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Vital Statistics

Quarter 4 2017

                                    Quarter 4 2017Quarter 4 2016
   
Births14,70914,740
Deaths 7,1156,955
Marriages 5,0495,073
Natural increase7,5947,785 

The number of births falls by 31 (0.2%) while deaths are up by 160 (2.3%) compared to the same period in 2016.

Figure 1 Births, deaths and natural increase, 2007-2017 Quarter 4
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There were 14,709 births in quarter 4 2017, 31 births, or 0.2%, less than the same period in 2016.  This corresponds to a birth rate of 12.3 per 1,000 population, a decrease of 0.1 from quarter 4 2016.

There were 7,115 deaths in quarter 4 2017, an increase of 2.3% (or 160 deaths) from quarter 4 2016. This equates to a death rate of 5.9 per 1,000 population, the same rate as quarter 4 2016.

There were 39 infant deaths registered in quarter 4 2017 giving an infant mortality rate of 2.7 per 1,000 live births.

The number of births less the number of deaths in quarter 4 2017 resulted in a natural increase of population of 7,594 persons.

Births

There were 7,593 male births and 7,116 female births in quarter 4 2017.  The 14,709 births represent an annual birth rate of 12.3 per thousand population.  This rate is 0.1 less than the corresponding quarter of 2016.  See tables 4 and 5.

Age of mothers

The average age of first time mothers was 31.0, down 0.1 years from the same period in the previous year.  The average age of all mothers at maternity for births registered in quarter 4 2017 was 32.9 years, the same as quarter 4 2016. The average age of first time mothers outside marriage/civil partnership was 28.7 while the average age of all mothers outside marriage/civil partnership was 30.3 years.  In the same quarter in 2016, the average age of mothers having their first baby outside marriage/civil partnership was 28.9 years while it was 30.4 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 2017 there were 9,175 (62.4%) births registered as within marriage, one of these was within civil partnership.

There were 5,534 births registered as outside marriage/civil partnership accounting for 37.6% of all births in quarter 4 2017.  The highest percentage of births outside marriage/civil partnership was in Limerick City at 63.2% and the lowest was in Leitrim with 25.6%.  In the same quarter in 2016, there were 5,449 births registered as outside marriage/civil partnership accounting for 37.0% of all births.  See table 8.

Location of births

The highest number of births registered was in Dublin City with 1,699 (11.6% of total live births in the country) followed by Cork County with 1,276 (8.7%) registered births.   Leitrim had the lowest number with 121 (0.8%) registered births in quarter 4 2017. The same pattern was reflected in quarter 4 2016 when Dublin City accounted for 1,676 or 11.4% of births followed by Cork County with 1,342 (9.1%).  Leitrim had the lowest number, 107 births (0.7%), registered in quarter 4 2016.  See table 8.

Nationality of mothers

Of the 14,709 births in quarter 4 2017, there were 11,449 babies (77.8%) born to mothers of Irish nationality compared to 11,343 (77.0%) in quarter 4 2016.  See table 11.

Birth order

A total of 5,650 births (38.4%) were to first time mothers in quarter 4 2017.  Second time mothers had 5,087 births (34.6%).  These accounted for a total of 73.0% of births of stated parity in quarter 4 2017.  See table 6 and figure 2.

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Birth Order Q4 2017 (%)
1st38.4118566863825
2nd34.5842681351553
3rd18.1317560677136
4th5.7583792236046
5th and over3.11373988714393

Deaths

There were 7,115 deaths registered in quarter 4 2017, of these 3,605 were male while 3,510 were female.  The quarter 4 2017 total is 2.3% more than in the corresponding quarter of 2016 when 6,955 deaths were registered.  See table 12.

Infant and neonatal mortality

There were 39 infant deaths registered in quarter 4 2017 giving an infant mortality rate of 2.7 deaths per 1,000 live births, a decrease of 0.6 from that recorded in the same period in 2016.  Neonatal deaths are deaths of infants at ages under 4 weeks.  There were 28 neonatal deaths registered in quarter 4 2017, giving a neonatal mortality rate of 1.9 deaths per 1,000 live births, which was a decrease of 0.5 from quarter 4 2016.  See tables 3, 4 and figure 3.

