Written answers

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

Department of Health and Children

Suicide Incidence

12:00 pm

Photo of Dan NevilleDan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who died by suicide by gender and county in 2008. [27454/09]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Data on mortality is compiled by the Central Statistics Office and published in the Annual and Quarterly Reports on Vital Statistics. Full year figures for 2008 are not yet available. Data for 2007 is available in the following table. However, figures are based on year of registration and are therefore subject to future revision. Death by suicide by province, county and sex: 2007

ProvinceCountyMaleFemaleTotal
Leinster
Carlow707
Dublin7823101
Kildare20323
Kilkenny9110
Laois7310
Longford404
Louth12113
Meath9211
Offaly9110
Westmeath7310
Wexford16319
Wicklow16218
MunsterClare15116
Cork58967
Kerry909
Limerick16723
Tipperary16622
Waterford628
ConnachtGalway16420
Leitrim112
Mayo10313
Roscommon8210
Sligo303
Ulster (part of)Cavan10212
Donegal14317
Monaghan202
Total37882460

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