Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks in Ireland
Ireland: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks was 0 deaths in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks in Ireland, 1970–2021
Source: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0 deaths for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks in Ireland peaked at 34 deaths in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths, in 1986.
Ireland ranks 58th of 187 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 deaths | 1 deaths | 34 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4 deaths | 0 deaths | 6 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 deaths | 0 deaths | 4 deaths | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1 deaths | 0 deaths | 1 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 deaths | 0 deaths | 2 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 58 Albania 0 deaths compare
- 58 Andorra 0 deaths compare
- 58 Angola 0 deaths compare
- 58 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths compare
- 58 Argentina 0 deaths compare
- 58 Armenia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Australia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Austria 0 deaths compare
- 58 Azerbaijan 0 deaths compare
- 58 Bahamas 0 deaths compare
- 58 Bahrain 0 deaths compare
- 58 Barbados 0 deaths compare
- 58 Belarus 0 deaths compare
- 58 Belgium 0 deaths compare
- 58 Belize 0 deaths compare
- 58 Benin 0 deaths compare
- 58 Bhutan 0 deaths compare
- 58 Bolivia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths compare
- 58 Botswana 0 deaths compare
- 58 Brunei 0 deaths compare
- 58 Bulgaria 0 deaths compare
- 58 Cambodia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Comoros 0 deaths compare
- 58 Costa Rica 0 deaths compare
- 58 Croatia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Cuba 0 deaths compare
- 58 Cyprus 0 deaths compare
- 58 Czechia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Denmark 0 deaths compare
- 58 Dominica 0 deaths compare
- 58 Dominican Republic 0 deaths compare
- 58 East Timor 0 deaths compare
- 58 Ecuador 0 deaths compare
- 58 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths compare
- 58 Eritrea 0 deaths compare
- 58 Estonia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Eswatini 0 deaths compare
- 58 Falkland Islands 0 deaths compare
- 58 Fiji 0 deaths compare
- 58 Finland 0 deaths compare
- 58 French Guiana 0 deaths compare
- 58 French Polynesia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Gabon 0 deaths compare
- 58 Gambia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Georgia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Ghana 0 deaths compare
- 58 Grenada 0 deaths compare
- 58 Guatemala 0 deaths compare
- 58 Guinea 0 deaths compare
- 58 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths compare
- 58 Guyana 0 deaths compare
- 58 Haiti 0 deaths compare
- 58 Honduras 0 deaths compare
- 58 Hong Kong 0 deaths compare
- 58 Hungary 0 deaths compare
- 58 Iceland 0 deaths compare
- 58 Italy 0 deaths compare
- 58 Jamaica 0 deaths compare
- 58 Japan 0 deaths compare
- 58 Jordan 0 deaths compare
- 58 Kazakhstan 0 deaths compare
- 58 Kuwait 0 deaths compare
- 58 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths compare
- 58 Laos 0 deaths compare
- 58 Lesotho 0 deaths compare
- 58 Liberia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Lithuania 0 deaths compare
- 58 Macao 0 deaths compare
- 58 Madagascar 0 deaths compare
- 58 Malawi 0 deaths compare
- 58 Malaysia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Maldives 0 deaths compare
- 58 Mauritania 0 deaths compare
- 58 Mauritius 0 deaths compare
- 58 Moldova 0 deaths compare
- 58 Montenegro 0 deaths compare
- 58 Morocco 0 deaths compare
- 58 Namibia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Nepal 0 deaths compare
- 58 Netherlands 0 deaths compare
- 58 New Caledonia 0 deaths compare
- 58 New Zealand 0 deaths compare
- 58 Nicaragua 0 deaths compare
- 58 North Korea 0 deaths compare
- 58 Norway 0 deaths compare
- 58 Panama 0 deaths compare
- 58 Papua New Guinea 0 deaths compare
- 58 Poland 0 deaths compare
- 58 Portugal 0 deaths compare
- 58 Qatar 0 deaths compare
- 58 Romania 0 deaths compare
- 58 Russia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths compare
- 58 Saint Lucia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Senegal 0 deaths compare
- 58 Serbia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Seychelles 0 deaths compare
- 58 Sierra Leone 0 deaths compare
- 58 Singapore 0 deaths compare
- 58 Slovakia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Slovenia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Solomon Islands 0 deaths compare
- 58 South Korea 0 deaths compare
- 58 Spain 0 deaths compare
- 58 Suriname 0 deaths compare
- 58 Sweden 0 deaths compare
- 58 Switzerland 0 deaths compare
- 58 Taiwan 0 deaths compare
- 58 Tajikistan 0 deaths compare
- 58 Tanzania 0 deaths compare
- 58 Togo 0 deaths compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths compare
- 58 Turkmenistan 0 deaths compare
- 58 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths compare
- 58 Uruguay 0 deaths compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 0 deaths compare
- 58 Vanuatu 0 deaths compare
- 58 Vatican 0 deaths compare
- 58 Vietnam 0 deaths compare
- 58 Wallis and Futuna 0 deaths compare
- 58 Western Sahara 0 deaths compare
- 58 Zambia 0 deaths compare
- 58 Zimbabwe 0 deaths compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 20 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
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- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 33,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 34,837 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,019 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 34,705 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks in Ireland?
- Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks in Ireland was 0 deaths in 2021, according to National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 34 deaths in 1974.
- What is the lowest deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths in 1986.
- How does Ireland rank for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?
- Ireland ranks 58th out of 187 regions with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deaths from non-suicide terrorist attacks.