Ireland - Intentional self-harm 1987

Suicides Ireland 1987

Ireland has a low suicide rate

In 1987 around 245 suicides occurred in Ireland, 37 less than in 1986.

Ireland reported 6.9 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.56 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Ireland has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 245 recorded suicide cases in 1987, 185 were men suicides and 60 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 10.5 per 100,000 men and for women 3.4 per 100,000 female.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
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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