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Vital Statistics

Quarter 4 2014

                             Quarter 4 2014 Quarter 4 2013 % change
   
Births16,06416,531-2.8
Deaths 6,7877,044-3.6
Marriages 4,9564,6157.4
Natural increase9,2779,487-2.2

The number of births and deaths fall by 467 and 257 respectively compared to the same period in 2013.

FIG1 Births, deaths and natural increase, 2004-2014 (quarter4)
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There were 16,064 births in quarter 4 2014,  467 fewer births compared with the same period in 2013.   This corresponds to a birth rate of 13.9 per 1,000 population, a decrease of  0.5 from quarter 4 2013.

There were 6,787 deaths in quarter 4 2014, a fall of 3.6% (or 257 deaths) from quarter 4 2013.  This equates to a death rate of 5.9 per 1,000 population, a decrease of 0.2 from the same period in 2013.

There were 55 infant deaths registered giving an infant mortality rate of 3.4 per 1,000 live births.

The number of births less the number of deaths in quarter 4 2014 resulted in a natural increase of population of 9,277 persons.

Births

There were 8,342 male births and 7,722 female births in quarter 4 2014.  The 16,064 births represent an annual birth rate of 13.9 per thousand population.  This rate is 0.5 points lower than the corresponding quarter of 2013.  See tables 4 and 5.

Age of mothers

The average age of first time mothers was 30.5, up 0.2 years from the same period in the previous year. The average age of mothers at maternity for births registered in quarter 4 2014 was 32.3 years, 0.1 higher than quarter 4 2013. The average age of first time mothers outside marriage/civil partnership was 28.1 while the average age of  all mothers outside marriage/civil partnership was 29.5 years.  In the same quarter in 2013, the average age of mothers having their first baby outside marriage/civil partnership was 27.8 years while it was 29.3 years for all mothers for births registered outside of marriage/civil partnership.  See tables 9 and 10.

Births and marriage/civil partnerships

In quarter 4 2014 there were 10,201 (63.5%) births registered as within marriage and of these 8 were within civil partnerships.

There were 5,863 births registered as outside marriage/civil partnership accounting for 36.5% of all births in quarter 4 2014.  The highest percentage of births outside marriage/civil partnership was in Limerick City at 54.5% and the lowest was in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown with 23.7%.  In the same quarter in 2013, there were 5,920 births registered as outside marriage/civil partnership accounting for 35.8% of all births.  See table 8.

Location of births

The highest number of births registered was in Dublin City with 1,877 (11.7% of total live births in the country) followed by Cork County with 1,440 (9.0%) registered births.   Leitrim had the lowest number with 91 (0.6%) registered births in quarter 4, 2014. The same pattern was reflected in quarter 4, 2013 when Dublin City accounted for 1,831 or 11.1% of births followed by Cork County with 1,519 (9.2%).  Leitrim had the lowest number, 101 births (0.6%), registered in quarter 4, 2013.  See table 8.

Nationality of mothers

Of the 16,064 births in quarter 4, 2014, there were 12,506 babies (77.9%) born to mothers of Irish nationality compared to 12,834 (77.6%) in quarter 4, 2013.  See table 11.

 

 

 

Birth order

A total of 6,231 births (38.9%) were to first time mothers in quarter 4 2014.  Second time mothers had 5,454 births (34.1%).  This accounted for a total of 73.0% of births.  See table 6 and fig 2.

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Birth Order Q4 2014 (%)
1st38.9
2nd34.1
3rd18
4th5.9
5th and over3.2

Deaths

There were 6,787 deaths registered in quarter 4 2014, of these 3,530 were male while 3,257 were female.  The quarter 4 2014 total is 3.6% lower than in the corresponding quarter of 2013 when 7,044 deaths were registered.

Infant and neonatal mortality

There were 55 infant deaths registered in quarter 4 2014 giving an infant mortality rate of 3.4 deaths per 1,000 live births, the same rate as in the same period in 2013.   Neonatal deaths are deaths of infants at ages under 4 weeks.  There were 41 neonatal deaths registered in quarter 4 2014, a neonatal mortality rate of 2.6 deaths per 1,000 live births, which was a decrease of 0.1 from quarter 4 2013.  See tables 3, 4 and fig 3.

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Under 1 yr ratesinfantneonatal
Q3 20133.32.6
Q4 20133.42.7
Q1 20143.73.2
Q2 20143.32.5
Q3 20144.32.7
Q4 20143.42.6

Cause of death

Diseases of the Heart and Arteries:

Diseases of the circulatory system accounted for 2,015 deaths, or an annual rate of 1.7 per 1,000 population.  Of these, 985 were due to ischaemic heart disease and 423 to cerebrovascular disease.   See tables  2, 13, 14 and fig. 4.

Malignant Cancers:

There were 2,114 deaths from malignant neoplasms.  This is equivalent to an annual rate of 1.8 per 1,000 population.

Lung Diseases:

Deaths from pneumonia numbered 216; chronic lower respiratory disease accounted for 326 deaths and 200 deaths resulted from other respiratory diseases. 

Accidents, suicides and other:

There were 462 deaths due to accidents, suicides and other external causes.  Accidents accounted for 61.3% (283) of these deaths while suicides accounted for 31.4% (145).  Of these 462 deaths, almost three quarters (73.8%) were male.

 

 

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Principal causes of death Q4 2014 (%)
malignant
neoplasms
31.1477825254162
circulatory
diseases
29.6891115367615
External
causes
6.80713128038898
respiratory
diseases
10.9326653897156
remainder21.4233092677177

 Age at death

The leading cause of death in quarter 4 2014 varied widely by age group.  Among young adults aged 15 to 44, external causes of death including accidents, suicide and other ranked first (194 deaths).  Among individuals aged 45-84, cancers were the leading cause, while for those aged 85 and older, it was diseases of the heart and arteries. 

