Vol. 486 No. 2
19 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will provide details of all recorded cases of suicide in each of the last five years with an age, gender and county breakdown; and the steps, if any, he is taking to try to reduce these figures. [2206/98]
The statistical information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables as circulated. The data are derived from the Annual and Quarterly Reports on Vital Statistics as compiled by the Central Statistics Office. More detailed breakdowns by age, specific causes etc. are available from the CSO if required.
As the Deputy may be aware, the final report of the National Task Force on Suicide was published on 27 January 1998 and contains a recommendation for the formulation of a national suicide prevention and reduction strategy designed to reduce the growth in the incidence of suicide. I now intend to write to all statutory agencies and relevant Government Departments concerned with the prevention of suicide to seek their support in the implementation, without delay of the recommendations contained in the report.
Deaths from Suicide by Age, Sex and County, 1992
|
County |
0-24 Years |
25-44 Years |
45 Years and Over |
All Ages |
||||||||
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
|
Carlow |
4 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
|
Cavan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
|
Clare |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
|
Cork |
5 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
17 |
7 |
24 |
29 |
10 |
39 |
|
Donegal |
4 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
|
Dublin |
12 |
1 |
13 |
5 |
4 |
29 |
19 |
10 |
29 |
56 |
15 |
71 |
|
Galway |
5 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
15 |
6 |
21 |
|
Kerry |
5 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
16 |
3 |
19 |
|
Kildare |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
1 |
15 |
|
Kilkenny |
5 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
|
Laois |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|
Leitrim |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Limerick |
3 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
16 |
|
Longford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Louth |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
|
Mayo |
3 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
18 |
2 |
20 |
|
Meath |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
|
Monaghan |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
|
Offaly |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
|
Roscommon |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
Sligo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Tipperary |
4 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
13 |
3 |
16 |
|
Waterford |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
14 |
|
Westmeath |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Wexford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
|
Wicklow |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
|
Total |
71 |
6 |
77 |
122 |
19 |
141 |
111 |
34 |
145 |
304 |
59 |
363 |
|
County |
0-24 Years |
25-44 Years |
45 Years and Over |
All Ages |
||||||||
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
|
Carlow |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cavan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|
Clare |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
3 |
14 |
16 |
4 |
20 |
|
Cork |
4 |
2 |
6 |
19 |
2 |
21 |
11 |
2 |
13 |
34 |
6 |
40 |
|
Donegal |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
15 |
5 |
20 |
|
Dublin |
14 |
4 |
18 |
25 |
9 |
34 |
8 |
6 |
14 |
47 |
19 |
66 |
|
Galway |
5 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
2 |
13 |
|
Kerry |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
13 |
|
Kildare |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
16 |
2 |
18 |
|
Kilkenn |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
|
Laois |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Leitrim |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Limerick |
5 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
17 |
2 |
19 |
|
Longford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
|
Louth |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Mayo |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
|
Meath |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Monaghan |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|
Offaly |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
|
Roscommon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|
Sligo |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
10 |
|
Tipperary |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
|
Waterford |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
5 |
18 |
|
Westmeath |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Wexford |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
10 |
|
Wicklow |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
|
Total |
53 |
9 |
62 |
116 |
27 |
143 |
91 |
31 |
122 |
260 |
67 |
327 |
|
County |
0-24 Years |
25-44 Years |
45 Years and Over |
All Ages |
||||||||
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
|
Carlow |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
|
Cavan |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
|
Clare |
4 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
|
Cork |
8 |
0 |
8 |
25 |
2 |
27 |
15 |
7 |
22 |
48 |
9 |
57 |
|
Donegal |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
|
Dublin |
12 |
8 |
20 |
41 |
10 |
51 |
20 |
13 |
33 |
73 |
31 |
104 |
|
Galway |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
16 |
4 |
20 |
|
Kerry |
6 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
16 |
6 |
22 |
|
Kildare |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
12 |
|
Kilkenny |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
11 |
|
Laois |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Leitrim |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
Limerick |
4 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
14 |
6 |
20 |
|
Longford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Louth |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
|
Mayo |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
3 |
14 |
|
Meath |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
|
Monaghan |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
|
Offaly |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
|
Roscommon |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|
Sligo |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|
Tipperary |
6 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
14 |
1 |
15 |
|
Waterford |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
12 |
1 |
13 |
|
Westmeath |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
|
Wexford |
5 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
15 |
1 |
16 |
|
Wicklow |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
|
Total |
71 |
13 |
84 |
129 |
26 |
155 |
105 |
51 |
156 |
305 |
90 |
395 |
|
County |
0-24 Years |
25-44 Years |
45 Years and Over |
All Ages |
||||||||
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
|
Carlow |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
|
Cavan |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
|
Clare |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
1 |
12 |
|
Cork |
10 |
0 |
10 |
22 |
2 |
24 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
38 |
6 |
44 |
|
Donegal |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
|
Dublin |
13 |
4 |
17 |
36 |
17 |
53 |
20 |
9 |
29 |
69 |
30 |
99 |
|
Galway |
4 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
13 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
24 |
4 |
28 |
|
Kerry |
4 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
13 |
|
Kildare |
5 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
13 |
|
Kilkenny |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
|
Laois |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
|
Leitrim |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Limerick |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
12 |
|
Longford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Louth |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
|
Mayo |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
|
Meath |
5 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
12 |
|
Monaghan |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
Offaly |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
2 |
13 |
|
Roscommon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
|
Sligo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
|
Tipperary |
5 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
16 |
1 |
17 |
|
Waterford |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
|
Westmeath |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
|
Wexford |
4 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
11 |
4 |
15 |
|
Wicklow |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
|
Total |
75 |
11 |
86 |
135 |
39 |
174 |
100 |
33 |
133 |
310 |
83 |
393 |
|
County |
0-24 Years |
25-44 Years |
45 Years and Over |
All Ages |
||||||||
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
|
Carlow |
4 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
|
Cavan |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
Clare |
3 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
18 |
1 |
19 |
|
Cork |
14 |
0 |
14 |
24 |
3 |
27 |
15 |
9 |
24 |
53 |
12 |
65 |
|
Donegal |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
|
Dublin |
12 |
7 |
19 |
26 |
7 |
33 |
14 |
8 |
22 |
52 |
22 |
74 |
|
Galway |
5 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
18 |
6 |
24 |
|
Kerry |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
2 |
14 |
|
Kildare |
6 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
14 |
|
Kilkenny |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
|
Laois |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
Leitrim |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Limerick |
5 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
4 |
20 |
|
Longford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Louth |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
|
Mayo |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
|
Meath |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
12 |
|
Monaghan |
4 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
|
Offaly |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Roscommon |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Sligo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
Tipperary |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
14 |
2 |
16 |
|
Waterford |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
|
Westmeath |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
Wexford |
1 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
2 |
14 |
|
Wicklow |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
|
Total |
74 |
14 |
88 |
141 |
22 |
163 |
95 |
32 |
127 |
310 |
68 |
378 |
