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This release was compiled during the COVID-19 pandemic. For further information see Information Note - Impact of COVID-19 on Vital Statistics Quarter 1 2020

CSO statistical release, , 11am

Vital Statistics

Quarter 1 2021

                                    Quarter 1 2021Quarter 1 2020
   
Births13,89514,371
Deaths 9,5648,674
Marriages 2,2652,886
Natural increase4,3315,697

The number of births decreased by 476 (3.3%) while deaths increased by 890 (10.3%) compared to the same period in 2020.

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There were 13,895 births in quarter 1 2021, 476 births or 3.3% less than the same period in 2020. This corresponds to a birth rate of 11.2 per 1,000 population, a decrease of 0.5 points per thousand population from quarter 1 2020.

There were 9,564 deaths in quarter 1 2021, an increase of 10.3% (or 890 deaths) from quarter 1 2020. This equates to a death rate of 7.7 per 1,000 population, an increase of 0.7 points from quarter 1 2020.

There were 37 infant deaths registered in quarter 1 2021 giving an infant mortality rate of 2.7 per 1,000 live births.

The number of births less the number of deaths in quarter 1 2021 resulted in a natural increase of population of 4,331 persons.

Births

There were 7,008 male births and 6,887 female births in quarter 1 2021. The 13,895 births represent an annual birth rate of 11.2 per thousand population. A decrease of 0.5 in the rate recorded in quarter 1 2020. See tables 4 and 5.

Age of mothers

The average age of first time mothers was 31.4, the same age as recorded for the same period in the previous year. The average age of all mothers at maternity for births registered in quarter 1 2021 was 33.1 years, which is also the same age as recorded in quarter 1 2020. The average age of first time mothers outside marriage/civil partnership was 29.6, while the average age of all mothers outside marriage/civil partnership was 30.9 years. In the same quarter in 2020, the average age of mothers having their first baby outside marriage/civil partnership was 29.4 years while it was 30.7 years for all mothers for births registered outside of marriage/civil partnership. See tables 9 and 10.

Births and marriage/civil partnerships

In quarter 1 2021 there were 8,329 (59.9%) births registered as within marriage/civil partnership.

There were 5,566 births registered as outside marriage/civil partnership accounting for 40.1% of all births in quarter 1 2021. The highest percentage of births outside marriage/civil partnership was in Limerick City at 57.7% and the lowest was in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown with 23.6%. In the same quarter in 2020, there were 5,497 births registered as outside marriage/civil partnership accounting for 38.3% of all births. See table 8.

Location of births

The highest number of births registered was in Dublin City with 1,360 (9.8% of total live births in the country) followed by Cork County with 1,218 (8.8%) registered births. Longford had the lowest number with 117 (0.8%) registered births in quarter 1 2021. The highest number of births registered in quarter 1 2020 was in Dublin City which accounted for 1,585 or 11.0% of births followed by Cork County with 1,270 (8.8%). Leitrim had the lowest number, 96 births (0.7%), registered in quarter 1 2020. See table 8.

Area of residence of mother

From January 2018 onwards where births take place within the State and the mother is residing outside the State, the area of residence of the mother is recorded as outside the State. Prior to quarter 1, 2018, cases where the mother was residing outside the State, the mother's area of residence was assigned to the location where the birth took place within the State. 

There were 12 babies born to mothers who were resident outside the Republic of Ireland in quarter 1 2021. This accounts for 0.09% of total live births registered in the quarter. See tables 5, 8, 9 and 10. 

Nationality of mothers

Of the 13,895 births in quarter 1 2021, there were 10,971 babies (79.0%) born to mothers of Irish nationality compared to 11,101 (77.2%) in quarter 1 2020. See table 11.  

Birth order

A total of 5,212 births (37.5%) were to first time mothers in quarter 1 2021 while 4,901 (35.3%) were to second time mothers. These accounted for a total of 72.8% of births of stated parity in quarter 1 2021. See table 6 and figure 2.

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Birth Order Q1 2021 (%)
1st37.5098956459158
2nd35.2716804605973
3rd17.8625404821878
4th6.03814321698453
5th and over3.3177401943145

Deaths

There were 9,564 deaths registered in quarter 1 2021, of these 4,981 were male and 4,583 were female. The quarter 1 2021 total is almost 10.3% more than the corresponding quarter of 2020 when 8,674 deaths were registered. See table 12.

Infant and neonatal mortality

There were 37 infant deaths registered in quarter 1 2021 giving an infant mortality rate of 2.7 deaths per 1,000 live births, a decrease of 0.2 points on that recorded in quarter 1 of 2020. Neonatal deaths are deaths of infants at ages under 4 weeks. There were 30 neonatal deaths registered in quarter 1 2021, giving a neonatal mortality rate of 2.2 deaths per 1,000 live births, which was equivalent to the quarter 1 2020 rate. See tables 3, 4 and figure 3.

Under 1 yr ratesinfantneonatal
Q1 20183.52.8
Q2 201832.2
Q3 20182.92
Q4 20182.82.1
Q1 20193.32.6
Q2 20193.32.4
Q3 201932.3
Q4 20193.12.4
Q1 20202.92.2
Q2 20202.71.8
Q3 20202.51.7
Q4 2020 2.92.2
Q1 20212.72.2

Cause of death

Diseases of the circulatory system:

Diseases of the circulatory system accounted for 2,345 deaths, or an annual rate of 1.9 per 1,000 population. Of these, 1,123 were due to ischaemic heart disease and 418 to cerebrovascular disease. See tables 2a, 2b, 13, 14 and figure 4.

Malignant neoplasms (Cancer):

There were 2,414 deaths from malignant neoplasms. This is equivalent to an annual rate of 1.9 per 1,000 population.  See tables 2a, 2b, 13, 14, 15 and 16.

Diseases of the respiratory system:

Deaths from chronic lower respiratory disease numbered 376, pneumonia accounted for 193 deaths and 231 deaths resulted from all other respiratory diseases. See tables 2a, 2b, 13, 14, 15 and 16.

Accidents, suicides and other:

There were 185 deaths due to accidents, suicides and other external causes. Accidents accounted for 78.9% (146) of these deaths while suicides accounted for 19.5% (36). This figure of 36 reflects a decrease of 50.0% from the same quarter of 2020. Of these suicide deaths, 80.6% (29) were male. See tables 2a, 2b, 13, 14, 15 and 16. 

Deaths assigned an Underlying Cause of Death of External causes of injury and poisoning (including deaths from road traffic accidents and deaths from intentional self-harm), are likely to be underrepresented as such deaths are reported to the Coroner’s Office for further investigation. This can then result in such deaths being registered late (more than three months after the date of occurrence) and therefore have not yet been reported to the CSO. In addition, public hearings in the Coroner's Court have also been limited as a consequence of the restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and this may also have resulted in deaths being registered late.

Dementia and Alzheimer's:

In Quarter 1 2021 there were 454 deaths due to dementia of which 283 (or 62.3%) were female. There were 142 deaths due to Alzheimer's of which 96 (or 67.6%) were female. See tables 18 and 19.

COVID-19

There were 1,846 deaths due to COVID-19 recorded in quarter 1 2021, 995 of which were male and 851 which were female. Of these, 1,438 (77.9%) were aged 75 and over.  

