Gambling has been identified as a potential factor in 0.6 per cent of all suicides in Ireland between 2015 and 2020, according to the findings of a new study.
Researchers found references to gambling in the files of coroners in relation to 23 out of 3,625 deaths recorded as due to suicide over the six-year period.
However, they also claim that the numbers are likely to be an underrepresentation of the true figure for a number of reasons including gambling being hidden from family and friends due to stigma and the perceived relevance of gambling to the coroner’s investigation.
The average age of such cases was 38.7 years.
