Dan Neville
Ceist:170 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths by suicide per 100,000 of population in each county for 1997, 1998 and 1999. [17425/00]
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, 1997 to 1999
|
County |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
|
Carlow |
28.8 |
12.0 |
9.6 |
|
Cavan |
11.3 |
18.9 |
9.4 |
|
Clare |
9.6 |
14.9 |
13.8 |
|
Cork |
16.4 |
19.0 |
13.6 |
|
Donegal |
9.2 |
13.1 |
7.7 |
|
Dublin |
9.3 |
11.4 |
9.8 |
|
Galway |
13.8 |
15.4 |
11.6 |
|
Kerry |
13.5 |
23.0 |
12.7 |
|
Kildare |
14.8 |
8.9 |
4.4 |
|
Kilkenny |
8.0 |
13.3 |
19.9 |
|
Laois |
5.7 |
22.7 |
5.7 |
|
Leitrim |
16.0 |
20.0 |
27.9 |
|
Limerick |
10.3 |
13.3 |
17.0 |
|
Longford |
16.6 |
3.3 |
16.6 |
|
Louth |
11.9 |
15.2 |
15.2 |
|
Mayo |
17.9 |
8.1 |
16.1 |
|
Meath |
13.7 |
10.0 |
9.1 |
|
Monaghan |
15.6 |
15.6 |
11.7 |
|
Offaly |
8.5 |
15.2 |
11.8 |
|
Roscommon |
15.4 |
13.5 |
7.7 |
|
Sligo |
7.2 |
16.1 |
12.5 |
|
Tipperary |
9.7 |
18.0 |
10.5 |
|
Waterford |
15.8 |
9.5 |
15.8 |
|
Westmeath |
11.1 |
17.4 |
17.4 |
|
Wexford |
20.1 |
13.4 |
14.4 |
|
Wicklow |
12.7 |
11.7 |
22.4 |
|
Total |
12.2 |
13.9 |
12.1 |
Notes: (1) Rates in some areas, based on small numbers, are subject to considerable fluctuation and caution should be exercised in their interpretation.
(2) All figures are provisional based on period of registration.(3) Rates are based on the Census of Population, 1996.
Source: Central Statistics Office.