More than 410 people died by suicide last year

The HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention reports that 21 organisations providing suicide prevention and mental health supports are funded through an investment of €7m in the NGO sector. Picture: iStock

Some 412 people died by suicide in Ireland last year with the figure lower than that recorded in the years before the pandemic, the HSE’s National Office for Suicide Prevention annual report shows.

The number of these preventable deaths remains noticeably lower than before the pandemic when data for 2019 showed 524 such deaths. Last year’s data is similar to 2021 when 399 people died by suicide, and also lower than 2020.