Suicide mortality rate in Ireland
Ireland: Suicide mortality rate was 8.55 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Ireland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate in Ireland is 8.55 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Ireland peaked at 14.03 per 100,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.07 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Ireland 71st out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.15 per 100,000 population | 11.12 per 100,000 population | 14.03 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4 per 100,000 population | 8.07 per 100,000 population | 12.71 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.59 per 100,000 population | 8.55 per 100,000 population | 8.62 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More health data for Ireland
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 36,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 34,645 (2025)
- Population, female 2.77 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 34,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 36,144 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 16.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 37,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 34,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 35,370 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 888,912 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Ireland?
- Suicide mortality rate in Ireland was 8.55 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.03 per 100,000 population in 2009.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.07 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Ireland rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Ireland ranks 71st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).