Dan Neville
Ceist:190 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths by suicide by gender in each county for each of the years 1997, 1998 and 1999. [16454/00]
Written Answers. - Suicide Incidence.
Dan Neville
Ceist:191 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths by suicide per 100,000 of population in 1997, 1998 and 1999. [16455/00]
Dan Neville
Ceist:192 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of suicides for each of the years 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 for the age categories zero to nine years; ten to 19 years; 20 to 29 years; 30 to 39 years; 40 to 50 years; 50 to 59 years; 60 to 69 years; 70 to 79 years; and over 80 years;. [16456/00]
Dan Neville
Ceist:193 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths by suicide per 100,000 of population in each of the heath board areas for 1997, 1998 and 1999. [16457/00]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 190 to 193, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in tables 1, 2 and 3 as follows.
Table 1.
Deaths from suicide by county and gender for years 1997, 1998 and 1999
|
1997* |
1998* |
1999* |
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|
County |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Carlow |
12 |
0 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
Dublin |
79 |
19 |
98 |
98 |
23 |
121 |
69 |
35 |
104 |
|
Kildare |
16 |
4 |
20 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
|
Kilkenny |
6 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
10 |
13 |
2 |
15 |
|
Laois |
3 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
2 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Longford |
5 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Louth |
11 |
0 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
14 |
12 |
2 |
14 |
|
Meath |
12 |
3 |
15 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
|
Offaly |
3 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
|
Westmeath |
5 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
|
Wexford |
16 |
5 |
21 |
9 |
5 |
14 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
|
Wicklow |
13 |
0 |
13 |
10 |
2 |
12 |
20 |
3 |
23 |
|
Clare |
7 |
2 |
9 |
13 |
1 |
14 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
|
Cork |
51 |
18 |
69 |
67 |
13 |
80 |
45 |
12 |
57 |
|
Kerry |
16 |
1 |
17 |
24 |
5 |
29 |
14 |
2 |
16 |
|
Limerick |
12 |
5 |
17 |
19 |
3 |
22 |
24 |
4 |
28 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
5 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
7 |
1 |
8 |
12 |
4 |
16 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
|
Waterford |
10 |
5 |
15 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
15 |
|
Galway |
22 |
4 |
26 |
24 |
5 |
29 |
16 |
6 |
22 |
|
Leitrim |
4 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
|
Mayo |
16 |
4 |
20 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
15 |
3 |
18 |
|
Roscommon |
8 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
Sligo |
2 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
|
Cavan |
6 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Donegal |
10 |
2 |
12 |
15 |
2 |
17 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
|
Monaghan |
6 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Total |
363 |
81 |
444 |
421 |
83 |
504 |
349 |
90 |
439 |
Table 2.
Deaths from suicide and rate per 100,000 population by health board 1997, 1998, 1999
|
1997* |
1998* |
1999* |
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|
Health Board |
Number |
Rate |
Number |
Rate |
Number |
Rate |
|
Eastern |
131 |
10.1 |
145 |
11.2 |
133 |
10.3 |
|
Midland |
20 |
9.7 |
33 |
16.1 |
26 |
12.6 |
|
Mid-Western |
31 |
9.8 |
44 |
13.9 |
46 |
14.5 |
|
North-Eastern |
40 |
13.1 |
43 |
14.0 |
35 |
11.4 |
|
North-Western |
20 |
9.5 |
31 |
14.7 |
24 |
11.4 |
|
South-Eastern |
62 |
15.8 |
54 |
13.8 |
58 |
14.8 |
|
Southern |
86 |
15.7 |
109 |
19.9 |
73 |
13.4 |
|
Western |
54 |
15.3 |
45 |
12.8 |
44 |
12.5 |
|
Ireland |
444 |
12.2 |
504 |
13.9 |
439 |
12.1 |
Source: Central Statistics Office. Rates are based on 1996 Census of Population.
*Provisional figures based on year of registration.
Table 3.
Deaths from suicide by age group 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
|
Age Group |
1996 |
1997* |
1998* |
1999* |
|
0-9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10-19 |
39 |
41 |
53 |
39 |
|
20-29 |
121 |
123 |
152 |
103 |
|
30-39 |
91 |
97 |
100 |
84 |
|
40-49 |
69 |
73 |
87 |
89 |
|
50-59 |
41 |
48 |
57 |
63 |
|
60-69 |
24 |
35 |
35 |
37 |
|
70-79 |
18 |
23 |
18 |
12 |
|
80+ |
6 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
|
Total |
409 |
444 |
504 |
439 |
Source: Central Statistics Office.
*Provisional figures based on year of registration.