Please note: The completion of the Review of Suicide Statistics led to a revision of totals which applies to the years 2015 to 2020. The annual cause of death data available in the 2020 and 2021 Registrar General Reports reflect the initial findings which were published in May 2022, however they do not reflect the full findings that were published in November 2022. For most recent totals on deaths due to suicide for the years 2015 to 2020 please either use the latest reports on suicide statistics or refer to the latest editions of the Registrar General Reports from 2022 onwards (both of which also contain rates calculated using the rebased NI population estimates released at the end of summer 2023). Table 6.4 on detailed cause of death for the 2023 Registrar General report has also been extended to include a table 6.4b which gives time series information so users can obtain totals for an eleven-year period.
Users are urged to use the most recent release of the Registrar General Annual Reports where possible, which are reflective of most recent population estimates (including rebased populations) and latest quality assurance procedures.
Prior to 1st January, 1922, the Acts relating to Births, Deaths and Marriages, in Ireland were administered by the Registrar-General, Dublin, who annually submitted a report to Parliament.
The transfer to the Government of Northern Ireland of the functions formerly exercised by the Registrar General, Dublin, was effected on 1st January 1922 by Order in Council dated 9th November 1921.
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