for 2004 are not yet available.
Table 1: number of deaths from suicide by county 2002-04.
County
|
2002
|
2003
|
January to September 2004
|
Carlow
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
Cavan
|
10
|
8
|
2
|
Clare
|
16
|
13
|
12
|
Cork
|
62
|
64
|
47
|
Donegal
|
20
|
14
|
9
|
Dublin
|
103
|
111
|
53
|
Galway
|
26
|
21
|
10
|
Kerry
|
13
|
9
|
12
|
Kildare
|
21
|
18
|
10
|
Kilkenny
|
11
|
11
|
9
|
Laois
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
Leitrim
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
Limerick
|
30
|
24
|
13
|
Longford
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
Louth
|
14
|
16
|
7
|
Mayo
|
18
|
10
|
9
|
Meath
|
19
|
11
|
13
|
Monaghan
|
4
|
8
|
4
|
Offaly
|
11
|
7
|
8
|
Roscommon
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
Sligo
|
4
|
7
|
2
|
Tipperary
|
22
|
26
|
10
|
Waterford
|
12
|
8
|
8
|
Westmeath
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
Wexford
|
17
|
23
|
4
|
Wicklow
|
15
|
11
|
7
|
Total
|
478
|
444
|
261
|
Note: figures for 2003 and 2004 are provisional.
Source: Central Statistics Office.
Table 2: number of deaths from suicide of persons resident in County Kerry 2002-04.
Age
|
2002
|
2003
|
January to September 2004
|
Under 25 years
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
All Ages
|
13
|
9
|
12
|
Note: Figures for 2003 and 2004 are provisional.
Source: Central Statistics Office.