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Improving procedures for recording suicide statistics

M J Kelleher1, P Corcoran, H S Keeley

  • 1Suicide Research Foundation, College Road, Cork.

Irish Medical Journal
|January 1, 1996
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Official statistics reveal a significant shift in suicide and undetermined death rates between Britain and Ireland. Irish males now exhibit higher suicide rates, while undetermined deaths have decreased notably in Ireland compared to England and Wales.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Mortality Statistics

Background:

  • Suicide and undetermined death rates are critical public health indicators.
  • Accurate classification of unnatural deaths is essential for effective prevention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze trends in suicide and undetermined death rates in Britain and Ireland.
  • To compare the relationship between these two categories of death over time.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal analysis of official mortality statistics from England and Wales and the Republic of Ireland (1976-1992).
  • Age-adjusted rates for male and female suicide and undetermined deaths were calculated.
  • The ratio of undetermined deaths to suicide was examined.

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Main Results:

  • Irish males now have a higher suicide rate than males in England and Wales; female rates are similar.
  • Undetermined deaths have increased among English males but decreased significantly among both Irish males and females.
  • The proportion of deaths classified as undetermined is substantially lower in Ireland than in England and Wales.

Conclusions:

  • Current national suicide prevention plans may be hampered by unreliable official suicide figures.
  • Improvements in data collection and classification are needed for accurate auditing of prevention efforts.
  • Both Ireland and England/Wales can learn from each other's approaches to classifying unnatural deaths.