Gambling a factor in number of suicides in Ireland, new study finds

It is estimated 46% of adults and 18% of adolescents worldwide have gambled in the past 12 months, with the rate of problematic gambling among adults in Ireland at 3.3%.

Gambling has been identified as a potential factor in 0.6% of all suicides in Ireland between 2015 and 2020, according to the findings of a new study.

Researchers found references to gambling in the files of coroners in relation to 23 out of 3,625 deaths recorded as due to suicide over the six-year period.