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Claim: More men die by suicide in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the United Kingdom. (Cindy O’Shea, 2018-12-19)
Evidence (2022-11-30): Deaths from suicide rise in Northern Ireland There were 237 deaths from suicide in Northern Ireland last year - 18 more than the number recorded in 2020. [...] There were 14.3 deaths from suicide per 100,000 people in NI - slightly higher than the rate in other UK regions.
Claim: More men die by suicide in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the United Kingdom. (Cindy O’Shea, 2018-12-19)
Evidence (2024-06-10): This report presents the finalised suicide statistical series for 2015 to 2021 (revised figures for 2018-2020 were published in May 2022 and remain unchanged) and encompasses the full findings of the review of NI Suicide Statistics (2015-2020), an exercise which was undertaken by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) and the Coroners Service for Northern Ireland (CSNI), following the identification of a classification issue in published statistics for the period 2015-2020.
Claim: More men die by suicide in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the United Kingdom. (Cindy O’Shea, 2018-12-19)
Evidence (2022-11-30): Finalised Suicide Statistics in Northern Ireland, 2015 – 2021 Tables detailing the number of deaths due to Suicide in Northern Ireland in 2021 Final statistics for Suicide deaths in NI from 2015 – 2021, following completion of Review of Suicide Statistics
Claim: More men die by suicide in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the United Kingdom. (Cindy O’Shea, 2018-12-19)
Evidence (2022-03-02): This claim is accurate. For 2017, Northern Ireland had the highest rate in the UK (and Ireland) of registered deaths by suicide for men (29.1 per 100,000 men) (and women (8.5 per 100,000 women)). Also, the number of total suicides by year of actual occurrence in Northern Ireland for 2013 (306) is more than double that for 1995 (148). On 19 December 2018, The Belfast Telegraph reported that "more men die by suicide in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the UK". [...] The suicide rate for men, as well as for women, is higher in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the UK or Ireland..
Claim: More men die by suicide in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the United Kingdom. (Cindy O’Shea, 2018-12-19)
Evidence (2023-12-13): The suicide deaths in Northern Ireland, 2002-2022 report was published this morning at 9.30am. [...] - The age-standardised suicide rate in Northern Ireland reduced from 14.3 deaths per 100,000 in 2021 to 12.3 deaths per 100,000 in 2022. [...] - The percentage of suicides in 2022 from Northern Ireland’s most deprived areas (31.0 per cent) was over three times that of the least deprived areas (9.4 per cent).
Claim: More men die by suicide in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the United Kingdom. (Cindy O’Shea, 2018-12-19)
Evidence (2022-11-30): The number of suicide deaths in Northern Ireland has increased and is the highest since 2015, new statistics show. [...] Northern Ireland had an age-standardised rate of 14.3 suicides per 100,000 population in 2021. This is slightly higher than the 14.0 suicides per 100,000 population for Scotland but notably above the rate for England and Wales at 10.5 suicides per 100,000. [...] Northern Ireland’s most deprived areas had a suicide rate that was almost twice that of the least deprived areas in 2020 (19.7 deaths per 100,000 in the most deprived areas, 10.8 per 100,000 in the least deprived).
Claim: More men die by suicide in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the United Kingdom. (Cindy O’Shea, 2018-12-19)
Evidence (2022-09-05): Males continued to account for three-quarters of suicide deaths registered in 2021 (4,129 male deaths compared with 1,454 female deaths), as seen since the mid-1990s. In 2021, the suicide ASMR for males in England and Wales was 16.0 deaths per 100,000; consistent with rates between 2018 and 2020. [...] By English region, the highest ASMR was in the North East (14.1 deaths per 100,000 people), which is the case in 6 out of the last 10 preceding years. The North East, North West, Yorkshire and The Humber and the South West regions had statistically significantly higher ASMRs of suicide compared with the overall England ASMR (10.5 per 100,000). The lowest rate in 2021 was in London (6.6 deaths per 100,000 people), which was statistically lower than any English region. The lowest London rate, since records started in 1981, occurred in 2021 and was statistically lower than the London rate in 2018 and 2019. [...] Scotland and Northern Ireland each produce their own suicide statistics. These statistics are compiled by National Records of Scotland (NRS) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), and are comparable with those in this bulletin. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) provide data, via their Suicide Prevention Profiles, on a wide range of indicators related to suicide, including mortality and years of life lost due to suicide.