There were 5,361 deaths of persons aged 65 and over registered in quarter 4 2014.  This represents an annual death rate of 36.6 per 1,000 population aged 65 and over and represents a decrease of 1.9 when compared with the corresponding quarter of 2013.  See tables 3, 4 and fig 5.

The average (mean) time-lag between the date of death and the registration of death was 55 days while the median (mid-point in data) was 19 days for quarter 4 2014.

 

 

CancerHeartLung Accident, suicide, homicide and undeterminedOther
Under 155.063291139240511.265822784810131.265822784810138.8607594936708983.5443037974684
15-4417.039106145251412.84916201117321.3966480446927454.189944134078214.5251396648045
45-8441.489615660062126.66507519694449.763666746240155.1563619002148516.9252804965386
85 and over16.890328551596539.379916705229115.13188338732072.082369273484526.5155020823693

Natural Increase

The natural increase in the population (births minus deaths) for quarter 4 2014 was 9,277.  This represents a rate of 8.1 per 1,000 population, 0.2 per thousand less than quarter 4 2013.  See tables 3, 4 and fig. 1.

 

Marriages/Civil Partnerships

The number of marriages registered during the quarter was 4,956 equivalent to an annual marriage rate of  4.3 per 1,000 population, 0.3 more than the corresponding quarter of 2013.  See tables 3 and 4.

Civil Partnership legislation was introduced in Ireland on the 1st January,  2011.  The number of civil partnerships registered in the fourth quarter of 2014 was 109 which was 20 more than in quarter 4 2013.  The annual rate per 1,000 population was 0.09 which was 0.01 more than the corresponding quarter of 2013.

Population

The estimated population (usual residence) in April 2014 was 4,609,600.

Table 1 Births classified by age of mother at maternity by quarter, 2009, 2013 and 2014 and their corresponding annual age specific (asfr) and total period fertility rates (tpfr)
             
 Q4 2009Q4 2013 Q3 2014Q4 2014
  % ofFertility % ofFertility % ofFertility % ofFertility
Age of motherNumbertotalrateNumbertotalrateNumbertotalrateNumbertotalrate
             
 < 20 years5032.914.73071.99.23071.89.12971.88.8
  20-24 years1,94511.249.91,5369.348.41,5368.951.41,4178.847.4
  25-29 years4,18024.180.13,30720.079.73,33719.484.13,14319.679.2
  30-34 years5,81333.5125.56,13037.1122.46,34936.9129.05,92736.9120.4
  35-39 years4,12923.895.84,30526.093.94,62626.999.54,32826.993.1
  40-44 years7414.319.18985.421.09775.722.48965.620.6
  45+ years400.21.1480.31.2650.41.7550.31.4
  Not stated70.00.010.0
           
  Total17,358100.01.916,531100.01.917,197100.02.016,064100.01.9
             
Table 2a Deaths registered by cause of death and by quarter, 2009, 2013 and 2014
 Malignant Cancers % of totalDiseases of the heart and arteries% of totalLung diseases% of totalAccidents, Suicides & Others% of totalOther Causes% of totalTotal% of total
Q4 20142,11431.12,01529.774210.94626.81,45421.46,787100.0
Q3 20142,29732.82,05929.469810.04256.11,52221.77,001100.0
Q4 20132,20431.32,15330.675710.74666.61,46420.87,044100.0
Q4 20092,06230.22,15931.779811.76038.81,19917.66,821100.0
Table 2b Deaths registered by cause of death, by age and region, Fourth Quarter 2014
 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 10.00.00.00.0553.8550.8
1 - 40.00.010.130.660.4100.1
5 - 1440.210.00.040.950.3140.2
15 - 2460.340.20.0459.790.6640.9
25 - 34130.690.420.36914.9130.91061.6
35 - 44411.9331.630.48017.3312.11882.8
45 - 541436.8592.970.96814.7553.83324.9
55 - 6432715.51618.0324.34610.0916.36579.7
65 - 7462029.331915.811515.55511.917912.31,28819.0
75 - 8461128.957828.725534.44710.242129.01,91228.2
85 +34916.585142.232744.1459.758940.52,16131.8
Total2,114100.02,015100.0742100.0462100.01,454100.06,787100.0
             
Males            
Under 10.00.00.00.0281.9280.4
1 - 40.00.010.120.440.370.1
5 - 1440.210.00.030.630.2110.2
15 - 2450.230.10.0337.130.2440.6
25 - 3460.370.30.05812.670.5781.1
35 - 44200.9211.020.37015.2191.31321.9
45 - 54693.3472.320.35411.7392.72113.1
55 - 641778.41135.6202.7378.0543.74015.9
65 - 7434916.521710.8608.1408.71107.677611.4
75 - 8434616.429914.814719.8286.121314.61,03315.2
85 +1708.028614.213518.2163.520213.980911.9
Total1,14654.299449.336749.534173.868246.93,53052.0
             
Females            
Under 10.00.00.00.0271.9270.4
1 - 40.00.00.010.220.130.0
5 - 140.00.00.010.220.130.0
15 - 2410.010.00.0122.660.4200.3
25 - 3470.320.120.3112.460.4280.4
35 - 44211.0120.610.1102.2120.8560.8
45 - 54743.5120.650.7143.0161.11211.8
55 - 641507.1482.4121.691.9372.52563.8
65 - 7427112.81025.1557.4153.2694.75127.5
75 - 8426512.527913.810814.6194.120814.387913.0
85 +1798.556528.019225.9296.338726.61,35219.9
Total96845.81,02150.737550.512126.277253.13,25748.0
             
