Irish youths have highest suicide rate in Europe

IRISH youngsters are by far the most suicide-prone group in Europe, according to the Union of Students in Ireland (USI).

Irish youths have highest suicide rate in Europe
Tue, 18 Feb, 2003 - 00:00
Dan Buckley

A European-wide survey has placed Ireland second in a league table of people under 25 who take their own lives.

Ireland has almost double the average European rate and more than three times that of Britain.

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