Claim: More men die by suicide in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the United Kingdom. (Cindy O’Shea, 2018-12-19)
Evidence (2022-02-24): In the UK, the male suicide rate is its lowest since 1981 – 15.5 deaths per 100,000. But suicide is still the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45. And a marked gender split remains. For UK women, the rate is a third of men’s: 4.9 suicides per 100,000. It’s the same in many other countries. Compared to women, men are three times more likely to die by suicide in Australia, 3.5 times more likely in the US and more than four times more likely in Russia and Argentina. WHO’s data show that nearly 40% of countries have more than 15 suicide deaths per 100,000 men; only 1.5% show a rate that high for women. [...] Another strategy is to focus on the impact a suicide has on loved ones. Calm’s campaign Project 84 – so named to represent the 84 men who die weekly by suicide in the UK – stresses the devastation left behind. This can counteract the sense by some men that "it's the ‘right’ thing to take themselves out of the equation", Gunning says. He emphasises: "Staying is always an option."
Claim: More men die by suicide in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the United Kingdom. (Cindy O’Shea, 2018-12-19)
Evidence (2022-06-08): - Data were provided by the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry on request, June 2020. Similar data can be found here: http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/.
Claim: More men die by suicide in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the United Kingdom. (Cindy O’Shea, 2018-12-19)
Evidence (2022-09-13): In 2021, data on suicides show that there were more deaths by men in Northern Ireland aged 25 to 29 and 45 to 49, compared to other ages. For women in Northern Ireland, age groups with the most deaths were 20 to 24. [12] [...] Suicides in Northern Ireland have increased over time for both men and women between 2000 and 2014 (see Figure 5). 176 (74.3 per cent) of the total suicide deaths in 2021 were males and 61 (25.7 per cent) were females. In every year since 2001, more than 70 per cent of suicide deaths have been male. Similarly to the rest of the UK, men are three times more likely to die by suicide than women, even though women are more likely to attempt and self-harm. This figure is higher in the Republic of Ireland whereby men are four times more likely to die by suicide (Northern Ireland Assembly, 2021[19]).
Claim: More men die by suicide in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the United Kingdom. (Cindy O’Shea, 2018-12-19)
Evidence (2024-01-01): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2019Top causes of death Deaths per 100 000 population. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2019Share of deaths by broad cause [...] United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2021Suicide deaths
Claim: More men die by suicide in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the United Kingdom. (Cindy O’Shea, 2018-12-19)
Evidence (2024-01-01): In 2018, there were 6,507 suicides registered in the UK2, and in 2019, there were 5,691 suicides registered in England and Wales: - Of these, three-quarters were among men, which has been the case since the mid-1990s2,3 - Three times as many men as women die by suicide.4 - Men aged 40 to 49 have the highest suicide rates in the UK.5 [...] Find out moreReferences - McManus S, Bebbington P, Jenkins R, Brugha T. (eds.) (2016) Mental health and wellbeing in England: Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 2014. Leeds: NHS Digital. Available at: http://content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB21748/apms-2014-full-rpt.pdf - ONS. (2019). Suicides in the UK: 2018 registrations. Retrieved from: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2018registrations - ONS. (2020). Suicides in England and Wales: 2019 registrations. Retrieved from: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2019registrations - https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/key-data-mental-health - https://mhfaengland.org/mhfa-centre/research-and-evaluation/mental-health-statistics/
Claim: More men die by suicide in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the United Kingdom. (Cindy O’Shea, 2018-12-19)
Evidence (2021-09-22): Similarly, in Scotland the number of deaths rose by 10% and the ASMR increased by 9% in 2020, taking the rate back to the 2009 level. Provisional estimates for Northern Ireland show that the total number of deaths in 2020 was 11.0% higher than the five-year average (2015 to 2019). [...] Figure 4: Improvements in life expectancy at birth were slightly greater in Northern Ireland than in the other constituent countries of the UK [...] Download this chart Figure 4: Improvements in life expectancy at birth were slightly greater in Northern Ireland than in the other constituent countries of the UK
Claim: More men die by suicide in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the United Kingdom. (Cindy O’Shea, 2018-12-19)
Evidence (2021-10-01): - Three times as many men as women die by suicide - Men aged 40 to 49 have the highest suicide rates in the UK - At times during the coronavirus (COVID-19 pandemic), females experienced lower life satisfaction and happiness than males, which differs from pre-coronavirus pandemic analysis, as seen in our Personal well-being in the UK: October 2016 to September 2017 bulletin. [...] In 2021, there were 5,583 suicides registered in England and Wales. Around three-quarters of the suicides were males. Suicide is the largest cause of death for men under 50. Higher rates of suicide are also found in minority communities, including war veterans, and those with low incomes. Less well-off middle-aged men are particularly likely to die by suicide.
