Ireland - Intentional self-harm 2021

Suicides Ireland 2021

Number of suicides falls in Ireland

In 2021 occurred 449 suicides in Ireland. This year, 16 fewer people committed suicide than in 2020. In Ireland, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

Ireland had 8.96 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.18 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 449 recorded suicide cases in 2021, 359 were men suicides and 90 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 14.49 per 100,000 men and for women 3.54 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Ireland suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 23 homicides in Ireland, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 19.5 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2021	90	359	449	3.54	14.49	8.96
2020	127	338	465	5.08	13.74	9.37
2019	90	300	390	3.61	12.24	7.88
2018	110	327	437	4.40	13.77	9.04
2017	73	310	383	3.09	13.11	8.05
2016	87	350	437	3.62	14.79	9.15
2015	90	335	425	3.75	14.49	9.06
2014	87	399	486	3.74	17.27	10.43
2013	96	391	487	4.16	17.03	10.53
2012	96	446	542	4.05	19.70	11.81
2011	96	458	554	4.12	20.12	12.05
2010	101	389	490	4.40	17.20	10.70
2009	109	443	552	4.80	19.60	12.20
2008	120	386	506	5.30	17.20	11.30
2007	96	362	458	4.40	16.50	10.40
2006	80	372	452	3.70	17.40	10.60
2005	88	363	451	4.20	17.50	10.80
2004	74	390	464	3.60	19.20	11.40
2003	96	358	454	4.80	18.00	11.40
2002	81	368	449	4.10	18.80	11.40
2001	79	409	488	4.10	21.30	12.60
2000	82	381	463	4.30	20.10	12.20
1999	82	342	424	4.30	18.30	11.30
1998	73	425	498	3.90	23.00	13.40
1997	90	376	466	4.90	20.60	12.70
1996	63	345	408	3.40	19.10	11.20
1995	83	320	403	4.60	17.90	11.20
1994	90	304	394	5.00	17.00	11.00
1993	67	259	326	3.70	14.60	9.10
1992	58	304	362	3.20	17.20	10.20
1991	63	282	345	3.50	16.00	9.80
1990	83	251	334	4.70	14.40	9.50
1989	65	213	278	3.70	12.20	7.90
1988	71	195	266	4.00	11.10	7.50
1987	60	185	245	3.40	10.50	6.90
1986	67	215	282	3.80	12.10	8.00
1985	60	216	276	3.40	12.20	7.80
1984	68	164	232	3.90	9.30	6.60
1983	80	202	282	4.60	11.50	8.00
1982	63	178	241	3.60	10.20	6.90
1981	65	158	223	3.80	9.10	6.50
1980	73	142	215	4.30	8.30	6.30
1979	48	145	193	2.90	8.60	5.70
1978	57	106	163	3.40	6.30	4.90
1977	53	98	151	3.20	5.90	4.60
1976	54	129	183	3.40	7.90	5.70
1975	44	104	148	2.80	6.50	4.60
1974	26	92	118	1.70	5.80	3.80
1973	29	76	105	1.90	4.90	3.40
1972	25	65	90	1.70	4.30	3.00
1971	22	59	81	1.50	3.90	2.70
1970	8	44	52	0.50	3.00	1.80
1969	14	38	52	1.00	2.60	1.80
1968	15	56	71	1.00	3.80	2.40
1967	18	54	72	1.20	3.70	2.50
1966	17	52	69	1.20	3.60	2.40
1965	7	44	51	0.50	3.00	1.80
1964	10	48	58	0.70	3.30	2.00
1963	17	53	70	1.20	3.70	2.50
1962	11	41	52	0.80	2.90	1.80
1961	19	70	89	1.40	4.90	3.20
1960	25	59	84	1.80	4.10	3.00

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