The number of suicides among young people in Ireland has fallen by 23%.
However the national suicide prevention and bereavement charity 'Console' is calling for a real-time register of suicide data so that resources can be targeted at areas to prevent clustering.
It says Ireland still has the fourth highest suicide rate in the EU in the 15-24 age group.
The provisional figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show 475 people died by suicide last year, a 6.3% drop on the numbers in 2012.
Console says that includes a significant decrease in the number of young people taking their own lives.
Director of Services with Console, Ciaran Austin, said "The numbers of deaths by suicide in the 15-24 category were 57 in 2013, showing a drop of almost 23% against the 2012 figure of 74".
"This continues a two-year trend which now shows a drop of 40% against the 2011 figure of 95 deaths".
"However, while the drop in deaths by suicide in this category is welcome, Ireland still has the fourth highest rate of suicide in the EU for this demographic, according to WHO figures, and this clearly needs more attention" he added.
The group also noted concern at a 25.58% rise in suicides in the 45-54 age group, from 86 people in 2012 to 108 in 2013.
The charity says this figure mirrors a rise in calls to their helpline - 1800-247-247 - from people in this age category.
It says it saw a huge increase in calls to the helpline from rural areas in 2013 due to the fodder crisis.
Regional data in some areas shows rates of suicide well above the national average of 10.3 per 100,000 population.
These include Cavan, Carlow, Kerry, Roscommon and Wexford.
Console is calling for significant changes and investment in research due to a lack of accurate up-to-date information, which it says is impeding thier ability "to understand and respond to the awful tragedy of suicide in a timely fashion".
Console has full-time counselling centres in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Wexford, Galway, Kerry and Mayo. It also offers services in Kildare and Athlone.
Resources and information can be found at www.console.ie