Under 1 yr ratesinfantneonatal
Q1 20143.73.2
Q2 20143.32.5
Q3 20144.32.7
Q4 20143.42.6
Q1 20153.21.8
Q2 20152.11.9
Q3 201532.5
Q4 20154.13.1
Q1 20163.82.7
Q2 201632.2
Q3 20162.92.3
Q4 20163.32.4
Q1 20172.41.9
Q2201732.4
Q320173.12.6
Q420172.71.9
Under 1 yr ratesinfantneonatal
Q1 20143.73.2
Q2 20143.32.5
Q3 20144.32.7
Q4 20143.42.6
Q1 20153.21.8
Q2 20152.11.9
Q3 201532.5
Q4 20154.13.1

Cause of death

Diseases of the Heart and Arteries:

Diseases of the circulatory system accounted for 1,986 deaths, or an annual rate of 1.7 per 1,000 population.  Of these, 903 were due to ischaemic heart disease and 391 to cerebrovascular disease.   See tables  2, 13, 14 and figure 4.

Malignant Cancers:

There were 2,202 deaths from malignant neoplasms.  This is equivalent to an annual rate of 1.8  per 1,000 population.

Lung Diseases:

Deaths from chronic lower respiratory disease numbered 339; pneumonia accounted for 233 deaths and 303 deaths resulted from all other respiratory diseases. 

Accidents, suicides and other:

There were 423 deaths due to accidents, suicides and other external causes.  Accidents accounted for 64.8% (274) of these deaths while suicides accounted for 30.7% (130).  Of these 423 deaths, 68.8% were male (291).

Dementia and Alzheimers:

There are 2 new tables included since Quarter 1 2017 presenting data on deaths due to dementia and alzheimers.  In Quarter 4 2017 there were 375 deaths due to dementia of which 250 (or 66.7%) were female while there were 140 deaths due to alzheimers of which 96 (or 68.6%) were female.  See tables 18 and 19.

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Principle causes of death Q4 2017
Circulatory
diseases
27.912860154603
External
causes
5.9451862262825
Respiratory
diseases
12.3
Remainder22.8952916373858
Malignant
neoplasms
30.9486999297259

Age at death

The leading cause of death in quarter 4 2017 varied widely by age group.  For those aged from 15 to 44 years, external causes of death including accidents, suicide and other ranked first (164 deaths).  Among individuals aged 45-74, cancers were the leading cause, while for those aged 75 and older, it was diseases of the heart and arteries. 

There were 5,739 deaths of persons aged 65 and over registered in quarter 4 2017.  This represents an annual death rate of 35.3 per 1,000 population aged 65 and over and represents a decrease of 0.5 when compared with the corresponding quarter of 2016.  See tables 3, 4 and figure 5.

The average (mean) time-lag between the date of death and the registration of death was 56 days while the median (mid-point in data) was 18 days for quarter 4 2017.

 

Code Generator for HighCharts V1.1CancerHeartLung Accident, suicide, homicide and undeterminedOther
Under 158.31.73.38.378.3
15-4422.49.91.24917.6
45-7447.321.28.17.715.7
75 and over2432.915.31.926
Code Generator for HighCharts V1.1CancerHeartLung Accident, suicide, homicide and undeterminedOther
Under 156.304.84.884.1
15-4417.49.42.357.713.1
45-7446.722.57.57.715.6
75 and over23.434.313.92.126.3

Natural Increase

The natural increase in the population (births minus deaths) for quarter 4 2017 was 7,594.  This represents a rate of 6.3 per 1,000 population, 0.3 less than quarter 4 2016.  See tables 3, 4 and figure 1.

Marriages/Civil Partnerships

The number of marriages registered during the quarter was 5,049, of which 182 were same sex marriages. This is equivalent to an annual marriage rate of 4.2 per 1,000 population, a decrease of 0.1 from quarter 4 2016.  See tables 3 and 4.

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

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.  There were no civil partnerships registered in quarter 4 2017.  There were also no civil partnerships registered in the corresponding quarter of 2016.  See tables 3 and 4.