Region            
Border25812.225512.78711.77816.918312.686112.7
Midland1416.71386.8425.7204.3805.54216.2
West2069.720110.08511.55311.516211.170710.4
Dublin58327.647023.319225.910723.239427.11,74625.7
Mid-East1969.31748.6679.04710.21288.86129.0
Mid-West1858.81939.68211.1418.91198.26209.1
South-East24111.423411.68211.15311.515810.976811.3
South-West30414.435017.410514.26313.623015.81,05215.5
Total2,114100.02,015100.0742100.0462100.01,454100.06,787100.0
Table 3 Marriages, civil partnerships, births, deaths and natural increase
   Live Births Deaths2 
 Marriages1Civil PartnershipsTotalFirst Outside marriage/civil partnershipsAverage Age Total InfantNeo-natal65 & overNatural Increase
               
Quarter 1
20093,450-19,4378,173 6,62131.28,419 59416,73911,018
20103,372-19,7878,312 6,82931.48,006 62396,41911,781
20113,047619,9508,008 6,76831.78,093 72606,45511,857
20122,8128219,3137,693 6,92931.87,979 61456,44511,334
20133,3125217,5636,752 6,40632.18,347 55366,7829,216
20143,6206817,6996,812 6,43932.38,110 65566,6409,589
            
Quarter 2            
20095,432-18,8447,858 6,11431.37,020 52415,35611,824
20104,993-18,8447,749 6,20531.56,929 84545,34411,915
20115,01518418,3817,080 6,01331.87,277 61415,61811,104
20125,41112017,9586,718 6,16431.97,080 47415,62910,878
20135,2127217,1076,372 5,82432.27,644 58386,2069,463
20145,4319616,5026,169 5,94932.37,197 55415,7429,305
            
Quarter 3            
20098,047-19,2898,170 6,25631.26,638 80535,03912,651
20107,774-19,1717,815 6,48131.46,517 71485,01012,654
20117,53220419,2227,512 6,54331.76,911 65415,30312,311
20127,71210417,9856,974 6,25032.06,825 79615,25711,160
20137,54112017,7296,608 6,24332.16,983 59465,52210,746
20148,03811917,1976,423 6,23932.37,001 74465,52610,196
            
Quarter 4            
20094,698-17,3587,426 5,75731.46,821 49345,09810,537
20104,455-17,1747,244 5,86531.56,113 65494,76311,061
20114,26114217,0976,841 5,86631.86,714 60485,25510,383
20124,77810216,9696,554 6,00132.16,964 63475,43710,005
20134,6159416,5316,379 5,92032.27,044 56445,4709,487
20144,95610916,0646,231 5,86332.36,787 55415,3619,277
            
Total            
200921,627-74,92831,627 24,74831.328,898 24016922,23246,030
201020,594-74,97631,120 25,38031.527,565 28219021,53647,411
201119,85553674,65029,441 25,19031.828,995 25819022,63145,655
201220,71342972,22527,939 25,34431.928,848 25019422,76843,377
201320,68033868,93026,111 24,39332.1 30,018 22816423,98038,912
201422,04539267,46225,635 24,49032.3 29,095 24918423,26938,367
1 2009-2014 marriage figures are final.
2 See 'Background Notes' for changes in methodology effective from 2007. 
 
Table 4 Annual marriage, civil partnership, birth, death and natural increase rates per 1,000 population1
 Live BirthsDeaths 
 MarriagesCivil PartnershipsTotal% First births 2% Outside marriage/civil partnerships TotalInfant 3 MortalityNeo-natal 4 Mortality65 & overNatural Increase
            
Quarter 1
20093.1-17.342.234.17.53.02.155.79.8
20103.0-17.542.134.57.13.12.051.510.4
20112.70.0117.540.333.97.13.63.050.110.4
20122.50.0716.940.035.97.03.22.348.59.9
20132.90.0515.338.636.57.33.12.049.48.0
20143.20.0615.438.636.47.13.73.246.88.4
   
Quarter 2  
20094.8-16.642.032.4 6.22.82.242.910.4
20104.4-16.541.332.9 6.14.52.941.510.5
20114.40.1616.138.832.7 6.43.32.242.39.7
20124.70.1015.737.534.3 6.22.62.341.09.5
20134.50.0614.937.334.0 6.73.42.243.78.2
20144.80.0814.337.536.1 6.23.32.539.28.1
          
Quarter 3   
20097.1-17.042.632.45.94.12.740.411.2
20106.8-16.841.033.85.73.72.538.911.1
20116.60.1816.839.334.06.03.42.139.910.8
20126.70.0915.738.934.86.04.43.438.39.7
20136.60.1015.437.435.26.13.32.638.99.4
20147.00.1014.937.536.36.14.32.737.78.8
          
Quarter 4   
20094.1-15.342.933.26.02.82.040.99.3
20103.9-15.142.434.25.43.82.937.09.7
20113.70.1214.940.234.35.93.52.839.59.1
20124.20.0914.838.735.46.13.72.839.68.7
20134.00.0814.438.735.86.13.42.738.58.3
20144.30.0913.938.936.55.93.42.636.68.1
      
Total   
20094.8-16.542.433.06.43.22.344.610.2
20104.5-16.541.733.96.13.82.541.810.4
20114.30.1216.339.633.76.33.52.542.610.0
20124.50.0915.838.835.16.33.52.741.49.5
20134.50.0715.038.035.4 6.53.32.442.28.5
20144.80.0914.638.136.3 6.33.72.739.78.3
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.
Table 5 Births registered, classified by area of residence of mother, Oct. - Dec. 2014
         
Area of residenceTotal Male Female  Rate1
    
        
         
STATE16,064 8,342 7,72213.9
      
LEINSTER9,2464,7364,510 14.7
    
Carlow21811110715.8
Dublin City1,87795392414.5
South Dublin1,07455352116.0
Fingal1,15658956716.7
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 63830133712.3
Kildare79241637614.9
Kilkenny31815016813.2
Laois31217913315.3
Longford148787014.9
Louth44824320514.4
Meath69135733414.8
Offaly25713112613.3
Westmeath31315116214.4
Wexford51127223913.9
Wicklow49325224114.3
     
MUNSTER4,0952,1381,95713.1
   
Clare35119715411.9
Cork City34817517311.8
Cork County1,44072271814.2
Kerry40021518511.1
Limerick City2201229815.6
Limerick County 44722222513.3
North Tipperary23712910813.3
South Tipperary28616012612.8
Waterford City163907314.0
Waterford County2031069712.0
     
CONNACHT1,81397184213.4
   
Galway City26114511614.5
Galway County63733630114.5
Leitrim91464511.3
Mayo42222519712.9
Roscommon2031099412.6
Sligo1991108912.2
     
ULSTER (PART OF)91049741312.3
   
Cavan28113914215.2
Donegal43323919410.7
Monaghan1961197712.8
     
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:     
 
Border1,64889675212.7
Midland1,030 539 49114.4
West1,523 815 70813.7
Dublin4,745 2,396 2,34915.0
Mid-East1,976 1,025 95114.7
Mid-West1,255 670 58513.2
South-East1,699 889 81013.5
South-West2,188 1,112 1,07613.1
    
1 Births per year per 1,000 population. Annual rates based on estimated usual residence 2014 population. 
Table 6 Births registered, classified by age of mother and previous number of liveborn children, Oct. - Dec. 2014
 
Age of mother at maternity                                              Previous number of liveborn children
Total012345 or moreNot stated
All ages16,0646,2315,4542,88394131319547
         
15 and under99
1619172
17413641
18716551
191571351921
         
Under 2029726230311
         
20201156387
21215154471112
222921838619211
23338197933110511
2437119211649671
         
20-241,417882380117181325
         
254632211645714511
265032401756118531
2756524821666231011
2876233426497411862
298504222789338145
         
25-293,1431,4651,09737413452165
         
30950410335146391145
311,1124753841705317112
321,2415184312064916156
331,3454775232356524183
341,2794394702477826127
         
30-345,9272,3192,1431,004284946023
         
351,1593354172927021222
361,0642873702579039165
378351862942487418123
387211572362227416142
39549114194136751911
         
35-394,3281,0791,5111,1553831137512
         
403557310998491115
4126263777033136
42151335034171061
43761924131235
445212178726
  
40-4489620027722311839381
  
45 and over5523167324
  
Age not stated11
         
Table 7 Number and percentage of births registered within and outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by age of mother, Oct. - Dec. 2014
              
        
        
Age of mother at maternity Married/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried /non Civil partnership parents Married/Civil  Unmarried /non Civil partnership parents
     partnership parents  
 Total TotalSame   TotalSame
    address   address
         
 Number Percentage
All ages16,06410,2015,8633,406 63.536.521.2
         
15 and under991 100.011.1
1619193 100.015.8
17417346 17.182.914.6
187156614 7.093.019.7
191572912831 18.581.519.7
        
Under 202974125655 13.886.218.5
        
202012617558 12.987.128.9
212152519073 11.688.434.0
222923925395 13.486.632.5
2333870268111 20.779.332.8
2437178293135 21.079.036.4
        
20-241,4172381,179472 16.883.233.3
        
25463116347177 25.174.938.2
26503170333187 33.866.237.2
27565231334200 40.959.135.4
28762367395234 48.251.830.7
29850501349239 58.941.128.1
        
25-293,1431,3851,7581,037 44.155.933.0
        
30950601349230 63.336.724.2
311,112799313214 71.928.119.2
321,241927314230 74.725.318.5
331,3451,055290206 78.421.615.3
341,2791,022257171 79.920.113.4
        
30-345,9274,4041,5231,051 74.325.717.7
        
351,159909250171 78.421.614.8
361,064822242181 77.322.717.0
37835677158101 81.118.912.1
38721578143112 80.219.815.5
3954942812174 78.022.013.5
        
35-394,3283,414914639 78.921.114.8
        
403552807557 78.921.116.1
412621936945 73.726.317.2
421511114027 73.526.517.9
437658189 76.323.711.8
445241115 78.821.29.6
   
40-44896683213143 76.223.816.0
    
45 and over5536198 65.534.514.5
   
Age not stated111 100.0100.0
         
Table 8 Number and percentage of births registered within and outside marriage/civil partnership classified by area of residence of mother, Oct. - Dec. 2014
       
 Total      
Area of residenceMarried/CivilUnmarried/non CivilMarried/Civil Unmarried /non Civil partnership parents
partnership parentspartnership parentspartnership parents 
   Total Same address TotalSame address
 NumberPercentage
STATE16,06410,2015,8633,40663.536.521.2
        
LEINSTER9,2465,7293,5171,98862.038.021.5
       
Carlow218129895059.240.822.9
Dublin City1,8771,06381437856.643.420.1
South Dublin1,07465042422860.539.521.2
Fingal1,15675939722965.734.319.8
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 6384871519276.323.714.4
Kildare79251128116664.535.521.0
Kilkenny318219996068.931.118.9
Laois3121851278959.340.728.5
Longford14895533364.235.822.3
Louth44825019811355.844.225.2
Meath69145723415966.133.923.0
Offaly2571501076658.441.625.7
Westmeath3132011127164.235.822.7
Wexford51126524614551.948.128.4
Wicklow49330818510962.537.522.1
       
MUNSTER4,0952,5881,50790963.236.822.2
       
Clare3512231288563.536.524.2
Cork City3481911578054.945.123.0
Cork County1,4401,01642429370.629.420.3
Kerry4002521488963.037.022.3
Limerick City2201001204545.554.520.5
Limerick County 44728716011064.235.824.6
North Tipperary237161764967.932.120.7
South Tipperary2861561307454.545.525.9
Waterford City16381824249.750.325.8
Waterford County203121824259.640.420.7
       
CONNACHT1,8131,29451932671.428.618.0
       
Galway City261178835168.231.819.5
Galway County63747316410574.325.716.5
Leitrim9166251472.527.515.4
Mayo4222931297469.430.617.5
Roscommon203144594770.929.123.2
Sligo199140593570.429.617.6
       
ULSTER (PART OF)91059032018364.835.220.1
       
Cavan281194875369.031.018.9
Donegal4332751588263.536.518.9
Monaghan196121754861.738.324.5
        
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
   
Border1648104660234563.536.520.9
Midland1,03063139925961.338.725.1
West1,5231,08843527771.428.618.2
Dublin4,7452,9591,78692762.437.619.5
Mid-East1,9761,27670043464.635.422.0
Mid-West1,25577148428961.438.623.0
South-East1,69997172841357.242.824.3
South-West2,1881,45972946266.733.321.1
        
Table 9 Births registered, classified by area of residence and age of mother, Oct. - Dec. 2014
      
           
Area of residenceTotalUnder 2020-2425-2930-3435-3940 and overAge not statedAverage age of mother at maternity
          
        All births First births
           
STATE16,0642971,4173,1435,9274,328951132.330.5
           
LEINSTER9,2461718561,8733,4212,38354232.230.5
          
Carlow218628527845931.028.9
Dublin City1,8774519138567348310031.931.0
South Dublin1,074191112543742655131.830.0
Fingal1,15622782234563136432.630.9
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 638628762532205534.032.4
Kildare79215701603071974332.230.3
Kilkenny31852455137801732.430.2
Laois31243173130561831.630.5
Longford14824374832731.430.4
Louth448761911541082731.729.2
Meath69111431372671924132.630.5
Offaly2576336181512531.629.3
Westmeath31342665118792132.231.0
Wexford51112661131801122831.328.4
Wicklow493942911651503632.729.7
          
MUNSTER4,095803477561,4761,200235132.530.6
          
Clare35192769130942232.430.7
Cork City34894265117952031.930.3
Cork County1,440138021158347775133.331.7
Kerry400821771481083833.031.2
Limerick City2209365758491130.728.2
Limerick County 447342911531332532.530.7
North Tipperary2376244884601531.929.2
South Tipperary28614316697671131.328.5
Waterford City163320425241531.230.3
Waterford County2036243054761332.530.1
          
CONNACHT1,8132812631670850513032.931.1
          
Galway City26142137103712533.232.2
Galway County6375391082571824633.131.2
Leitrim91261631231333.530.2
Mayo422934781641132432.530.8
Roscommon2033163986481132.230.4
Sligo1995103867681132.930.8
          
ULSTER (PART OF)91018881983222404431.929.3
          
Cavan2819305892781432.029.2
Donegal433740951611042632.029.6
Monaghan196218456958431.728.9
          
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:          
   
Border1,648321653435744399532.129.5
Midland1,030141142363772187131.830.4
West1,5232111026261041410632.931.2
Dublin4,745924089381,7561,28127032.331.0
Mid-East1,9763515538873953912032.530.2
Mid-West1,255271292654253367332.030.0
South-East1,699461933585984218331.629.2
South-West2,18830143353848680133133.031.3
           
Table 10 Births registered outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by area of residence and age of mother, Oct. - Dec. 2014
                   
          
          
Area of residenceTotalUnder 2525-2930-3435-3940 and overAge not statedAverage age of mother at maternity
       
        All birthsFirst births
          
STATE5,8631,4351,7581,523914232129.528.1
          
LEINSTER3,5178501,06092754113929.528.2
         
Carlow8929262210228.226.2
Dublin City8141902272221453029.829.0
South Dublin424107135105611629.327.4
Fingal39775117117682030.328.6
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 15130384134830.629.6
Kildare281699471371029.227.8
Kilkenny9926243513129.327.9
Laois12730423116829.629.0
Longford531818115128.228.1
Louth198605647251029.127.1
Meath234477857411129.928.3
Offaly1073234316428.327.2
Westmeath11225432912328.828.2
Wexford24669736530928.826.6
Wicklow18543554338629.828.2
         
MUNSTER1,50737044738524163129.628.1
         
Clare12833403217629.228.2
Cork City15740424525529.627.8
Cork County424811071269019130.829.6
Kerry148275040201130.128.5
Limerick City12040372116628.525.7
Limerick County 16035583626529.428.6
North Tipperary762525158328.325.3
South Tipperary13043373314328.126.0
Waterford City8219282310229.129.0
Waterford County8227231415328.426.9
         
CONNACHT519121148143842329.828.5
         
Galway City8319142319831.330.5
Galway County16432514828530.029.2
Leitrim258555230.025.3
Mayo12934383418529.427.7
Roscommon591619193228.626.6
Sligo5912211411129.326.6
         
ULSTER (PART OF)320941036848728.626.8
         
Cavan873530810427.225.6
Donegal15841474423329.227.8
Monaghan751826161528.926.2
   
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
   
Border602174185134892028.926.8
Midland399105137102391628.928.2
West435101122124682029.928.8
Dublin1,7864025174853087429.828.7
Mid-East7001592271711162729.628.1
Mid-West48413316010467202927.3
South-East728213211192922028.726.9
South-West72914819921113535130.429
          
Table 11 Births registered, classified by nationality of mother, marital status and age, Oct. - Dec. 2014
Nationality of motherTotal birthsBirths inside marriage/civil partnershipBirths outside marriage/civil partnershipAverage age of mother at maternity
 Number PercentageNumber PercentageNumber Percentage 
TOTAL16,064100.010,20163.55,86336.532.3
Ireland12,50677.97,90563.24,60136.832.6
United Kingdom3482.218152.016748.031.8
EU15 excl. Irl & UK2571.613753.312046.733.8
EU15 to EU 28 *1,88111.71,14861.073339.030.6
Other1,0576.682177.723622.331.9
Not stated150.1960.0640.032.2
        
        
* Croatia included in EU 15 to EU 28 from q3 2013.
Table 12 Deaths registered by county of residence of deceased, October-December 2014
     
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemaleRate1
     
     
STATE6,7873,5303,2575.9
     
LEINSTER3,4241,7691,6555.4
Carlow7236365.2
Dublin City9414684737.3
South Dublin2621371253.9
Fingal216118983.1
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 3271681596.3
Kildare2101041064.0
Kilkenny12562635.2
Laois8445394.1
Longford6536296.6
Louth199110896.4
Meath2321261065.0
Offaly11760576.0
Westmeath15585707.1
Wexford2491391106.8
Wicklow17075954.9
    
MUNSTER1,9941,0519436.4
Clare173106675.9
Cork City2271191087.7
Cork County5272632645.2
Kerry2981541448.3
Limerick City12364598.7
Limerick County 198110885.9
North Tipperary12670567.1
South Tipperary14166756.3
Waterford City8146356.9
Waterford County10053475.9
    
CONNACHT8894464436.6
Galway City7437374.1
Galway County2771421356.3
Leitrim6734338.3
Mayo2501211297.6
Roscommon10653536.6
Sligo11559567.1
    
ULSTER (PART OF)4802642166.5
Cavan11763546.3
Donegal2551341216.3
Monaghan10867417.0
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:    
Border8614673946.6
Midland4212261955.9
West7073533546.4
Dublin1,7468918555.5
Mid-East6123053074.6
Mid-West6203502706.5
South-East7684023666.1
South-West1,0525365166.3
1 Deaths per year per 1,000 population. Annual rates based on estimated 2014 Usual Residence population.
Table 13 Deaths registered by cause of death and county of residence of deceased, October-December 2014
       
Area of residenceTotal DeathsMalignant NeoplasmsDiseases of the Circulatory systemDiseases of the Respiratory systemExternal causesAll other causes
       
STATE6,7872,1142,0157424621,454
       
LEINSTER3,4241,125965371235728
Carlow7225225713
Dublin City94130526110268205
South Dublin2629162321265
Fingal2168553181248
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 32710294401576
Kildare2106668221737
Kilkenny125383613533
Laois8429305317
Longford6521237311
Louth1996650182441
Meath2327663221655
Offaly117353815821
Westmeath155564715631
Wexford2497675342539
Wicklow1705443231436
      
MUNSTER1,994591644217120422
Clare173605124335
Cork City2276372221456
Cork County5271471795332116
Kerry2989499301758
Limerick City1233530121729
Limerick County 198566434935
North Tipperary1263448121220
South Tipperary141444015735
Waterford City8122264623
Waterford County100363511315
      
CONNACHT88926024711069203
Galway City74281581013
Galway County2777978322365
Leitrim67202010314
Mayo2506769341565
Roscommon106323911519
Sligo1153426151327
      
ULSTER (PART OF)4801381594438101
Cavan117294661224
Donegal2557783271553
Monaghan1083230111124
      
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:      
Border8612582558778183
Midland421141138422080
West7072062018553162
Dublin1,746583470192107394
Mid-East6121961746747128
Mid-West6201851938241119
South-East7682412348253158
South-West1,05230435010563230
Table 14 Deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, October-December 2014
   Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
   CodeCodeDeaths          over
Total deaths0A00-Y896,787551014641061883326571,2881,9122,161
                 
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B99780100259182527
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B90500000011111
Meningococcal infection3A39101000000000
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B24200000020000
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B191000002240110
Other infectious and parasitic
   diseases600000032062326
            
Neoplasms6C00-D482,16800471341146332631629365
 Malignant Neoplasms of the:-7C00-C972,11400461341143327620611349
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C14440000102161663
Oesophagus9C1591000101517321817
Stomach10C167500001358212017
Colon11C18105000001112303526
Rectum and anus12C19-C21115000003821343415
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C22800000027631286
Pancreas14C251170000001120323618
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C34478000014318216214355
Skin16C434300000128111110
Breast17C501440000082225333323
Cervix uteri18C532400000528720
Other parts of uterus19C54-C55420000001916124
Ovary20C567200000232022178
Prostate21C6112900000015246237
Kidney22C6462001010410181513
Bladder23C675400000011132712
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C96148000142712474332
Other malignant neoplasms2910034593047716953
Diseases of the blood and             
  blood-forming organs,            
  immunological disorders25D50-D8926000201037310
Endocrine, Nutritional and metabolic            
  diseases26E00-E9014701113248265645
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E1410000001113144337
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99331000100042199206
  Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic              
     psychosis)29F10200000000110
  Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19000000000000
Diseases of the nervous system and            
  the sense organs31G00-H9529711023682237109108
Meningitis32G00-G03000000000000
Diseases of the Circulatory System:-33I00-I992,015001493359161319578851
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I25985000041635105189279357
  of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I21401000026103364133153
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I523210012174173674179
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69423000126102251140191
Other diseases of circulatory system28600012410174385124
                 
Diseases of the Respiratory system37J00-J99742010023732115255327
Influenza38J10-J11101000000000
Pneumonia39J12-J19216000012171849138
Chronic Lower respiratory disease40J40-J4732600001041570130106
of which: Asthma41J45-J46600000010122
Other diseases of the respiratory             
   system199000001210277683
            
Diseases of the Digestive system42K00-K9324000002132031475374
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and            
   jejunum43K25-K281500000002148
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K746100002912161750
Other diseases of the digestive            
   system164000004813294466
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous            
  tissue45L00-L991000000001153
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal            
  system/connective tissue46M00-M99450000012481218
Rheumatoid arthritis and            
   osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M191400000002435
            
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N9913400002137123970
 Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N299100002126103139
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth            
  and puerperium50O00-O99000000000000
            
Certain conditions originating in the             
  perinatal period151P00-P9630280000011000
            
Congenital malformations and            
  chromosomal abnomalities52Q00-Q9940232420043110
Congenital malformations of the:-            
Nervous system53Q00-Q07210100000000
Circulatory system54Q20-Q281060100020010
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal            
  findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R9922310012110112
Sudden infant death syndrome56R95431000000000
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R99600001210002
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y894620344569806846554745
Accidents59V01-X592830332042492522374042
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V9954010891067841
               Accidental falls 61W00-W195701002324111816
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X497600072324107500
               other accidents96013581274131825
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X8414500122252635171720
Homicide/assault64X85-Y09600011130000
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y341900021347020
 All other external causes  900000110133
1 Stillbirths not included.              
Table 15 Male deaths registered classified by Eurostat shortlist cause and age group, October-December 2014
   Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
   CodeCodeMales          over
Total Male Deaths0A00-Y893,5302871144781322114017761,033809
            
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B9939000012817911
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B90200000011000
Meningococcal infection3A39000000000000
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B24200000020000
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B19700001140100
Other infectious and parasitic            
   diseases28000001106911
            
Neoplasms6C00-D481,180004662071181357360175
 Malignant Neoplasms of the:-7C00-C971,146004562069177349346170
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C1429000000114932
Oesophagus9C1565000101412251210
Stomach10C1642000002361588
Colon11C186500000117232112
Rectum and anus12C19-C216300000141423165
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C22510000023424153
Pancreas14C256400000061320196
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C342830000031754859430
Skin16C432300000125672
Breast17C50000000000000
Cervix uteri18C53000000000000
Other parts of uterus19C54-C55000000000000
Ovary20C56000000000000
Prostate21C6112900000015246237
Kidney22C64430010104812107
Bladder23C6735000000118169
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C968800012247322317
Other malignant neoplasms1660033371827434022
Diseases of the blood and             
  blood-forming organs,            
  immunological disorders25D50-D891200000102225
Endocrine, Nutritional and metabolic            
  diseases26E00-E908401101125193420
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E146000001113112419
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F9912100000002164360
  Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic              
     psychosis)29F10100000000100
  Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19000000000000
Diseases of the nervous system and            
  the sense organs31G00-H95129000125712154839
Meningitis32G00-G03000000000000
Diseases of the Circulatory System:-33I00-I99994001372147113217299286
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I2558400004123084142171141
  of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I212180000241029427259
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I52135001112310263655
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I6915400010377265555
  Other diseases of circulatory system  121000124712233735
                 
Diseases of the Respiratory system37J00-J9936701000222060147135
Influenza38J10-J11101000000000
Pneumonia39J12-J19940000010563349
Chronic Lower respiratory disease40J40-J4716600000027366655
of which: Asthma41J45-J46200000010010
Other diseases of the respiratory
   system10600000108184831
            
Diseases of the Digestive system42K00-K931330000281217313429
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and            
   jejunum43K25-K28700000002113
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7442000024991440
Other diseases of the digestive
   system8400000436162926
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous            
  tissue45L00-L99600000001032
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal            
  system/connective tissue46M00-M991500000114342
Rheumatoid arthritis and            
   osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M19400000002110
            
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N99630000002582127
 Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N29480000001481916
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth            
  and puerperium50O00-O99000000000000
            
Certain conditions originating in the             
  perinatal period151P00-P9614130000010000
            
Congenital malformations and            
  chromosomal abnomalities52Q00-Q9924132210031110
Congenital malformations of the:-            
Nervous system53Q00-Q07110000000000
Circulatory system54Q20-Q28410100010010
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal            
  findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R99821001110002
Sudden infant death syndrome56R95321000000000
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R99300001110000
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y893410233358705437402816
Accidents59V01-X591960221636422117232215
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V994101069855520
               Accidental falls 61W00-W1933000023237115
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X49590006172085300
               other accidents630124811648910
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X8411800114202327151620
Homicide/assault64X85-Y09500011120000
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y341500021335010
All other external causes700000110131
1 Stillbirths not included.              
Table 16 Female deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, October-December 2014
      Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
   CodeCodeFemales          over
Total Female Deaths0A00-Y893,25727332028561212565128791,352
            
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B99390100131011616
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B90300000000111
Meningococcal infection3A39101000000000
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B24000000000000
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B19300001100010
Other infectious and parasitic            
   diseases320000021001415
            
Neoplasms6C00-D48988000172175151274269190
 Malignant Neoplasms of the:-7C00-C97968000172174150271265179
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C141500001012731
Oesophagus9C152600000015767
Stomach10C1633000011226129
Colon11C18400000000571414
Rectum and anus12C19-C215200000247111810
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C2229000000427133
Pancreas14C255300000057121712
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C341950000111428774925
Skin16C432000000003548
Breast17C501440000082225333323
Cervix uteri18C532400000528720
Other parts of uterus19C54-C55420000001916124
Ovary20C567200000232022178
Prostate21C61000000000000
Kidney22C641900000002656
Bladder23C6719000000005113
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C966000002035152015
Other malignant neoplasms1250001221220282931
Diseases of the blood and             
  blood-forming organs,            
  immunological disorders25D50-D891400020001515
Endocrine, Nutritional and metabolic            
  diseases26E00-E90630001212372225
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E14400000000031918
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F9921000010002556146
  Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic              
     psychosis)29F10100000000010
  Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19000000000000
Diseases of the nervous system and            
  the sense organs31G00-H95168110111110226169
Meningitis32G00-G03000000000000
Diseases of the Circulatory System:-33I00-I991,02100012121248102279565
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I2540100000452147108216
  of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I2118300000204226194
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I52186000105171038124
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I692690000233152585136
  Other diseases of circulatory system  16500000035204889
                 
Diseases of the Respiratory system37J00-J9937500002151255108192
Influenza38J10-J11000000000000
Pneumonia39J12-J1912200001112121689
Chronic Lower respiratory disease40J40-J4716000001028346451
of which: Asthma41J45-J46400000000112
Other diseases of the respiratory             
   system930000002292852
            