There were 1,835 of these COVID-19 deaths where the virus was identified while there were 11 deaths where the virus was not identified. See tables 20, 21 and WHO ICD-10 classification of COVID-19 link 

It is important to note that there will be a number of deaths where COVID-19 will not be assigned as the Underlying Cause of Death (UCOD) and therefore, the COVID-19 deaths in this analysis, will vary from those put into the public domain by the Department of Health. This is because the figures published in the Vital Statistics quarterly releases are based on the narrative of cause of death that is reported, in electronic format, on the death certificate once the death is registered with the General Registration Office (GRO) and subsequently forwarded to the CSO for processing. All deaths that are registered are assigned an Underlying Cause of Death in line with the World Health Organization (WHO) International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10). This UCOD is assigned using the WHO selection rules and is dependent on the hierarchy of diseases or conditions and their placement on the medical death certificate. There are also instances where COVID-19 is mentioned in the narrative of the death certificate but where the UCOD is not COVID-19.

The mean average age of death was 81.7 years while the median age was 83.4 years for all deaths due to COVID-19 in quarter 1 2021.

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Principal causes of death Q1 2021 (%)
Circulatory24.5
External
causes
1.9
COVID-1919.3
Respiratory8.4
Malignant
Cancer
25.2
Remainder20.6

Age at death

The leading cause of death in quarter 1 2021 varied widely by age-group. For those aged from 15 to 34 years, external causes of death including accidents, suicide and other ranked first (24 deaths). Among individuals aged 35-74, malignant neoplasms (cancer) was the leading cause (1,148), while for those aged 75 and older, it was diseases of the circulatory system (1,740 deaths). See table 14.

There were 8,185 deaths of persons aged 65 and over registered in quarter 1 2021. This represents an annual death rate of 45.5 per 1,000 population aged 65 and over and represents an increase of 3.3 when compared with the corresponding quarter of 2020. See tables 3, 4 and figure 5.

The average (mean) time-lag between the date of death and the registration of death was 49 days while the median (mid-point in data) was 30 days for quarter 1 2021.

Natural Increase

The natural increase in the population (births minus deaths) for quarter 1 2021 was 4,331. This represents a rate of 3.5 per 1,000 population, 1.1 less than quarter 1 2020.  See tables 3, 4 and figure 1.

Marriages

The number of marriages registered during the quarter was 2,265 of which 79 were same-sex marriages. This is equivalent to an annual marriage rate of 1.8 per 1,000 population, a decrease of 0.5 from quarter 1 2020. See tables 3 and 4.

Same-sex marriage legislation came into effect on the 16th November 2015.

Population

The estimated population (usual residence) in April 2020 was 4,977,443.

X-axis labelCancerDisease of the circulatory systemDisease of the respiratory systemCOVID-19Accident, suicide, homicide and undeterminedOther
Under 156.122448979591842.04081632653061002.0408163265306189.7959183673469
15-3419.444444444444413.88888888888892.777777777777789.7222222222222233.333333333333320.8333333333333
35-7439.681991012789520.5323193916356.0145178015900413.86104389906673.0763912893190516.8337366055997
75 and over19.068702290076326.56488549618329.5267175572519121.95419847328241.0839694656488521.8015267175573
Table 1 Births classified by age of mother at maternity by quarter, 2016, 2020 and 2021 and their corresponding annual age specific (asfr) and total period fertility rates (tpfr)
 Q1 2016 Q1 2020 Q4 2020 Q1 2021
  % ofFertility  % ofFertility  % ofFertility  % ofFertility
Age of motherNumbertotalrate Numbertotalrate Numbertotalrate Numbertotalrate
 < 20 years3181.99.3 2211.55.6 1841.44.6 1791.34.5
  20-24 years1,4138.649.6 10857.529.6 1,0017.426.5 1,0087.326.7
  25-29 years2,94017.878.5 240516.766.8 2,16615.959.9 2,26316.362.5
  30-34 years5,85035.5122.5 495034.4115.8 4,66334.3112.0 4,96035.7119.2
  35-39 years4,80129.1101.1 449731.387.7 4,42032.588.4 4,38531.687.7
  40-44 years1,0976.724.8 11167.823.2 1,0647.821.3 1,0597.621.2
  45+ years610.41.5 970.72.2 860.61.9 410.30.9
  Not stated   
  Total16,480100.01.9 14,371100.01.7 13,584100.01.6 13,895100.01.6
Table 2a Deaths registered by cause of death and by quarter, 2016, 2020 and 2021
 Malignant Cancers % of total Diseases of the heart and arteries% of total Lung diseases% of total Accidents, Suicides & Others% of total Other Causes% of total Total% of total
Q1 20212,41425.2 2,34524.5 8008.4 1851.9 3,82039.9 9,564100.0
Q4 20202,23130.2 2,04627.7 6588.9 5177.0 1,94626.3 7,398100.0
Q1 20202,48328.6 2,48928.7 1,28814.8 2583.0 2,15624.9 8,674100.0
Q1 20162,35627.4 2,65730.9 1,26614.7 2773.2 2,05323.8 8,609100.0
Table 2b Deaths registered by cause of death and age group, First Quarter 2021
 Malignant Cancers % of totalDiseases of the heart and arteries% of totalLung diseases% of totalAccidents, Suicides & Others% of totalOther Causes% of totalTotal% of total
Persons            
Under 10.00.00.00.0371.0370.4
1–410.00.00.00.020.130.0
5–1420.110.00.010.550.190.1
15–2440.220.10.0105.440.1200.2
25–34100.480.320.3147.6180.5520.5
35–44441.8281.240.53016.2451.21511.6
45–541395.8793.4101.32211.9952.53453.6
55–6434414.31616.9324.0189.72075.47628.0
65–7462125.732613.912816.01910.354114.21,63517.1
75–8477031.964627.528435.52614.11,20531.52,93130.6
85 +47919.81,09446.734042.54524.31,66143.53,61937.8
Total2,414100.02,345100.0800100.0185100.03,820100.09,564100.0
             
Males            
Under 10.00.00.00.0160.4160.2
1–410.00.00.00.010.020.0
5–1410.010.00.00.030.150.1
15–2420.120.10.084.320.1140.1
25–3480.380.320.3105.4130.3410.4
35–44190.8200.920.32714.6270.7951.0
45–54572.4652.881.0189.7561.52042.1
55–641737.21154.9182.3126.51143.04324.5
65–7434714.42259.6668.3147.63429.099410.4
75–8443818.138116.215219.0158.170918.61,69517.7
85 +24610.240317.215919.92312.465217.11,48315.5
Total1,29253.51,22052.040750.912768.61,93550.74,98152.1
             
