Ireland’s suicide rate has stabilised since the economic downturn, while provisional data shows that the figures are decreasing.
According to a report from the National Office for Suicide Prevention, 80 percent of cases involve men - and people aged between 45 and 54 are most at risk.
Provisional data suggests that there were 399 suicides in 2016, compared to 451 the year before – an 11.5 percent drop in figures.
Confirmed figures show that Ireland’s suicide rate has stabilised since the recession.
In 2014 there were 486 confirmed suicides– down from a high of 554 in 2011.
The National Strategy For Suicide Prevention aims to reduces rates by 10 percent by 2020.
Kim Buckley has this report:
