Suicide rate in Ireland

The age-standardised suicide rate in Ireland was 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) Deaths per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Ireland, 2023 7.2 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −1.6per 100,000 people 2022: 8.8 per 100,000 people

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 10.0 per 100,000 people Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2023 121st of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Ireland over time

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period	Ireland
2023	7.2 per 100,000 people
2022	8.8 per 100,000 people
2021	9.3 per 100,000 people
2020	9.6 per 100,000 people
2019	8.0 per 100,000 people
2018	9.1 per 100,000 people
2017	8.1 per 100,000 people
2016	9.5 per 100,000 people
2015	9.4 per 100,000 people
2014	10.9 per 100,000 people
2013	10.8 per 100,000 people
2012	12.1 per 100,000 people
2011	12.5 per 100,000 people
2010	11.4 per 100,000 people
2009	12.8 per 100,000 people
2008	11.7 per 100,000 people
2007	10.9 per 100,000 people
2006	11.3 per 100,000 people
2005	11.8 per 100,000 people
2004	11.9 per 100,000 people
2003	11.9 per 100,000 people
2002	11.7 per 100,000 people
2001	13.0 per 100,000 people
2000	12.6 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of −1.6 from 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 10.8 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −3.6.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Ireland has the 121st highest value.

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All statistics for Ireland

Average life satisfaction 7.6 out of 10 2025 · Eurostat Life expectancy at birth 83.1 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 293 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 409 per 100,000 people 2025 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 79.4% 2025 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: MH_12 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Ireland
Provider update: 15 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Ireland compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

118 Bulgaria 7.6 per 100,000 people
119 Saint Lucia 7.6 per 100,000 people
120 Singapore 7.3 per 100,000 people
121 Ireland 7.2 per 100,000 people
122 Nicaragua 7.1 per 100,000 people
123 Spain 7.1 per 100,000 people
124 Costa Rica 6.9 per 100,000 people

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Ireland by sex

Total 7.2 per 100,000 people2023
Women 3.6 per 100,000 people2023
Men 11.0 per 100,000 people2023

Each group's most recent published value. Open a group to see its trend.

What this measures

Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people in a year, age-standardised to the WHO standard population (SDG indicator 3.4.2). WHO estimate.

Suicide is under-reported in some countries because of stigma or how deaths are registered.

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