Females            
Under 10.00.00.00.0210.5210.2
1–40.00.00.00.010.010.0
5–1410.00.00.010.520.140.0
15–2420.10.00.021.120.160.1
25–3420.10.00.042.250.1110.1
35–44251.080.320.331.6180.5560.6
45–54823.4140.620.342.2391.01411.5
55–641717.1462.0141.863.2932.43303.5
65–7427411.41014.3627.852.71995.26416.7
75–8433213.826511.313216.5115.949613.01,23612.9
85 +2339.769129.518122.62211.91,00926.42,13622.3
Total1,12246.51,12548.039349.15831.41,88549.34,58347.9
Table 3 Marriages, civil partnerships, births, deaths and natural increase
 Marriages1 Live Births Deaths 
 TotalOpposite-sexSame-sexCivil PartnershipsTotalFirstOutside marriage/civil partnershipsAverage Age TotalInfant 2Neonatal 365 & overNatural Increase
Quarter 1              
20163,5033,320183716,4806,2456,03732.7 8,60963457,1417,871
20173,4593,32913016,4876,1816,22932.8 9,06740327,7167,420
20183,3393,2409915,6596,0775,91932.9 9,27855447,8696,381
20193,1853,07511015,8936,0436,04633.0 8,61852417,1977,275
20202,8782,76311514,3715,6735,49733.18,67442317,3465,697
20212,2652,1867913,8955,2125,56633.19,56437308,1854,331
               
Quarter 2              
20165,6595,36929016,2195,8985,80632.7 7,69748366,2968,522
20175,5975,42217515,2225,7345,67532.8 7,31546375,9317,907
20185,3865,21816815,4195,9295,91232.9 7,59247346,2967,827
20195,2045,06414014,3895,4715,45733.0 7,51948346,1356,870
2020303298513,5275,3515,11433.18,58236257,2954,945
2021             
               
Quarter 3              
20168,3918,03835316,4586,2186,05632.6 7,12949385,7179,329
20177,9167,64427215,6355,9625,90232.7 6,98749415,6408,648
20187,4237,18124215,4285,7945,81132.9 7,14345315,7718,285
20197,3287,09523315,3795,9756,01732.9 7,35846355,9628,021
20203,0792,97710214,4775,6065,68933.07,11136255,8227,366
2021            
               
Quarter 4              
20165,0734,84323014,7405,6815,44932.9 6,95548365,6427,785
20175,0494,86718214,7095,6505,53432.9 7,11539285,7397,594
20184,9054,75015514,5105,7085,41933.0 7,10340305,6977,407
20194,5964,43915714,1355,6505,25233.2 7,63944346,1446,496
20203,2633,1719213,5845,3595,17833.37,39839305,9776,186
2021        
               
Total              
201622,62621,5701,056763,89724,04223,34832.7 30,39020815524,79633,507
201722,02121,26275962,05323,52723,34032.8 30,48417413825,02631,569
201821,05320,38966461,01623,50823,06132.9 31,11618713925,63329,900
201920,31319,67364059,79623,13922,77233.0 31,13419014425,43828,662
20209,5239,20931455,95921,98921,47833.131,76515311126,44024,194
2021        
1 2016 to 2020 Marriage & Civil Partnership figures are final and by month of registration.
2 Infant death: Death at ages under 1 year of live born infant.
3 Neonatal death: Death at ages under 4 weeks of live born infant.
Table 4 Annual marriage, civil partnership, birth, death and natural increase rates per 1,000 population1
 Marriages5 Live Births Deaths 
 TotalOpposite-sexSame-sexCivil Partnerships5Total% First births 2% Outside marriage/civil partnerships TotalInfant 3 MortalityNeo-natal4 Mortality65 & overNatural Increase
Quarter 1             
20163.02.80.20.0114.137.936.6 7.33.82.746.86.7
20172.92.80.113.937.537.8 7.72.41.949.06.3
20182.72.70.113.138.837.8 7.73.52.848.45.3
20192.62.50.113.138.038.0 7.13.32.642.86.0
20202.32.30.111.739.538.37.02.92.242.24.6
20211.81.80.111.237.540.17.72.72.245.53.5
              
Quarter 2             
20164.84.50.213.736.435.8 6.53.02.240.07.2
20174.74.50.112.737.737.3 6.13.02.436.56.6
20184.44.30.112.738.538.3 6.33.02.237.26.4
20194.24.10.111.738.037.9 6.13.32.435.25.6
20200.20.20.010.939.637.86.92.71.840.54.0
2021
              
Quarter 3             
20167.16.80.313.937.836.8 6.03.02.336.37.9
20176.66.40.213.038.137.7 5.83.12.634.77.2
20186.15.90.212.737.637.7 5.92.92.034.36.8
20196.05.80.212.538.939.1 6.03.02.334.36.5
20202.52.40.111.638.739.35.72.51.732.35.9
2021
              
Quarter 4             
20164.34.10.212.438.537.0 5.93.32.435.86.6
20174.24.10.212.338.437.6 5.92.71.935.36.3
20184.03.90.111.939.337.3 5.82.82.133.86.1
20193.73.60.111.540.037.2 6.23.12.435.35.3
20202.62.50.110.939.538.15.92.92.233.25.0
2021
              
Total             
20164.84.60.213.537.636.5 6.43.32.439.47.1
20174.64.40.212.937.937.6 6.42.82.238.56.6
20184.34.20.112.638.537.8 6.43.12.338.16.2
20194.14.00.112.138.738.1 6.33.22.436.55.8
20201.91.90.111.239.338.46.42.72.036.74.9
2021
1 Rates are calculated using the Usual Residence population figures.
2 First births divided by the total number of live births (excluding those with unstated parity), multiplied by 100.
3 Infant mortality is the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births.
4 Neonatal mortality is the number of neonatal (infants aged under 4 weeks) deaths per 1,000 live births.
5 2016 to 2020 Marriage & Civil Partnership rates are by month of registration and are final.
Table 5 Births registered, classified by area of residence of mother, January - March 2021
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemaleRate1
State13,8957,0086,88711.2
     
Leinster7,5953,8753,72011.0
Carlow1931009313.0
Dublin City1,3606956659.5
South Dublin79039939111.0
Fingal82440641810.4
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 5222682548.6
Kildare68332535811.5
Kilkenny31917014912.4
Laois27316410912.4
Longford117496811.0
Louth40220120111.9
Meath68237330913.0
Offaly23011911111.3
Westmeath32415716714.1
Wexford47724323412.2
Wicklow39920619310.5
     
Munster3,7161,8371,87911.2
Clare31016414610.1
Cork City2951421539.4
Cork County1,21858962911.1
Kerry41921720211.0
Limerick City1969610013.4
Limerick County 44222421812.5
Tipperary49623426211.9
Waterford City160817913.0
Waterford County180909010.1
     
Connacht1,65981584411.6
Galway City2019011110.5
Galway County60728931812.9
Leitrim118576114.2
Mayo37720117611.1
Roscommon179859410.5
Sligo177938410.5
     
Ulster (Part of)91347843511.9
Cavan23712611112.1
Donegal48424324111.7
Monaghan1921098312.0
     
Regional Authorities:    
Border1,20862858011.8
Midland94448945512.4
West1,36466569911.6
Dublin3,4961,7681,7289.9
Mid-East2,1661,1051,06111.8
Mid-West1,44471872611.8
South-East1,32968464512.1
South-West1,93294898410.8
     
Mother Residing Outside the State1239
1 Births per year per 1,000 population. Annual rates based on estimated usual residence 2020 population.
Table 6 Births registered, classified by age of mother and previous number of liveborn children, January – March 2021
                                               Previous number of liveborn children
Age of mother at maternityTotal012345 or more
All ages13,8955,2124,9012,482839269192
        
15 and under33
1655
172323
1843367
1910584192
Under 20179151262
        
20146106281011
21157108341131
22201121621332
23263155772182
242411297333411
20–241,008619274881971
        
253331771142994
26366156131521584
27420186148572342
28516246156663666
296282692258727146
25–292,2631,0347742911103618
        
3077036224311534124
3192744129612147148
3299244234712947189
331,104429428159611710
341,167399488199531414
30–344,9602,0731,8027232427545
        
351,141360438230721922
36990260365259662416
37889197351244631519
38754150271220772313
39611126219165622118
35–394,3851,0931,6441,11834010288
        
404699816010964299
41296641047930613
4215634573516410
43932231201163
4445111710223
40–441,0592293692531234738
        
45 and over4113127522
Table 7 Number and percentage of births registered within and outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by age of mother, January - March 2021
 NumberPercentage of total births
Age of mother at maternityTotalMarried/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parentsMarried/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parents
TotalSame address TotalSame address
All ages13,8958,3295,5663,54659.940.125.5
        
15 and under33100.0
16553100.060.0
1723320413.087.017.4
18437361416.383.732.6
1910520853019.081.028.6
Under 20179301495116.883.228.5
        
20146251213917.182.926.7
21157221354614.086.029.3
22201361655217.982.125.9
23263622018323.676.431.6
24241551869722.877.240.2
20-241,00820080831719.880.231.4
        
253338225113024.675.439.0
263669926714627.073.039.9
2742014327715434.066.036.7
2851618732920736.263.840.1
2962828234622444.955.135.7
25-292,2637931,47086135.065.038.0
        
3077041135924453.446.631.7
3192755637125660.040.027.6
3299265533724966.034.025.1
331,10476633823569.430.621.3
341,16786230523773.926.120.3
30-344,9603,2501,7101,22165.534.524.6
        
351,14185428723074.825.220.2
3699075423619176.223.819.3
3788966222716674.525.518.7
3875454720714772.527.519.5
3961144516612772.827.220.8
35-394,3853,2621,12386174.425.619.6
        
404693541158975.524.519.0
41296199977767.232.826.0
42156115413273.726.320.5
439367262272.028.023.7
444530151066.733.322.2
40-441,05976529423072.227.821.7
        
45 and over412912570.729.312.2
Table 8 Number and percentage of births registered within and outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by area of residence of mother, January - March 2021
 NumberPercentage of total births
Area of residenceTotalMarried/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parentsMarried/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parents
TotalSame address TotalSame address
State13,8958,3295,5663,54659.940.125.5
        
Leinster7,5954,4783,1171,88659.041.024.8
Carlow193101925852.347.730.1
Dublin City1,36073462633054.046.024.3
South Dublin79044834220456.743.325.8
Fingal82450332120361.039.024.6
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 5223991238276.423.615.7
Kildare68341926416461.338.724.0
Kilkenny3192151046067.432.618.8
Laois2731521218655.744.331.5
Longford11771462760.739.323.1
Louth40220020212249.850.230.3
Meath68243524718063.836.226.4
Offaly230138926160.040.026.5
Westmeath3241971277160.839.221.9
Wexford47725422313153.246.827.5
Wicklow39921218710753.146.926.8
        
Munster3,7162,2031,5131,00459.340.727.0
Clare3101741369956.143.931.9
Cork City2951551408852.547.529.8
Cork County1,21879442431265.234.825.6
Kerry41923518412656.143.930.1
Limerick City196831134342.357.721.9
Limerick County 44228515710864.535.524.4
Tipperary49628720913357.942.126.8
Waterford City16081794050.649.425.0
Waterford County180109715560.639.430.6
        
Connacht1,6591,08457542165.334.725.4
Galway City201140614769.730.323.4
Galway County60741519213168.431.621.6
Leitrim11872463961.039.033.1
Mayo3772391389963.436.626.3
Roscommon179106735959.240.833.0
Sligo177112654663.336.726.0
        
Ulster (Part of)91356135222961.438.625.1
Cavan237151866563.736.327.4
Donegal48427520912156.843.225.0
Monaghan192135574370.329.722.4
        
Regional Authorities:       
Border1,20874546331461.738.326.0
Midland94455838624559.140.926.0
West1,36490046433666.034.024.6
Dublin3,4962,0841,41281959.640.423.4
Mid-East2,1661,26690057358.441.626.5
Mid-West1,44482961538357.442.626.5
South-East1,32976056934457.242.825.9
South-West1,9321,18474852661.338.727.2
        
Mother Residing Outside the State1239625.075.050.0
Table 9 Births registered, classified by area of residence and age of mother, January - March 2021
        Average age of mother at maternity
Area of residenceTotalUnder 2020-2425-2930-3435-3940 and overAll births First births
State13,8951791,0082,2634,9604,3851,10033.131.4
          
Leinster7,5951155721,2562,7162,34559133.031.3
Carlow1935233365541332.229.9
Dublin City1,3602410921849440211332.931.7
South Dublin79015801232952314632.530.6
Fingal82415591382892398433.231.1
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 522215471712256234.933.3
Kildare68310421102512195133.331.8
Kilkenny319624361091182633.531.1
Laois2737185690921032.630.4
Longford117215293134631.728.9
Louth402831811371153032.630.3
Meath6826431152622045233.131.7
Offaly2302213790701032.730.6
Westmeath32442566118892232.630.6
Wexford477538961791263332.630.9
Wicklow399429711351273333.131.3
          
Munster3,716452696131,3021,20328433.231.3
Clare31042753107902933.031.4
Cork City29572342104992032.930.8
Cork County1,2188631654294668733.932.3
Kerry419233641521234533.531.4
Limerick City1965255561391130.928.8
Limerick County 442737791461353832.930.6
Tipperary496841921791472932.630.4
Waterford City1603123457411332.429.9
Waterford County180182967631233.632.3
          
Connacht1,659109822760455616433.832.1
Galway City2012182860692433.732.7
Galway County607525712232285534.232.8
Leitrim11841656311133.731.4
Mayo37730541291253933.631.9
Roscommon1793103567491532.831.3
Sligo177112369542033.831.2
          
Ulster (Part of)9139651673322796132.930.9
Cavan2372134176852033.632.4
Donegal484539971741432632.630.3
Monaghan1922132982511532.930.4
          
Regional Authorities:         
Border1,2089802064573649233.131.0
Midland94415791883292854832.530.4
West1,364108318847947113333.832.3
Dublin3,496562635261,2491,09730533.231.6
Mid-East2,1662814537778566516633.131.4
Mid-West1,4442413027949341110732.630.4
South-East1,329201052284774029732.930.9
South-West1,9321711927168568815233.731.9
          
Mother Residing Outside the State1246231.631.0
Table 10 Births registered outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by area of residence and age of mother, January - March 2021
       Average age of mother at maternity
Area of residenceTotalUnder 2525-2930-3435-3940 and overAll birthsFirst births
State5,5669571,4701,7101,12330630.929.6
         
