In this paper the authors establish the rates of suicide for the Countyof Mayo, Ireland, through an examination of the coroners files. The rate ofsuicide, thus established, was found to be higher than that obtained fromofficial suicide mortality data. In addition, the average suicide rate forthe county was found to be higher than the national average for the periodof the study. No significant increase in suicide was found for Mayo,although, in the period studied the national rate increased steadily. In theauthors opinion 32.6% of the Mayo deaths were miscoded. The greatestmiscoding was of death by drowning. In addition, it was found that7.3% of the deaths classified as suicide by the authors had neverbeen officially registered. The data were analysed on a number ofdemographic factors. In Mayo the most common method of suicide for bothsexes was by drowning. For the country as a whole, the most common methodfor men was hanging and for women drowning.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 43-52
- DOI 10.1023/A:1009601828023
- Authors
- Anne Cullen
- John F. Connolly
- Journal Archives of Suicide Research
- Online ISSN 1573-8159
- Print ISSN 1381-1118
- Journal Volume Volume 3
- Journal Issue Volume 3, Number 1 / March, 1997