IE · 2017 · tps00202
Suicide death rate by age group
Ireland, 2017
Suicide death rate by age group
18.4
Ireland, 2017
▼ 40.1% vs 2016 (30.6)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's suicide death rate by age group decreased by 40.1% compared to 2016, reaching 18.4.
Ireland accounts for 139.4% of the EU-27 total of 13.2.
Ireland ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 36.0% (from 28.7 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00202, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
139.4%
EU-27: 13.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00202