Leinster3,11755780596560518530.829.6
Carlow9224242616229.628.6
Dublin City6261091481981244731.130.1
South Dublin3427977112631130.128.7
Fingal321507887772931.630.0
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 123162334401032.532.4
Kildare264437487451530.729.2
Kilkenny10427193716529.928.4
Laois12122373524330.328.0
Longford46131894228.728.0
Louth202365363351530.728.0
Meath247356179591331.631.1
Offaly9215263810330.228.9
Westmeath12721443819530.028.8
Wexford223387269331130.329.2
Wicklow187295153401431.229.6
         
Munster1,5132514294533116930.829.3
Clare13625373827930.830.0
Cork City14023334832431.028.9
Cork County424601121311021931.430.3
Kerry184294566291531.329.8
Limerick City11325433013229.026.7
Limerick County 15730493932730.528.7
Tipperary20937606345430.428.8
Waterford City7914261716630.327.3
Waterford County718242115331.230.4
         
Connacht575821331891333831.630.7
Galway City6112131316732.131.6
Galway County192204168511232.332.0
Leitrim46492010332.329.9
Mayo13824364030831.130.2
Roscommon7311212510630.629.5
Sligo6511132316231.328.7
         
Ulster (Part of)3526310399731430.529.1
Cavan8612262322331.130.8
Donegal20939615843830.528.7
Monaghan571216188329.827.4
         
Regional Authorities:        
Border46378125142991930.829.1
Midland38671125120571330.028.5
West464671111461073331.631.1
Dublin1,4122543264313049731.130.0
Mid-East9001432392821795731.129.6
Mid-West6151171891701172230.328.7
South-East569111165170962730.228.9
South-West7481121902451633831.329.9
         
Mother Residing Outside the State944130.327.4
Table 11 Births registered, classified by nationality of mother, marital status and age, January - March 2021
 Total births Births inside marriage/civil partnership Births outside marriage/civil partnership Average age of mother at maternity
Nationality of motherNumber Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage  
TOTAL13,895100.0 8,32959.9 5,56640.1 33.1
Ireland10,97179.0 6,45758.9 4,51441.1 33.4
United Kingdom2742.0 13248.2 14251.8 31.9
EU14 excl. Irl2551.8 14958.4 10641.6 34.5
EU15 to EU 2721,1768.5 61152.0 56548.0 31.6
Other 11,2088.7 97280.5 23619.5 32.3
Not stated110.1 872.7 327.3 34.2
1 Countries excluding Ireland, UK and the EU.
2 The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 so is excluded as part of EU from Quarter 2 2020.
Table 12 Deaths registered by county of residence of deceased, January - March 2021
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemaleRate1
State9,5644,9814,5837.7
     
Leinster4,7452,4042,3416.8
Carlow13166658.8
Dublin City1,1795456348.3
South Dublin3672091585.1
Fingal3331881454.2
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 4182042146.9
Kildare2991461535.1
Kilkenny2291221078.9
Laois16477877.4
Longford10151509.5
Louth2841441408.4
Meath2961711255.7
Offaly14772757.2
Westmeath15771866.8
Wexford3882051839.9
Wicklow2521331196.6
     
Munster2,9731,5431,4309.0
Clare2751491269.0
Cork City40621219413.0
Cork County8354084277.6
Kerry3141571578.2
Limerick City166897711.4
Limerick County 2961601368.4
Tipperary3852171689.3
Waterford City134676710.9
Waterford County16284789.1
     
Connacht1,1686575118.2
Galway City9050404.7
Galway County3501891617.4
Leitrim6731368.1
Mayo35220914310.3
Roscommon1711036810.0
Sligo13875638.2
     
Ulster6783773018.8
Cavan179104759.2
Donegal3541821728.6
Monaghan14591549.1
     
Regional Authorities:    
Border8834834008.7
Midland5692712987.5
West9635514128.2
Dublin2,2971,1461,1516.5
Mid-East1,1315945376.2
Mid-West1,1226155079.2
South-East1,0445445009.5
South-West1,5557777788.7
1 Deaths per year per 1,000 population. Annual rates based on estimated 2020 Usual residence population.
Table 13 Deaths registered by cause of death and county of residence of deceased, January - March 2021
Area of residenceTotal DeathsMalignant NeoplasmsDiseases of the Circulatory systemDiseases of the Respiratory systemExternal causesAll other causes
State9,5642,4142,3458001853,820
       
Leinster4,7451,1771,124425691,950
Carlow131302612558
Dublin City1,1792722939922493
South Dublin3679983309146
Fingal3339769292136
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 41899103346176
Kildare299866528120
Kilkenny229615621289
Laois164264215279
Longford101272812232
Louth2846155263139
Meath2968074313108
Offaly147453310356
Westmeath157423919255
Wexford38894101365152
Wicklow2525857233111
      
Munster2,973744763216731,177
Clare2757776171104
Cork City40687833116189
Cork County8352012345813329
Kerry3149783268100
Limerick City166324215374
Limerick County 2966774194132
Tipperary3851051093419118
Waterford City13433219368
Waterford County16245417663
      
Connacht1,1683122799722458
Galway City9026225235
Galway County3509178303148
Leitrim6718914224
Mayo3529277245154
Roscommon171455013360
Sligo138404311737
      
Ulster (part of)6781811796221235
Cavan1794534201367
Donegal3549899304123
Monaghan145384612445
      
Regional Authorities:      
Border8832392318730296
Midland569140142569222
West9632542277213397
Dublin2,29756754819239951
Mid-East1,1312852511089478
Mid-West1,1222813018527428
South-East1,0442632458521430
South-West1,55538540011537618
Table 14 Deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, January - March 2021
   Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
 CodeCodeDeaths          over
Total deaths0A00-Y899,564373920521513457621,6352,9313,619
               
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B996752791628
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B90312
Meningococcal infection3A39
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B24312
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B19321
Other infectious and parasitic diseases5831481626
            
Neoplasms6C00-D482,4841241047143348631795503
Malignant neoplasms of the:-7C00-C972,4141241044139344621770479
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C145721319176
Oesophagus9C1510632617342816
Stomach10C16611210122412
Colon11C1811411013224028
Rectum and anus12C19-C2115426517345733
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C221103313324217
Pancreas14C251262517304428
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C345016198517315266
Skin16C4339238998
Breast17C50174172829383635
Cervix uteri18C5320176321
Other parts of uterus19C54-C5524125124
Ovary20C56962101634259
Prostate21C61171211316562
Kidney22C64602312112210
Bladder23C675615142016
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C961801179466947
Other malignant neoplasms3651144825617410681
            
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, immunological disorders 25D50-D8927111789
      
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases26E00-E90224112198406597
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E14154234294670
            
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99479125929135298
Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis)29F101112323
Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19211
               
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs31G00-H954452155113375156157
Meningitis32G00-G033111
              
Diseases of the circulatory system:-33I00-I992,34512828791613266461,094
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I251,1232164699188323449
of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I214927194377149197
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I5240412611133089252
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I6941812292957130188
Other diseases of circulatory system400124132051104205
               
Diseases of the respiratory system37J00-J99800241032128284340
Influenza38J09-J11
Pneumonia39J12-J191932241746122
Chronic lower respiratory disease40J40-J4737651779153122
of which: Asthma41J45-J461912511
Other diseases of the respiratory system 23122311328596
            