Population

The estimated population (usual residence) in April 2017 was 4,792,490.

Notice
From the 1st January 2018 the CSO is using new automated software called IRIS that selects the underlying cause of death either in code entry mode or in free text mode (from the certifiers text on the death certificate).  The remaining deaths are manually coded by trained mortality coders.   The IRIS automated cause of death coding system was developed by the IRIS core group (currently Germany, Italy, France, Hungary and the United States) to code mortality data and is the preferred coding tool for European countries.  Please note that the underlying cause of death is still classified to the International Classification of Diseases, Version 10 (ICD 10).

Prior to using IRIS the cause of death, coding was done by the CSO using the American-developed Medical Mortality Data System (MMDS) suite of software. The MMDS software is no longer being maintained or updated and the United States subsequently joined the IRIS core group.  The first release of mortality data using IRIS will be in the Q1 2018 Vital Statistics quarterly release, due for publication at the end of August 2018.

As part of the process of moving to IRIS, the CSO carried out a dual coding exercise using both the MMDS and IRIS software on the 2015 mortality data.  A report on this will be available with the quarterly release in August 2018. This will help inform users as to the effect, if any, the move to the new software may have on cause of death coding.

 

Table 2b was updated on the 8th November 2018 to correct labels at a regional level.
Table 1 Births classified by age of mother at maternity by quarter, 2012, 2016 and 2017 and their corresponding annual age specific (asfr) and total period fertility rates (tpfr)
 Q4 2012Q4 2016Q3 2017Q4 2017
  % of1Fertility % of1Fertility % ofFertility % ofFertility
Age of motherNumbertotalrateNumbertotalrateNumbertotalrateNumbertotalrate
 < 20 years3892.311.32521.76.92721.77.22191.55.8
  20-24 years1,5709.343.71,1017.532.61,3028.338.31,1948.135.2
  25-29 years3,49520.678.52,55817.467.52,77217.774.82,57217.569.4
  30-34 years6,22136.7123.95,31136.0113.15,58235.7123.05,15735.1113.6
  35-39 years4,31625.494.44,47030.390.54,71030.193.34,53830.989.9
  40-44 years9265.522.29636.521.59205.920.19546.520.9
  45+ years520.31.3850.62.1770.51.8750.51.8
  Not stated–0.0––0.0––0.0––0.0–
  Total16,969100.01.914,740100.01.715,635100.01.814,709100.01.7
1Fertility rates for Q42012 and Q42016 have been revised, based on revised Census of Population usual residence population data
Table 2a Deaths registered by cause of death and by quarter, 2012, 2016 and 2017
 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
Q4 20172,20230.9 1,98627.9 87512.3 4235.9 1,62922.9 7,115100.0
Q3 20172,23130.52,20830.292312.63104.21,64322.57,315100.0
Q4 20162,29732.22,11829.776810.83585.01,58822.37,129100.0
Q4 20122,04429.42,20831.773910.64506.51,52321.96,964100.0
      
Table 2b Deaths registered by cause of death, by age and region, Fourth Quarter 2017
 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 1––––––––392.4390.5
1 - 430.110.110.110.210.170.1
5 - 1420.1––10.140.970.4140.2
15 - 2430.140.2––348.080.5490.7
25 - 34160.740.210.16415.190.6941.3
35 - 44562.5251.330.36615.6422.61922.7
45 - 541336.0743.770.85913.9563.43294.6
55 - 6433015.01175.9414.76615.6986.06529.2
65 - 7457426.127313.712914.74410.419011.71,21017.0
75 - 8469031.356228.328232.2348.048529.82,05328.9
85 +39517.992646.641046.95112.169442.62,47634.8
Total2,202100.01,986100.0875100.0423100.01,629100.07,115100.0
             
Males            
Under 1––––––––150.9150.2
1 - 420.1––10.110.2––40.1
5 - 1410.0––10.130.720.170.1
15 - 2420.140.2––286.630.2370.5
25 - 3440.230.2––419.770.4550.8
35 - 44311.4180.920.25011.8301.81311.8
45 - 54622.8562.860.7409.5291.81932.7
55 - 641808.2844.2242.75412.8533.33955.6
65 - 7431514.31829.2617.0307.11086.66969.8
75 - 8439317.832016.115017.1204.723914.71,12215.8
85 +1878.534717.514616.7245.724615.195013.4
Total1,17753.51,01451.139144.729168.873244.93,60550.7
             
