Cox, Gemma

Kavalidou, Katerina

Munnelly, Anita

Rochford, Sarah

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IrishProbable Suicide DeathsStudy - IPSDS2015–2018 Key findingsThe IPSDS is available at www.connectingforlifeireland.ie     |     From the HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP)     |     October 2022The IPSDS presents information on 2,349 deaths by ‘probable’ suicide from a four year period, 2015 to 2018.Of these deaths, the highest numbers were of people between the ages of 35 and 54.In this study, deaths by ‘probable’ suicide =andthose proven ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ to be suicidethose ‘more likely than not’ to have been suicide - on the ‘balance of probabilities’The highest numbers among men, were between the ages of 40 and 44The highest numbers among women, were between the ages of 35 and 3976% were men 24% were women33%were people known to have been in paid employment at their time of death26%were people known to have been unemployed at their time of death33% were people who had a lifetime substance use history23% were people who had a history of previous self-harm30% of their deaths occured in a public location38% were people known to be parents50% were people known to be single at their time of deathwere people known to have been in contact with medical services before their death51%(63% of all women, 48% of all men)were people with past adverse life events or stressors79%(83% of all women, 78% of all men)were people with a history of a mental health condition66%(79% of all women, 62% of all men)

Irish probable suicide deaths study - IPSDS 2015–2018.

https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/37546/2/ipsds-key-findings.pdf

Irish probable suicide deaths study - IPSDS 2015–2018.

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