Diseases of the digestive system42K00-K9330814193039517985
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum43K25-K2816123442
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7488213202214143
Other diseases of the digestive system204125814336180
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue45L00-L991411210
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue46M00-M996935102229
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M199135
            
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N991611213165286
Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N29103123133450
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium50O00-O99
               
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period1 51P00-P962020
            
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities52Q00-Q99431321199431
Congenital malformations of the nervous system53Q00-Q0763111
Congenital malformations of the circulatory system54Q20-Q281061111
               
Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R9947213635
Sudden infant death syndrome56R9522
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R99211
              
COVID-19 virus identified and virus unidentifiedU071,8461672187286636802
COVID-19U071,8461672187286636802
             
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y8918511014302218192645
Accidents59V01-X5914639211712162345
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V991012223
               Accidental falls 61W00-W193611245914
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X4932161492
               Other accidents68144681431
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X843616595631
Homicide/assault64X85-Y0911
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y34
All other external causes  22
1 Stillbirths not included.
Table 15 Male deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, January - March 2021
  Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
 CodeCodeMales          over
Total Male Deaths0A00-Y894,98116251441952044329941,6951,483
            
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B99323154811
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B90211
Meningococcal infection3A39
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B2422
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B19321
Other infectious and parasitic diseases251123810
            
Neoplasms6C00-D481,33111281960176354454256
Malignant neoplasms of the:-7C00-C971,29211281957173347438246
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C14392914122
Oesophagus9C15743261427166
Stomach10C16441278197
Colon11C186067112214
Rectum and anus12C19-C21852229233215
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C226923620308
Pancreas14C25691311162414
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C3426738401008333
Skin16C432624767
Breast17C50211
Cervix uteri18C53
Other parts of uterus19C54-C55
Ovary20C56
Prostate21C61171211316562
Kidney22C644613109167
Bladder23C67435121511
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C96911135253917
Other malignant neoplasms20612361535435942
            
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, immunological disorders 25D50-D891411453
              
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases26E00-E90123111155274537
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E1490132223527
   
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F991851214166497
Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis)29F10911223
Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19
  
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs31G00-H95226133612508863
Meningitis32G00-G0311
            
Diseases of the circulatory system:-33I00-I991,2201282065115225381403
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I257002144379145218199
of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I2129961932659681
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I5216312579184477
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I6918812619356659
Other diseases of circulatory system  16912198275368
               
Diseases of the respiratory system37J00-J994072281866152159
Influenza38J09-J11
Pneumonia39J12-J1998213122654
Chronic lower respiratory disease40J40-J4718247417456
of which: Asthma41J45-J4611
Other diseases of the respiratory system127238135249
            
Diseases of the digestive system42K00-K9316514142223284033
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum43K25-K2811111332
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7457291414882
Other diseases of the digestive system9712478172929
 
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue45L00-L997124
               
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue46M00-M992928127
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M19
      
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N998112113037
Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N295812102025
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium50O00-O99
              
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period1 51P00-P9677
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities52Q00-Q99227113523
Congenital malformations of the nervous system53Q00-Q07431
Congenital malformations of the circulatory system54Q20-Q28321
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R99101144
Sudden infant death syndrome56R9511
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R99
            
COVID-19 virus identified and virus unidentified U079951421552183392346
COVID-19 U079951421552183392346
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y89127810271812141523
Accidents59V01-X59962620137121323
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V99912213
               Accidental falls 61W00-W1919112348
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X4927141381
               Other accidents414346915
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X84295475521
Homicide/assault64X85-Y0911
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y34
All other external causes11
1 Stillbirths not included.
Table 16 Female deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, January - March 2021
   Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
 CodeCodeFemales          over
Total Female Deaths0A00-Y894,5832114611561413306411,2362,136
            
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B99352125817
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B9011
Meningococcal infection3A39
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B2411
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B19
Other infectious and parasitic diseases33225816
            
Neoplasms6C00-D481,1531222883172277341247
Malignant neoplasms of the:-7C00-C971,1221222582171274332233
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C14184554
Oesophagus9C1532371210
Stomach10C16173455
Colon11C1854146111814
Rectum and anus12C19-C2169438112518
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C22411712129
Pancreas14C2557126142014
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C3423431145736933
Skin16C4313214231
Breast17C50172172829373634
Cervix uteri18C5320176321
Other parts of uterus19C54-C5524125124
Ovary20C56962101634259
Prostate21C61
Kidney22C641412263
Bladder23C67131255
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C968944213030
Other malignant neoplasms15912121026314739
            
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, immunological disorders25D50-D89131336
            
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases26E00-E90101143132060
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E14641271143
            
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99294451371201
Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis)29F10211
Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19211
              
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs31G00-H952191122521256894
Meningitis32G00-G03211
            
Diseases of the circulatory system:-33I00-I991,12581446101265691
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I25423232043105250
of which: (Acute myocardial infarction)I211931111253116
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I522411441245175
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I6923023102264129
Other diseases of circulatory system  23134122451137
               
Diseases of the respiratory system37J00-J99393221462132181
Influenza38J09-J11
Pneumonia39J12-J19951152068
Chronic lower respiratory disease40J40-J47194110387966
of which: Asthma41J45-J461812510
Other diseases of the respiratory system 10423193347
            
Diseases of the digestive system42K00-K931435816233952
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum43K25-K2851211
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7431468661
Other diseases of the digestive system107116163251
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue45L00-L99716
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue46M00-M99403321022
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M199135
              
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N9980111152249
Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N294511131425
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium50O00-O99
              
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period1 51P00-P961313
            
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities52Q00-Q99216116421
Congenital malformations of the nervous system53Q00-Q07211
Congenital malformations of the circulatory system54Q20-Q2874111
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R9937112231
Sudden infant death syndrome56R9511
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R99211
            
COVID-19 virus identified and virus unidentified U0785125635103244456
COVID-19 U0785125635103244456
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y895812434651122
Accidents59V01-X59501314541022
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V9911
               Accidental falls 61W00-W1917112256
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X4952111
               Other accidents271122516
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X847111211
Homicide/assault64X85-Y09
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y34
All other external causes11
1 Stillbirths not included.
Table 17 Infant and neonatal mortality by area of residence of deceased, January - March 2021
 Infant mortality 1  Neonatal mortality 2
Area of residenceNumberRate 3 NumberRate 3
STATE372.7 302.2
      
LEINSTER192.5 172.2
Carlow15.2 15.2
Dublin City75.1 75.1
South Dublin00.0 00.0
Fingal11.2 11.2
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown 00.0 00.0
Kildare00.0 00.0
Kilkenny13.1 13.1
Laois00.0 00.0
Longford00.0 00.0
Louth37.5 25.0
Meath22.9 22.9
Offaly14.3 14.3
Westmeath00.0 00.0
Wexford12.1 12.1
Wicklow25.0 12.5
      
MUNSTER71.9 61.6
Clare13.2 13.2
Cork City13.4 13.4
Cork County32.5 21.6
Kerry00.0 00.0
Limerick City00.0 00.0
Limerick County 00.0 00.0
Tipperary24.0 24.0
Waterford City00.0 00.0
Waterford County00.0 00.0
      
CONNACHT63.6 53.0
Galway City15.0 15.0
Galway County58.2 46.6
Leitrim00.0 00.0
Mayo00.0 00.0
Roscommon00.0 00.0
Sligo00.0 00.0
      
