suicide statistics

boards.iemember

How many people committed suicide in 2008?

An Fear Aniar

Not me.

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masonman

This may be better off being discussed in the Humour forum...

Wayda bring me down!

Schism

6?

Dartz

I did...

... but I got better

pebbles21

boards.iemember wrote: »

How many people committed suicide in 2008?

too many

My name is URL

I think the average is about 500 per year. Dunno how many in 2008 though

pebbles21

snip

Nolanger

I was on a course at work last week and asked that question - 500.

Loveless

http://www.nosp.ie/mortality_statistics.pdf

line graph and everything there...

Capt'n Midnight

is it like 1/3 of single car accidents too ?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Does taking out a mortgage on 25K a year count? If so, then... lots.

Acacia

Somebody move this thing before the 4chan-esque jokes begin.

Assuming you don't want a piss-taking contest, OP.

boards.iemember

Nolanger wrote: »

I was on a course at work last week and asked that question - 500.

Thank you.

boards.iemember

Acacia wrote: »

Somebody move this thing before the 4chan-esque jokes begin.

Assuming you don't want a piss-taking contest, OP.

Sorry,I didn't know where to post this. I didn't realize this was a fun part of the forum..my apologies.

Acacia

boards.iemember wrote: »

Sorry,I didn't know where to post this. I didn't realize this was a fun part of the forum..my apologies.

Oh, you don't have to apologise. Just trying to advise you that sensitive topics aren't treated with much respect by some on AH.

leeroybrown

I wouldn't trust an official statistic for the suicide rates in Ireland too much. Although it's improving, for traditional reasons many coroners wouldn't record an official verdict of suicide and instead it goes down on record as death by misadventure. I think this is still the case so the statistics will vary in correctness from county to county.

"Suicidal suicidal when they say its over"

deadhead13

Figures from the CSO have the 2008 figure at 460. But as leeroybrown said, I doubt this is the true number.

http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=14139

Victor

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

is it like 1/3 of single car accidents too ?

No. the Kildare coroner investigate this. Of something like 84-86 road deaths, only one was a suspected suicide.

anniehoo

Wroooooong forum....:o

nlgbbbblth

There is little or no suicide in Ireland.

Lots of

"died tragically :rolleyes:

"tragic accidents" :rolleyes:

"Gardai not looking for anyone else in connection with X's death" :rolleyes:

but very little suicide.

Sharpshooter

RIP.