Diseases of the Digestive system42K00-K93107000005814161945
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and            
   jejunum43K25-K28800000000035
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K741900000537310
Other diseases of the digestive            
   system8000000057131540
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous            
  tissue45L00-L99400000000121
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal            
  system/connective tissue46M00-M9930000000105816
Rheumatoid arthritis and            
   osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M191000000000325
            
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N99710000211241843
 Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N29430000211221223
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth            
  and puerperium50O00-O99000000000000
            
Certain conditions originating in the             
  perinatal period151P00-P9616150000001000
            
Congenital malformations and            
  chromosomal abnomalities52Q00-Q9916100210012000
Congenital malformations of the:-            
Nervous system53Q00-Q07100100000000
Circulatory system54Q20-Q28650000010000
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal            
  findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R9914100001010110
Sudden infant death syndrome56R95110000000000
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R99300000100002
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y89121011121110149151929
Accidents59V01-X598701146745141827
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V991300020212321
               Accidental falls 61W00-W1924010000014711
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X491700016422200
               other accidents33001101105915
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X842700085382100
Homicide/assault64X85-Y09100000010000
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y34400000012010
All other external causes200000000002
1 Stillbirths not included.              
Table 17 Infant and neonatal mortality by area of residence of deceased, October - December 2014
 Infant mortality Neonatal mortality
Area of residenceNumberRateNumberRate
      
STATE553.4 412.6
LEINSTER303.2 252.7
Carlow00.0 00.0
Dublin City63.2 42.1
South Dublin43.7 21.9
Fingal54.3 43.5
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 11.6 11.6
Kildare00.0 00.0
Kilkenny13.1 13.1
Laois516.0 516.0
Longford00.0 00.0
Louth36.7 36.7
Meath22.9 22.9
Offaly00.0 00.0
Westmeath00.0 00.0
Wexford23.9 23.9
Wicklow12.0 12.0
   
MUNSTER184.4 92.2
Clare25.7 00.0
Cork City25.7 12.9
Cork County42.8 32.1
Kerry37.5 00.0
Limerick City313.6 29.1
Limerick County 12.2 00.0
North Tipperary28.4 28.4
South Tipperary00.0 00.0
Waterford City16.1 16.1
Waterford County00.0 00.0
   
CONNACHT52.8 52.8
Galway City13.8 13.8
Galway County11.6 11.6
Leitrim00.0 00.0
Mayo24.7 24.7
Roscommon14.9 14.9
Sligo00.0 00.0
   
ULSTER (PART OF)22.2 22.2
Cavan13.6 13.6
Donegal00.0 00.0
Monaghan15.1 15.1
   
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:     
Border53.053.0
Midland54.954.9
West53.353.3
Dublin163.4112.3
Mid-East31.531.5
Mid-West86.443.2
South-East42.442.4
South-West94.1 41.8
Infant mortality rates: Deaths of infants under one year per 1,000 live births, classified by area of residence of mother.
Neonatal mortality rates: Deaths of infants under 28 days per 1,000 live births, classified by area of residence of mother.
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.

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, Section 73 of the Civil Registration Act 2004 and Government Order SI 831 of 2007.

Methodology

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

The extension of the Limerick City boundary, which came into operation on 1st March 2008, has been taken into account in the compilation of the statistics from the Second Quarter of 2008. As a result, data for Limerick City and County are not directly comparable with any quarter prior to the Second Quarter 2008.

This publication continues with the 3 major changes in the methods by which mortality statistics are compiled. These changes were introduced in the Vital Statistics First Quarter 2007 publication.

1) Underlying Cause of Death is classified according to International Classification of Diseases, Version 10 (ICD10) instead of to International Classification of Diseases, Version 9 (ICD9). In addition, this and future publications will incorporate certain official updates to ICD-10. In particular, mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19), with mention of intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09), accidental, intentional self and undetermined intent poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances (X40-X49, X60-X69, Y10-Y19) or assault by chemical or noxious substance (X85-X90), are now coded to the latter.

http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/OfficialWHOUpdatesCombined1996-2008VOLUME2.pdf

2) Deaths where there was not an inquest have been coded using the automated coding system developed by the U.S National Centre for Health Statistics (NCHS). Previously the Underlying Cause of Death was chosen manually for all deaths.

3) All deaths registered in the quarter/year have been included in the statistics, in some cases with a provisional cause of death. Previously the practice was not to include deaths in the annual summary statistics until the cause of death had been definitely established.

Because of these changes, caution should be taken in directly comparing these mortality statistics with those of previous quarters/years. Many countries have found that moving to ICD10 does affect certain specific categories of causes of death. In particular, a significant drop in the number of deaths attributed to pneumonia and bronchopneumonia has been observed in some countries after moving to ICD10. These deaths were instead assigned to other conditions included on the death certificate.

The effect of the second change above has been to increase the number of deaths in our statistics as compared with previous years. Statistics for deaths due to external causes are particularly affected by this change. The previous method meant that some deaths were included in a later quarter of the year, than when they had been registered, because of the delay involved in establishing a definite cause of death.

Revised rates This report contains revisions to previously published rates for Marriages, Births and Deaths with effect from the second quarter of 2006. This is due to revised population estimates and the change from using De Facto population data to Usual Residence population data. All rates for periods prior to the second quarter of 2006 remain unchanged. These revisions were first published in the Vital Statistics First Quarter 2012 report.

Revised figures This report contains upward revisions to previously published figures for births registered in quarter 3 of 2008, quarter 1 of 2009 and 2010, and also for the previously published numbers for deaths registered in quarter 1 of 2010 and 2011. The natural increase and totals for these years were also revised. These revisions were first published in the Vital Statistics Second Quarter 2011 report.

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

NUTS2 and NUTS3 Regional Authority areas

The regional classifications in this release are based on the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units) classification used by Eurostat. The NUTS3 regions correspond to the 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, Midland and Western NUTS2 Region Southern and Eastern NUTS2 Region

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

EU-28 countries

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.

Croatia is included in EU 15 to EU28 from quarter 3 2013

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