ULSTER (PART OF)55.5 22.2
Cavan28.4 00.0
Donegal12.1 12.1
Monaghan210.4 15.2
      
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:     
Border54.1 21.7
Midland11.1 11.1
West64.4 53.7
Dublin82.3 82.3
Mid-East73.2 52.3
Mid-West32.1 32.1
South-East32.3 32.3
South-West42.1 31.6
1 Infant mortality rates: Deaths of infants under one year per 1,000 live births, classified by area of residence of mother.
2 Neonatal mortality rates: Deaths of infants under 28 days per 1,000 live births, classified by area of residence of mother.
3 Infant and neonatal mortality rates in some areas, based on small numbers, are subject to considerable fluctuation and caution should be exercised in their interpretation.
Table 18 Dementia1 deaths registered by county of residence of deceased, January - March 2021
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemale
State454171283
    
Leinster22591134
Carlow422
Dublin City832657
South Dublin1798
Fingal1477
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown 301218
Kildare1037
Kilkenny1495
Laois312
Longford11
Louth835
Meath1165
Offaly918
Westmeath413
Wexford862
Wicklow954
    
Munster1384890
Clare1376
Cork City17512
Cork County491534
Kerry14410
Limerick City725
Limerick County 963
Tipperary14311
Waterford City413
Waterford County1156
    
Connacht591742
Galway City642
Galway County18414
Leitrim312
Mayo14311
Roscommon725
Sligo1138
    
Ulster321517
Cavan725
Donegal231211
Monaghan211
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
Border461927
Midland17314
West451332
Dublin1445490
Mid-East381721
Mid-West431825
South-East412318
South-West802456
1 From January 1st 2019 these figures include ICD 10 codes F01 and F03
Table 19 Alzheimer's deaths registered by county of residence of deceased, January - March 2021
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemale
State1424696
    
Leinster722349
Carlow211
Dublin City21318
South Dublin532
Fingal633
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown 44
Kildare523
Kilkenny33
Laois312
Longford22
Louth633
Meath523
Offaly11
Westmeath413
Wexford422
Wicklow11
    
Munster421329
Clare33
Cork City22
Cork County1156
Kerry716
Limerick City22
Limerick County 422
Tipperary743
Waterford City22
Waterford County413
    
Connacht18810
Galway City312
Galway County853
Leitrim11
Mayo523
Roscommon11
Sligo
    
Ulster1028
Cavan11
Donegal615
Monaghan312
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
Border1129
Midland1037
West1789
Dublin36927
Mid-East1789
Mid-West16610
South-East15411
South-West20614
Table 20 COVID-19 (virus identified) deaths registered by county of residence of deceased and sex, January - March 2021
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemale
State1,835985850
    
Leinster962521441
Carlow301713
Dublin City21211399
South Dublin705119
Fingal704624
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown 954847
Kildare642638
Kilkenny381919
Laois452322
Longford835
Louth884543
Meath513417
Offaly21516
Westmeath231112
Wexford914843
Wicklow563224
    
Munster594300294
Clare451827
Cork City1156352
Cork County1427072
Kerry382117
Limerick City492326
Limerick County 843945
Tipperary452718
Waterford City472126
Waterford County291811
    
Connacht19211082
Galway City1266
Galway County532924
Leitrim523
Mayo915437
Roscommon23158
Sligo844
    
Ulster875433
Cavan251312
Donegal422517
Monaghan20164
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
Border1006040
Midland974255
West17910475
Dublin447258189
Mid-East259137122
Mid-West223107116
South-East235123112
South-West295154141
Table 21 COVID-19 (virus not identified) deaths registered by county of residence of deceased and sex, January - March 2021
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemale
State11101
    
Leinster651
Carlow
Dublin City
South Dublin211
Fingal
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown11
Kildare
Kilkenny11
Laois
Longford
Louth11
Meath
Offaly
Westmeath
Wexford11
Wicklow
   
Munster33
Clare
Cork City11
Cork County
Kerry
Limerick City
Limerick County22
Tipperary
Waterford City
Waterford County
   
Connacht11
Galway City
Galway County11
Leitrim
Mayo
Roscommon
Sligo
    
Ulster 11
Cavan11
Donegal
Monaghan
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
Border11
Midland
West11
Dublin321
Mid-East11
Mid-West22
South-East22
South-West11

Background Notes

Introduction

This report has been prepared by the Central Statistics Office for the Minister for Social Protection in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of the Vital Statistics and Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1952 and Government Order SI 831 of 2007.

Methodology:

All figures in this report are classified by quarter of registration and are provisional. 

Deaths are classified to the World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD10). 

The Underlying Cause of Death (UCOD) has been defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as

(a) the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or (b) the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury’, and is selected for routine single-cause tabulation of mortality statistics. 

All deaths registered in the quarter have been included in the statistics and some cases have been assigned a provisional cause of death pending the outcome of further enquiries. 

Caution should be exercised if directly comparing these mortality statistics with those of previous quarters as this data is provisional and subject to change. Final data is published in our annual reports and is based on the date the death occurred while the quarterly releases are based on the date the death was registered.

Inquest deaths are coded manually due to the nature of the reporting of these cases.  The difficulty lies in automatically assigning a verdict from a broad range of verdicts open to a Coroner or jury which include accidental death, misadventure, suicide, open verdict, natural causes (if so found at inquest) and in certain circumstances, unlawful killing. A provisional cause of death may been assigned to a number of inquest cases pending the outcome of further enquiries. 

From the 1st January 2018 the CSO is using automated software called IRIS for selecting the underlying cause of death code. The coding system has been developed and is maintained by the IRIS core group to code mortality data and is the preferred coding tool for European countries. All W.H.O. updates to the ICD-10 classification are included in the software according to the WHO timelines.

See WHO guidance for public health surveillance of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in humans caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). 

Stated Parity 

Refers to the number of previous live births excluding any not stated.

Births Classified by Area of Residence of Mother

From January 2018 onwards where births take place within the State and the area of residence of the mother is outside the State, the area of residence of the mother is recorded as outside the State. Prior to this, births where the mother was residing outside the State were assigned to the location where the birth took place within the State.

NUTS Regional Authority Areas 

From the 1st January 2018 an Amendment of the Eurostat Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS classification) legislation came into effect. This reflects the new regional assembly structure and the other changes to the Local Government Act for Tipperary North, Tipperary South and Limerick and Waterford City and County Councils. The composition of the new Regions breakdown is outlined below.

Up to December 2017 regional classifications were based on the NUTS classification used by Eurostat. The NUTS3 regions corresponded to eight Regional Authorities established under the Local Government Act, 1991 (Regional Authorities) (Establishment) Order, 1993, which came into operation on 1 January 1994. The NUTS2 regions, which were proposed by Government and agreed by Eurostat in 1999, are groupings of the NUTS3 regions. The composition of the regions is set out below.  

