Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 9 Oct 2002

Vol. 554 No. 5

Written Answers. - Suicide Incidence.

Dan Neville

Ceist:

908 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths by suicide per 100,000 of the population for each year from 1997 to 2001 inclusive. [15424/02]

Dan Neville

Ceist:

909 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths from suicide by age group for each year from 1997 to 2001 inclusive. [15425/02]

Dan Neville

Ceist:

910 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths by suicide by health board area and county for each year from 1997 to 2001 inclusive. [15426/02]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Martin):

I propose to take Questions Nos. 908 to 910, inclusive, together.

The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following tables:

Table 1

Deaths from Suicide: Crude Death Rates per 100,000 Population, 1997 to 2001

Year	Rate
1997	13.1
1998	13.9
1999	12.2
2000*	10.9
2001*	11.7

*Provisional figures based on year of registration.

Source: Central Statistics Office.

Table 2

Number of Deaths from Suicide by Age Group, 1997 to 2001

Age Group	1997	1998	1999	2000*	2001*
0-14	4	2	3	4	2
15-24	126	128	106	105	97
25-34	92	116	106	93	112
35-44	96	100	75	76	90
45-54	68	84	66	58	69
55-64	48	41	53	47	44
65-74	29	28	30	21	21
75 years and over	15	15	16	9	13
All Ages	478	514	455	413	448

*Provisional figures based on year of registration.

Source: Central Statistics Office.

Table 3

Number of Deaths from Suicide by Health Board Area and County, 1997 to 2001

Health Board Area and County	1997	1998	1999	2000*	2001*
Eastern
Dublin	105	118	120	112	99
Kildare	19	12	8	13	16
Wicklow	14	18	17	7	7
Total Eastern	138	148	145	132	122
Midland
Laois	5	9	5	3	9
Longford	2	3	6	3	6
Offaly	6	10	9	16	14
Westmeath	4	13	13	8	10
Total Midland	17	35	33	30	39
Mid-Western
Clare	10	15	12	6	11
Limerick	18	28	26	28	19
Tipperary NR	7	6	10	11	8
Total Mid-Western	35	49	48	45	38
North-Eastern
Cavan	11	4	4	3	9
Louth	12	16	11	8	9
Meath	13	11	16	12	16
Monaghan	7	8	5	7	4
Total North-Eastern	43	39	36	30	38
North-Western
Donegal	17	14	14	15	11
Leitrim	6	5	4	3	4
Sligo	3	12	6	5	6
Total North-Western	26	31	24	23	21
South-Eastern
Carlow	10	5	2	1	7
Kilkenny	6	13	14	11	16
Tipperary SR	9	14	12	10	12
Waterford	18	11	11	8	11
Wexford	21	18	16	17	15
Total South-Eastern	64	61	55	47	61
Southern
Cork	82	74	53	48	72
Kerry	17	26	19	19	17
Total Southern	99	100	72	67	89

Health Board Area and County	1997	1998	1999	2000*	2001*
Western
Galway	33	28	23	23	19
Mayo	16	16	13	10	16
Roscommon	7	7	6	6	5
Total Western	56	51	42	39	40
Grand Total	478	514	455	413	448

*Provisional figures based on year of registration.

Source: Central Statistics Office.