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Suicide Incidence.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 February 2006

Tuesday, 28 February 2006

Ceisteanna (157)

Dan Neville

Ceist:

186 Mr. Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will provide international suicide figures displaying the position of Ireland in such a large league of countries. [7835/06]

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Freagraí scríofa

Suicide rates for the European region are provided by the World Health Organisation. The rates are age-standardised which allows comparison taking into account differences in population age structure between countries. The figures requested by the Deputy are set out in the following table and indicate the latest available reporting year for each country.

Standardised Death Rates per 100,000 for Suicide and Self Inflicted Injury, WHO European Region.

Country

Standardised Death Rate per 100,000 population

Year data relates to

Lithuania

38.92

2004

Russian Federation

31.74

2004

Belarus

31.56

2004

Kazakhstan

31.49

2003

Slovenia

25.00

2003

Hungary

24.81

2003

CIS

24.55

2004

Estonia

23.66

2003

Latvia

22.34

2004

Ukraine

22.03

2004

Belgium

19.60

1997

Finland

19.32

2004

Switzerland

17.35

2002

Republic of Moldova

17.03

2004

Croatia

16.89

2004

Serbia and Montenegro

16.64

2002

France

16.32

2002

Austria

15.22

2004

European Region

15.09

2004

Poland

14.67

2003

CARK

14.16

2002

Czech Republic

14.02

2004

Luxembourg

13.24

2004

Slovakia

12.96

2002

Denmark

12.18

2001

Sweden

12.15

2002

Romania

11.96

2004

Kyrgyzstan

11.43

2004

Ireland

11.23

2002

Bulgaria

11.02

2004

Germany

10.97

2004

Turkmenistan

10.90

1998

Norway

10.84

2003

Bosnia and Herzegovina

9.94

1991

Iceland

9.67

2003

Portugal

9.36

2003

Netherlands

8.65

2004

Uzbekistan

7.33

2002

Spain

7.06

2003

Israel

7.05

2003

TFYR Macedonia

7.01

2003

United Kingdom

6.38

2003

Italy

5.92

2001

Malta

5.38

2004

Albania

4.38

2003

San Marino

3.62

2000

Tajikistan

3.40

2001

Greece

3.07

2003

Armenia

2.13

2003

Georgia

2.05

2001

Azerbaijan

1.41

2002

There are no data available for Azerbaijan, Andorra, Cyprus, Monaco and Turkey.

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