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Suicide Incidence.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 June 2005

Tuesday, 28 June 2005

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Dan Neville

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220 Mr. Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the death rate by suicide per 100,000 of population by health board, regional authority and county areas for 2004. [22265/05]

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Data on mortality are compiled by the Central Statistics Office and published in the annual and quarterly reports on vital statistics. The latest period for which data are available is January to September 2004. These figures are provided in the table below.

Number of deaths from suicide per 100,000 population by health board-regional authority and county, January to September 2004.

Health Board/Regional Authority and County

Rate per 100,000 Population

Eastern

Dublin

6.1

Kildare

7.6

Wicklow

7.8

Total Eastern

6.4

Midland

Laois

4.4

Longford

8.5

Offaly

16.2

Westmeath

8.8

Total Midland

9.7

Mid-Western

Clare

14.9

Limerick

9.6

Tipperary NR

15.0

Total Mid-Western

12.2

North Eastern

Cavan

4.6

Louth

8.8

Meath

12.1

Monaghan

10.0

Total North-Eastern

9.6

North-Western

Donegal

8.5

Leitrim

0.0

Sligo

4.5

Total North-Western

6.5

South-Eastern

Carlow

5.6

Kilkenny

14.5

Tipperary SR

4.9

Waterford

10.2

Wexford

4.4

Total South-Eastern

7.9

Southern

Cork

13.6

Kerry

11.8

Total Southern

13.2

Western

Galway

6.1

Mayo

10.0

Roscommon

2.4

Total Western

6.8

Grand Total

8.6

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