AQW 5973/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Finance
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of deaths in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust area relating to (i) suicide; and (ii) drug-related causes, in each of the last five years.
Asked by Sian Mulholland MLA on 8 February 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 8 February 2024
- Answer due by
- 23 February 2024
- Answered
- 15 February 20247 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Finance
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) collates data on death registrations as collected by the General Register Office. The most recent published data for suicide, and drug-related deaths is available up to 2022.
The information requested for (i) was published in the release Suicide statistics 2022 tables. Table 7 specifically contains the number of suicides registered each year in Northern Ireland by Health and Social Care Trust.
The information requested for (ii) was published in the release Drug-Related and Drug Misuse Deaths 2012-2022 tables. Table 8a specifically contains the number of drug-related deaths registered each year by Health and Social Care Trust.