Claim: More men die by suicide in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the United Kingdom. (Cindy O’Shea, 2018-12-19)
Evidence (2024-08-05): Find out about registering a death in Northern Ireland at the following link:
Claim: There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. (Derry City and Strabane Council, 2019-11-12)
Evidence (2019-11-12): Ulster University has a campus at Magee in Derry/Londonderry. This is a university offering third-level education only. In a reply to a Freedom of Information request from the Derry News, the university planning office confirmed that in the academic year 2018/19, there were 4,313 students studying at the Magee campus: 3,429 were full-time and 884 were part-time. If most degrees take three years to achieve, and following the same pattern observed at Letterkenny Institute of Technology, we estimate that there would be 1,500 graduates from the Magee campus each year. North West Regional College’s data compliance officer provided us with a current estimate of 1,057 students studying in third level/higher education. Of these, 539 are full-time and 518 are part-time. It noted that this may not represent the final figure as further enrolments may be received and processed throughout the year. In 2017-18, third-level students comprised 10% of NWRC’s overall student enrolments. NWRC had 586 students graduate from higher education in 2018-19. Letterkenny Institute of Technology’s admissions office confirmed that they have just over 4,000 students in total, and that all of these students are completing higher education qualifications, Levels 6-10. They also advised that they had 1,200 graduates in 2018.
Claim: There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. (Derry City and Strabane Council, 2019-11-12)
Evidence (2024-01-01): The improvement in educational attainment continues to be more pronounced for women than for men. In 1991, 14.0 per cent of males and 13.2 per cent of females were educated at third level only. Between 1991 and 2016 the percentage gradually increased, as illustrated in Figure 4.4. By 2016, 43.2 per cent of women were educated to third level compared with 40.7 per cent of men. In fact, the 1991 Census was the last to indicate a higher proportional of third level qualifications among men compared with women.
Claim: There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. (Derry City and Strabane Council, 2019-11-12)
Evidence (2021-12-28): "The number of students who went on to third-level education jumped ‘sharply’ in 2020, as the pandemic hit employment and foreign travel opportunities for school leavers, according to a new report …" (more)
Claim: There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. (Derry City and Strabane Council, 2019-11-12)
Evidence (2021-01-26): The Irish Times Feeder School Tables revealed more students from DEIS-designated schools progressed to third-level in 2020 than in other years. However, the figures reveal socio-economic disparity still exists in third-level education. The Irish Times Feeder School Table is a collection of figures compiled by The Irish Times, indicating which school third-level students completed their second-level education. There are 198 DEIS-designated secondary schools in Ireland. The figures for 2020 show that 63.5%, or 6,662 of the 10,486 students from DEIS schools, progressed to third-level, in comparison to 57% percent in 2019. However, students from wealthy areas are still more likely to progress to third-level education. There are 51 Fee-paying schools in Ireland, the majority of which are located in south county Dublin. Fee-paying schools also account for over 50% of the top 10 schools with the highest progression rate. 85.5%, or 3,252 of the 3,803 fee-paying students who received calculated grades, progressed to the third level. This is a slight decrease from 2019 figures, although this may be attributable to students who took the Leaving Certificate in November.
Claim: There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. (Derry City and Strabane Council, 2019-11-12)
Evidence (2016-09-12): Instead of considering the growth in numbers entering higher education from 15,000 to 42,500 between 1980 and 2014, look at the figures in the context of school leavers. From just 20% in 1980, nearly 60% of those aged 18 to 20 now attend third level. [...] At 58%, our third-level participation rate is one of the highest in Europe, and there are political hopes to see the figures maintained and increased. With no immediate end in sight to the numbers completing second level, a repeated reference throughout the Cassells report to have widening participation in higher education as a national ambition should be examined more closely. [...] For each of these students who leaves behind a third-level course, there has been a huge investment by taxpayers. More than half of those attending third level now receive financial support from the State, the very lowest level being half the €3,000 annual undergraduate fee and the highest an almost-€9,000 combination of student fee and maintenance for living costs.
Claim: There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. (Derry City and Strabane Council, 2019-11-12)
Evidence (2015-09-04): Ireland has too many students - Discuss. Ireland has the highest proportion of 25- to 34-year-olds who have completed third-level education in the EU. Almost half, 47%, of young adults in Ireland have completed third-level education, compared with 39% across the developed world (of OECD members). [...] The proliferation of third-level education also risks infantilising our youth well into what should be their most productive years. Instead of being encouraged to strike out on their own they are encouraged to follow pre-school, primary education and secondary education with yet more education where their focus is less the acquisition of their own experience than regurgitating what teacher says obeying teacher.
