Dan Neville
Ceist:151 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people who died by suicide in each of the years 1960 to 1998. [12314/00]
Written Answers. - Suicide Incidence.
The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table.
Number of Deaths from Suicide 1960 to 1998
|
Year |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
1960 |
59 |
25 |
84 |
|
1961 |
71 |
18 |
89 |
|
1962 |
41 |
11 |
52 |
|
1963 |
53 |
17 |
70 |
|
1964 |
48 |
10 |
58 |
|
1965 |
44 |
7 |
51 |
|
1966 |
52 |
17 |
69 |
|
1967 |
54 |
18 |
72 |
|
1968 |
56 |
15 |
71 |
|
1969 |
38 |
14 |
52 |
|
1970 |
44 |
8 |
52 |
|
1971 |
59 |
22 |
81 |
|
1972 |
65 |
25 |
90 |
|
1973 |
76 |
29 |
105 |
|
1974 |
92 |
26 |
118 |
|
1975 |
104 |
44 |
148 |
|
1976 |
129 |
54 |
183 |
|
1977 |
98 |
53 |
151 |
|
1978 |
106 |
57 |
163 |
|
1979 |
145 |
48 |
193 |
|
1980 |
143 |
73 |
216 |
|
1981 |
158 |
65 |
223 |
|
1982 |
178 |
63 |
241 |
|
1983 |
202 |
80 |
282 |
|
1984 |
164 |
68 |
232 |
|
1985 |
216 |
60 |
276 |
|
1986 |
217 |
66 |
283 |
|
1987 |
185 |
60 |
245 |
|
1988 |
195 |
71 |
266 |
|
1989 |
213 |
65 |
278 |
|
1990 |
251 |
83 |
334 |
|
1991 |
283 |
63 |
346 |
|
1992 |
304 |
59 |
363 |
|
1993 |
260 |
67 |
327 |
|
1994 |
305 |
90 |
395 |
|
1995 |
321 |
83 |
404 |
|
1996* |
310 |
68 |
378 |
|
1997* |
355 |
78 |
433 |
|
1998* |
421 |
83 |
504 |
*Provisional figures based on year of registration.
Source: Central Statistics Office.