Border Cavan Dublin Dublin City 
  Donegal   Dún Laoghlaire-Rathdown
  Leitrim   Fingal
  Monaghan   South Dublin
  Sligo Mid-East  Kildare
      Louth
West Galway City   Meath
  Galway County   Wicklow
  Mayo Midland Laois
  Roscommon   Longford
      Offaly
      Westmeath
  Southern Regions    
South-East Carlow  Mid-West Clare
  Kilkenny    Tipperary
  Waterford City and County   Limerick City and County
  Wexford South-West  Cork City
      Cork County
      Kerry

The European Union (EU) Countries

 The United Kingdom withdrew from the EU on the 31 January 2020. From the 1 February 2020 the EU is reduced to 27 Member States.

 As the United Kingdom was part of the EU for one month in 2020 - it is included as part of the EU 28 for quarter 1 2020.  

  • EU-12 (1 November 1993 - 31 December 1994):
Belgium (BE), Denmark (DK), France (FR), Germany (DE), Greece (EL), Ireland (IE), Italy (IT), Luxembourg (LU), Netherlands (NL), Portugal (PT), Spain (ES) and United Kingdom (UK)
  • EU-15 (1 January 1995 - 30 April 2004):
EU-12 + Austria (AT), Finland (FI) and Sweden (SE)
  • EU-25 (1 May 2004 - 31 December 2006):
EU-15 + Cyprus (CY), Czechia (CZ), Estonia (EE), Hungary (HU), Latvia (LV), Lithuania (LT), Malta (MT), Poland (PL), Slovakia (SK) and Slovenia (SI)
  • EU-27_2007 (1 January 2007 - 30 June 2013):
EU-25 + Bulgaria (BG) and Romania (RO)
  • EU-28 (from 1 July 2013):
EU-27_2007 + Croatia (HR)
  • EU-27 (from 1 February 2020):
EU-28 - United Kingdom (UK)

Civil Partnerships

Civil Partnership legislation was introduced in Ireland on the 1st January 2011. From 16th November 2015, when same-sex marriages legislation came into effect, same-sex couples no longer had the option to apply for a Civil Partnership.  However, couples that had given the required 3 months' notice of a Civil Partnership prior to 16th November 2015 were still entitled to have a Civil Partnership ceremony after that date.  

Same-Sex Marriage Legislation

The Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35/2015) effective from the 16th November 2015 (S.I. 504/2015) refers, allows parties of the same sex to marry.

Electronic Release

The Fourth Quarter and Yearly Summary publications from 2014 onwards are available in separate electronic publications on the CSO website . The quarterly publications (from Quarter 1, 2014) and the Yearly Summary publications (from 2014 onwards) are no longer available in hard copy.

For interactive tables, please go to CSO PxStat.

Usual Residence Population Concept

Rates for quarter 1 2021, were calculated using the relevant population data in April 2020.

For the purpose of this release the population concept of usual residence has been used, i.e. all persons usually resident and present in the State on census night, plus absent persons who are usually resident in Ireland, but are temporarily away from home and outside the State on Census night.  All persons are classified according to the region of their usual residence.

Revision of Rates

Rates for Births, Deaths and Marriages were revised in quarter 4 2017 for intercensal years 2012 to 2015, based on revised estimated usual residence population data. Rates for 2016 were also revised based on updated Census of Population usual residence population figures.  

Technical Notes:

Live Births

The terms used in relation to live births are defined as follows:

A live birth: is defined as the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached.

Parity: Parity is the number of previous live born children to a woman.

Birth Order: Birth order is the number  of live born children a woman has in the order in which they are born.

Parity and Birth order: A first birth relates to parity 0 or birth order 1 i.e. birth order = parity + 1.

Crude birth rate (CBR): The number of live births divided by the total population at that age (or age-group), multiplied by 1,000.

Age specific fertility rate (ASFR): The number of live births at a certain age (or age-group) divided by the female population at that age (or age-group) multiplied by 1,000.

Total period fertility rate (TPFR): The sum of the ASFRs, divided by 1,000 i.e. the expected number of children a woman will have in her lifetime based on the fertility of that year.

Formula for technical notes

Age specific reproduction rate (ASRR): The number of female live births at a certain age (or age-group) divided by the female population at that age (or age-group), multiplied by 1,000.

Gross reproduction rate (GRR): The sum of the ASRRs divided by 1,000 i.e. the expected number of daughters a woman will have in her lifetime based on the fertility of that year.

Net reproduction rate (NRR): The sum of the products of the ASRR's and the expected number of female years to be lived at that age, divided by 1,000 i.e. the GRR adjusted for female mortality.

The difference between the gross and the net reproduction rates is an indicator of female mortality.

Average age at maternity: The sum of the products of the ages at maternity of live births and their ages divided by the number of live births.

 Formula 2

Average age at maternity of first birth: The sum of the products of the ages at maternity of first live births and their ages divided by the number of first live births.

Childbearing years are regarded as between 15 and 49.

Live birth to mothers less than 15 are included in the age 15 category and are divided by the age 15 population. Similarly, live births to mothers aged greater than 49 are included in the age 49 category and are divided by the age 49 population.

Average of mean ages: Live births where the age at maternity is not stated are excluded from the calculation.

Deaths

Crude death rate (CDR): The number of deaths divided by the total population at that age (or age-group), multiplied by 1,000.

Standardised death rate : the (age) standardised death rate is a weighted average of age-specific mortality rates. The weighting factor is the age distribution of a standard reference population. The standard reference population used is the European standard population as defined by Eurostat in 2012. The new European Standard Population (ESP) is the unweighted average of the individual populations of EU-28 plus EFTA countries in each 5-years age band (with the exception of under 5 and the highest age group of 95+). The ESP is calculated on the basis of the 2010-based population projections, averaged over the period 2011-30.  

Stillbirths, Infant Mortality and Maternal Mortality

Stillbirth:  Stillbirth weighing 500 grams or more or at gestational age of 24 weeks or more, this definition applies to stillbirth figures from 1995 onwards.

Late foetal death: Foetal death at or over 28 weeks gestation, this definition was applied up to 1994 inclusive.

Early neonatal death: Death at ages under 1 week live born infant.

Perinatal deaths: Stillbirths or late foetal deaths plus early neonatal deaths.

Late neonatal deaths: Death between the ages of 1 week and 4 weeks of live born infant.

Neonatal death: Death at ages under 4 weeks of live born infant.

Post neonatal death: Death between the ages of 4 weeks and 1 year of live born infant.

Infant death: Death at ages under 1 year of live born infant.

Maternal death: A maternal death is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and the site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes.

Stillbirth rate: Stillbirths divided by total live births plus stillbirths, multiplied by 1,000.

Late foetal mortality rate: Late foetal deaths divided by total live births plus late foetal deaths, multiplied by 1,000.

Early neonatal mortality rate: Early neonatal deaths divided by total live births, multiplied by 1,000.

Perinatal mortality rate: Perinatal deaths divided by total live births plus stillbirths, multiplied by 1,000.

Late neonatal mortality rate: Late neonatal deaths divided by total live births, multiplied by 1,000.

Neonatal mortality rate: Neonatal deaths divided by total live births, multiplied by 1,000.

Post neonatal mortality rate: Post neonatal deaths divided by total live births, multiplied by 1,000.

Infant mortality rate: Infant deaths divided by total live births, multiplied by 1,000.

Maternal death rate: Maternal deaths divided by total live and stillbirths multiplied by 100,000.

 

 

 
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