Females            
Under 1––––––––241.5240.3
1 - 410.010.1––––10.130.0
5 - 1410.0––––10.250.370.1
15 - 2410.0––––61.450.3120.2
25 - 34120.510.110.1235.420.1390.5
35 - 44251.170.410.1163.8120.7610.9
45 - 54713.2180.910.1194.5271.71361.9
55 - 641506.8331.7171.9122.8452.82573.6
65 - 7425911.8914.6687.8143.3825.05147.2
75 - 8429713.524212.213215.1143.324615.193113.1
85 +2089.457929.226430.2276.444827.51,52621.4
Total1,02546.597248.948455.313231.289755.13,51049.3
             
Region            
Border23610.724512.312314.16314.922013.588712.5
Midland1356.11085.4566.4225.2915.64125.8
West2059.31879.48910.2409.517510.76969.8
Dublin58726.752026.224027.411727.742926.31,89326.6
Mid-East2169.81799.0556.3317.31428.76238.8
Mid-West1968.91557.8829.4327.61539.46188.7
South-East25511.625012.69410.75513.01549.580811.4
South-West37216.934217.213615.56314.926516.31,17816.6
Total2,202100.01,986100.0875100.04231001,629100.07,115100.0
Table 3 Marriages, civil partnerships, births, deaths and natural increase
 Marriages1 Live Births Deaths 
 TotalOpposite sexSame sexCivil PartnershipsTotalFirstOutside marriage/civil partnershipsAverage Age TotalInfantNeo-natal65 & overNatural Increase
Quarter 1
20122,812––8219,3137,6936,92931.87,97961456,44511,334
20133,312––5217,5636,7526,40632.18,34755366,7829,216
20143,620––6817,6996,8126,43932.38,11065566,6409,589
20153,546––7817,1836,4566,20232.58,60455317,1758,579
20163,5033,320183716,4806,2456,03732.78,60963457,1417,871
20173,4593,329130–16,4876,1816,22932.89,06740327,7167,420
            
Quarter 2            
20125,411––12017,9586,7186,16431.97,08047415,62910,878
20135,212––7217,1076,3725,82432.27,64458386,2069,463
20145,431––9616,5026,1695,94932.37,19755415,7429,305
20155,516––9316,0646,0215,78632.57,56534306,1688,499
20165,6595,369290–16,2195,8985,80632.77,69748366,2968,522
20175,5975,422175–15,2225,7345,67532.87,31546375,9317,907
            
Quarter 3            
20127,712––12517,9856,9746,25032.06,82579615,25711,160
20137,541––12017,7296,6086,24332.16,98359465,52210,746
20148,038––11917,1976,4236,32932.37,00174465,52610,196
20158,197––14917,1286,3676,28532.46,85152425,48310,277
20168,3918,038353–16,4586,2186,05632.67,12949385,7179,329
20177,9167,644272–15,6355,9625,90232.76,98749415,6408,648
            
Quarter 4            
20124,778––10216,9696,5546,00132.16,96463475,43710,005
20134,615––8916,5316,3795,92032.27,04456445,4709,487
20144,956––10916,0646,2315,86332.36,78755415,3619,277
20154,8574,766915615,5346,0235,71732.56,93264485,5048,602
20165,0734,843230–14,7405,6815,44932.96,95548365,6427,785
20175,0494,867182–14,7095,6505,53432.9 7,11539285,7397,594
            
