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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 9 Oct 2002

Vol. 554 No. 5

Written Answers. - Drowning Statistics.

Simon Coveney

Ceist:

137 Mr. Coveney asked the Taoiseach the number of deaths by drowning for each of the past five years; the age profile in this regard; and the number who have drowned in Irish waters. [17064/02]

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. All data supplied relates to drownings in Irish waters. The CSO does not compile statistics on deaths in non-Irish waters.

Deaths due to drownings 1997-2001

Year

Sex

All

0-4

05-14

15-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75 & over

1997

M

131

0

2

11

17

29

34

21

7

10

F

43

0

0

3

3

7

7

5

16

2

1998

M

166

1

3

30

37

22

33

16

15

9

F

42

0

1

4

5

9

10

10

0

3

1999

M

128

3

5

19

26

15

21

27

4

8

F

47

3

0

5

3

7

9

9

5

6

2000

M

103

0

0

9

22

20

17

22

7

6

F

32

1

2

5

0

6

5

5

4

4

2001

M

145

0

3

22

24

21

35

17

13

10

F

32

1

0

5

2

7

6

7

2

2

All died in Irish waters.
1997-1999 year of occurrence data.
2000-2001 year of registration data.
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