Suicide rate among women has risen 15%

Fewer men are dying by suicide but greater numbers of women are, the most recent figures from the Samaritans show. 

The suicide rate among women increased 14.7% between 2013 and 2014, while the rate for men dropped by 6.4%.

However, men in Ireland are still four times more likely than women to take their own lives. In 2014, 459 people took their own lives, of whom 368 were men and 91 were women. Men, aged 50-54, are the most likely to die by suicide while women appear to be most vulnerable when aged 25-29 years.