IE · 2020 · tps00202

Suicide death rate by age group

Ireland, 2020

Suicide death rate by age group
23.2
Ireland, 2020
▲ 12.8% vs 2019 (20.5)
Analysis

In 2020, Ireland's suicide death rate by age group increased by 12.8% compared to 2019, reaching 23.2.

Ireland accounts for 193.7% of the EU-27 total of 12.0.

Ireland ranks 5th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 14.9% (from 20.2 in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#5 of 25
% of EU-27 total · 2020
193.7%
EU-27: 12.0
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023