Total            
201220,713––42972,22527,93925,34431.928,84825019422,76843,377
201320,680––33368,93026,11124,39332.1 30,01822816423,98038,912
201422,045––39267,46225,63524,58032.3 29,09524918423,26938,367
201522,11622,0259137665,90924,86723,99032.5 29,95220515124,33035,957
201622,62621,5701,056763,89724,04223,34832.7 30,39020815524,79633,507
201722,02121,262759–62,05323,52723,34032.8 30,48417413825,02631,569
1 All Marriage & Civil Partnership figures are final.
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
 Marriages5 Live BirthsDeaths 
 Total6Opposite sex6Same sex6Civil Partnerships5,6Total6% First births 2% Outside marriage/civil partnershipsTotal6Infant 3 MortalityNeo-natal4 Mortality65 & over6Natural Increase6
Quarter 1
20122.5––0.0716.940.035.97.03.22.348.59.9
20132.9––0.0515.338.636.57.33.12.049.38.0
20143.1––0.0615.338.636.47.03.73.246.78.3
20153.1––0.0714.837.636.17.43.21.848.77.4
2016*3.02.80.20.0114.137.936.67.33.82.746.86.7
20172.92.80.1–13.937.537.87.72.41.949.06.3
            
Quarter 2   
20124.7––0.1015.637.534.36.22.62.340.99.5
20134.5––0.0614.837.334.06.63.42.243.68.2
20144.7––0.0814.237.536.16.23.32.539.08.0
20154.7––0.0813.737.536.06.52.11.940.47.3
2016*4.84.50.2–13.736.435.86.53.02.240.07.2
20174.74.50.1–12.737.737.36.13.02.436.56.6
            
Quarter 3   
20126.7––0.1115.738.934.85.94.43.438.29.7
20136.5––0.1015.437.435.26.13.32.638.89.3
20146.9––0.1014.837.536.86.04.32.737.58.8
20157.0––0.1314.637.336.75.83.02.535.98.8
2016*7.16.80.3–13.937.836.86.03.02.336.37.9
20176.66.40.2–13.038.137.75.83.12.634.77.2
            
Quarter 4   
20124.2––0.0914.838.735.46.13.72.839.58.7
20134.0––0.0814.338.735.86.13.42.738.48.2
20144.3––0.0913.838.936.55.83.42.636.48.0
20154.14.10.10.0513.338.836.85.94.13.136.17.3
2016*4.34.10.2–12.438.537.05.93.32.435.86.6
20174.24.10.2–12.338.437.65.92.71.935.36.3
            
Total   
20124.5––0.0915.738.835.16.33.52.741.49.4
20134.5––0.0714.938.035.46.53.32.442.18.4
20144.7––0.0814.538.136.36.33.72.739.58.3
20154.74.70.00.0814.137.836.46.43.12.339.97.7
2016*4.84.60.20.0013.537.636.56.43.32.439.47.1
20174.64.40.2–12.937.937.66.42.82.238.56.6
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 All Marriage & Civil Partnership rates are final.
6Rates have been revised for intercensal years (2012-2015)       
*Rates for 2016 have also been revised (See background notes)
Table 5 Births registered, classified by area of residence of mother, October - December 2017
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemaleRate1
STATE14,7097,5937,11612.3
     
LEINSTER8,4664,3484,11812.7
Carlow1958710813.6
Dublin City1,69987482512.4
South Dublin97649248417.5
Fingal1,00250549713.3
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 5842823028.3
Kildare74038135913.1
Kilkenny28915513411.6
Laois30616414214.2
Longford133775612.8
Louth43923220713.5
Meath65334331013.1
Offaly22811711111.5
Westmeath33217415814.8
Wexford45322822512.0
Wicklow43723720012.0
    
MUNSTER3,6711,9491,72211.4
Clare34119714411.4
Cork City31716814910.3
Cork County1,27667060612.1
Kerry36919017910.1
Limerick City182899312.6
Limerick County 41222219012.0
North Tipperary22311810512.3
South Tipperary2231181059.9
Waterford City146806612.2
Waterford County182978510.6
    
CONNACHT1,65384281112.0
Galway City22511311212.1
Galway County56929627312.6
Leitrim121596214.9
Mayo37219717511.4
Roscommon188909811.5
Sligo178879110.9
    
