Dan Neville
Ceist:179 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of suicides per 100,000 of population in 1998 for each county. [16784/99]
Written Answers. - Suicide Statistics.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Deaths from Suicide: Crude Mortality Rates per 100,000 Population by County, 1998.
|
County |
Rate |
|
Carlow |
12.0 |
|
Cavan |
18.9 |
|
Clare |
14.9 |
|
Cork |
19.0 |
|
Donegal |
13.1 |
|
Dublin |
11.4 |
|
Galway |
15.4 |
|
Kerry |
23.0 |
|
Kildare |
8.9 |
|
Kilkenny |
13.3 |
|
Laois |
22.7 |
|
Leitrim |
20.0 |
|
County |
Rate |
|
Limerick |
13.3 |
|
Longford |
3.3 |
|
Louth |
15.2 |
|
Mayo |
8.1 |
|
Meath |
10.0 |
|
Monaghan |
15.6 |
|
Offaly |
15.2 |
|
Roscommon |
13.5 |
|
Sligo |
16.1 |
|
Tipperary |
18.0 |
|
Waterford |
9.5 |
|
Westmeath |
17.4 |
|
Wexford |
13.4 |
|
Wicklow |
11.7 |
|
Total |
13.9 |
Note: All figures are provisional based on year of registration.
Source: Central Statistics Office.
Dan Neville
Ceist:180 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of suicides per 100,000 of population in each health board area for 1997 and 1998. [16785/99]
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Deaths from Suicide: Crude Mortality Rates per 100,000 Population by Health Board Area, 1997 and 1998.
|
Health Board Area |
1997 |
1998 |
|
Eastern |
10.1 |
11.2 |
|
Midland |
9.7 |
16.1 |
|
Mid-Western |
9.8 |
13.9 |
|
North-Eastern |
13.1 |
14.0 |
|
North-Western |
9.5 |
14.7 |
|
South-Eastern |
15.8 |
13.8 |
|
Southern |
15.7 |
19.9 |
|
Western |
15.3 |
12.8 |
|
Total |
12.2 |
13.9 |
Note: All figures are provisional based on year of registration.
Source: Central Statistics Office.