IE · 2018 · tps00202

Suicide death rate by age group

Ireland, 2018

Suicide death rate by age group
15.2
Ireland, 2018
▼ 17.3% vs 2017 (18.4)
Analysis

In 2018, Ireland's suicide death rate by age group decreased by 17.3% compared to 2017, reaching 15.2.

Ireland accounts for 119.6% of the EU-27 total of 12.7.

Ireland ranks 12th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 31.0% (from 22.0 in 2013).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00202, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#12 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2018
119.6%
EU-27: 12.7
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