Recently released figures by the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) show that County Wexford had the third highest rate of suicide between 2011 and 2013.
NOSP’s annual report shows that the county had 19.4 deaths per 100,000 people, well above the national average of 11.4.
Limerick City had the highest rate at 21.1, followed by County Kerry at 19.7, County Wexford at 19.4, and Cork City at 16.
Provisional data shows that suicide rates in Ireland rose from 2007 onward, just as the economic downturn came into effect. The number of suicides peaked in 2011 before decreasing between 2012 and 2014.
The report also shows that males accounted for 80% of deaths by suicide in Ireland.