Suicide rates ‘three times higher’ in Northern Ireland’s most deprived areas

The Samaritans said suicide prevention ‘must be embedded in every department, not just left to overstretched mental health services’ (PA) - (PA Archive)

Suicide rates in Northern Ireland are three times higher in the most deprived areas compared with the least deprived, a new report has found.

The report, by the Samaritans, found that the self-harm rate in Northern Ireland is 64% higher than in the Republic of Ireland, with the largest disparity among men, where rates are 82.9% higher​.