Claim: There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. (Derry City and Strabane Council, 2019-11-12)
Evidence (2019-01-18): The number of students in higher education has climbed to a record high with almost a quarter of a million people studying a third-level course last year. The new figures look set to cement Ireland’s position within the EU as the member state with the highest proportion of school-leavers progressing to higher education. [...] The Higher Education Authority, which compiled the data, said this large talent pool will help the country meet whatever challenges it faces in the years ahead. "Ireland is clearly a society committed to learning, where now one in every 15 adults in the State is studying in one of our universities, institutes or colleges,"said Paul O'Toole, the authority's chief executive.
Claim: There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. (Derry City and Strabane Council, 2019-11-12)
Evidence (2024-08-15): Almost a third of A-level students in Northern Ireland received a top A/A* grade. Just over 26,000 received results of A-level and AS-levels on Thursday morning. [...] Examinations board CCEA, which issues results in Northern Ireland on behalf of the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), described a milestone year. [...] "This would not have been possible without the collaboration and hard work of our schools and colleges, and I wish to especially thank them for their support and commitment to our students across Northern Ireland."
Claim: There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. (Derry City and Strabane Council, 2019-11-12)
Evidence (2021-12-28): The number of students who went on to third-level education jumped "sharply" in 2020, as the pandemic hit employment and foreign travel opportunities for school leavers, according to a new report. [...] In a statement issued with the report Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris said he was pleased to note the number of people on apprenticeships was increasing. [...] The Minister said he was "thrilled" at the increase in students going on to postgraduate research studies.
Claim: There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. (Derry City and Strabane Council, 2019-11-12)
Evidence (2023-12-19): The Irish population is educated to a higher level than ever before with almost half of over-15s holding a third-level degree or similar qualification, according to the latest breakdown of last year’s census. [...] On a county-by-county basis, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown had the highest proportion of over-15s educated to third-level (65 per cent), followed by Galway City (53 per cent) and Fingal (50 per cent). [...] While 45 per cent of Irish citizens aged 15 and over had a third level degree, this climbed even higher among Indian citizens (86 per cent), Americans (74 per cent), French (74 per cent) and Germans (73 per cent).
Claim: There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. (Derry City and Strabane Council, 2019-11-12)
Evidence (2024-02-23): More than six in ten (62.3.%) of persons aged 25-34 in Ireland had a third level qualification in 2022, which was the highest rate in the EU27 and over 20 percentage points higher than the EU27 average of 42.0% (see Table 4.4). [...] In Ireland, 59.1% of men aged 25-34 had a third level qualification in 2022, compared to 65.3% of women. Ireland had the second lowest gender differential between the proportions of men and women with third level education at 6.2 percentage points, while Germany had the lowest at 4.6.
Claim: There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. (Derry City and Strabane Council, 2019-11-12)
Evidence (2021-01-08): Deis-designated schools saw an increase in student progression to third-level education in 2020, but social class remains a significant factor in determining the level of educational attainment achieved by students in Ireland, according to figures compiled by The Irish Times. In 2020, 6,662 or 63.5 per cent of Deis students progressed to third-level, an increase of 746 students who secured a place in 2019, when 57 per cent of Deis students progressed. Despite this improvement and the controversy surrounding the Leaving Cert and the introduction of the calculated grades system last year, the rate of student progression to third-level in 2020 was broadly in line with preceding trends.
Claim: There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. (Derry City and Strabane Council, 2019-11-12)
Evidence (2024-09-05): Third-level education in Ireland - Third-level educational institutions - Third-level qualifications - How to apply for third-level education - Postgraduate study - More information The third-level education sector in Ireland is broadly divided into the: [...] You can see a diagram of the NFQ on the website of the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI). Third-level qualifications are Levels 6-10 in the Framework.
Claim: There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. (Derry City and Strabane Council, 2019-11-12)
Evidence (2024-08-22): Third-level education in the Republic of Ireland includes all education after second-level, encompassing higher education in universities and colleges and further education on Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) and other courses. [...] Entry into third-level is generally very high in Ireland (as it also is in Northern Ireland), and among young adults (those aged 25 to 34), 41.6% of them have attained third-level degrees—the second highest level in the EU after Cyprus, and substantially ahead of the average of 29.1%.[3] Broken down by gender, approximately 43% of women and 40% of men Ireland attend third level education.[4] [...] Grade inflation [edit]Ireland has a higher proportion of third-level graduates than any other EU country. At the same time, the proportion of graduates with first-class honours has reached record levels. There is disagreement about whether this increase is due to improved methods of instructing increasingly motivated students, or simple grade inflation. President Michael D. Higgins believes that it is due to grade inflation, and has expressed concern about the continued quality and value of university degrees. Whatever the reason might be, employers increasingly examine graduates' extracurricular activities, work experiences, and soft skills as they search for the most able applicants.[11] [12][13]