ULSTER (PART OF)91945446512.3
Cavan25713212513.4
Donegal44620624011.1
Monaghan21611610013.8
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:    
Border1,65783282512.6
Midland99953246713.4
West1,35469665812.0
Dublin4,2612,1532,10812.6
Mid-East1,83096186912.8
Mid-West1,15862653212.0
South-East1,48876572311.6
South-West1,9621,02893411.4
1 Births per year per 1,000 population. Annual rates based on estimated usual residence 2017 population.
Table 6 Births registered, classified by age of mother and previous number of liveborn children, October - December 2017
Age of mother at maternity                                              Previous number of liveborn children
 Total012345 or moreNot stated
All ages14,7095,6505,0872,667847288170–
         
15 and under22––––––
1688––––––
1728262–––––
18655942––––
19116102122––––
Under 20219197184––––
         
201831354341–––
21172126424––––
222161525481–1–
2328317280246–1–
2434018710438101––
20-241,194772323781812–
         
2538319911955622–
26407205125521654–
27496231162722173–
285752621907633131–
297113302368939116–
25-292,5721,2278323441153816–
         
30807367284104271411–
3193641334113033136–
321,018409358166561712–
331,183444441207522712–
341,213410481217682017–
30-345,1572,0431,9058242369158–
         
351,230378464255882520–
361,034274387251792617–
37987224354291822412–
3872016425420962229–
3956711318318467146–
35-394,5381,1531,6421,19037811164–
         
40359701388842147–
41263679159231211–
4217840634017135–
431002733221143–
445420197521–
40-44954224344216984527–
 
45 and over75342311223–
 
Age not stated––––––––
Table 7 Number and percentage of births registered within and outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by age of mother, October - December 2017
Age of mother at maternityTotalMarried/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parents Married/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parents
  TotalSame address   TotalSame address
 Number Percentage of total births
All ages14,7099,1755,5342,997 62.437.620.4
         
15 and under2–2– –100.0–
168171 12.587.512.5
17282265 7.192.917.9
186595610 13.886.215.4
191161410218 12.187.915.5
Under 202192619334 11.988.115.5
         
201832715640 14.885.221.9
211722414844 14.086.025.6
222163218462 14.885.228.7
232836621784 23.376.729.7
2434070270129 20.679.437.9
20-241,194219975359 18.381.730.1
         
2538395288128 24.875.233.4
26407116291153 28.571.537.6
27496175321190 35.364.738.3
28575256319176 44.555.530.6
29711357354190 50.249.826.7
25-292,5729991,573837 38.861.232.5
         
30807500307180 62.038.022.3
31936643293177 68.731.318.9
321,018712306180 69.930.117.7
331,183880303206 74.425.617.4
341,213940273178 77.522.514.7
30-345,1573,6751,482921 71.328.717.9
         
351,230971259169 78.921.113.7
361,034800234156 77.422.615.1
37987765222149 77.522.515.1
3872056615499 78.621.413.8
3956742614191 75.124.916.0
35-394,5383,5281,010664 77.722.314.6
         
4035925310664 70.529.517.8
412632006341 76.024.015.6
421781136536 63.536.520.2
43100762417 76.024.017.0
445439159 72.227.816.7
40-44954681273167 71.428.617.5
    
45 and over75472815 62.737.320.0
    
Age not stated–––– –––
Table 8 Number and percentage of births registered within and outside marriage/civil partnership classified by area of residence of mother, October - December 2017
Area of residenceTotalMarried/Civil partnership parentsUnmarried/non-Civil partnership parents Married/Civil partnership parents Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parents
   Total Same address  TotalSame address
 Number Percentage of total births
STATE14,7099,1755,5342,997 62.437.620.4
         
LEINSTER8,4665,2143,2521,734 61.638.420.5
Carlow1951247139 63.636.420.0
Dublin City1,699971728331 57.242.819.5
South Dublin976592384181 60.739.318.5
Fingal1,002677325177 67.632.417.7
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 58442715792 73.126.915.8
Kildare740452288158 61.138.921.4
Kilkenny2891909961 65.734.321.1
Laois30619111569 62.437.622.5
Longford133795432 59.440.624.1
Louth43924919094 56.743.321.4
Meath653407246147 62.337.722.5
Offaly2281458344 63.636.419.3
Westmeath33219913389 59.940.126.8
Wexford453251202109 55.444.624.1
Wicklow437260177111 59.540.525.4
        
MUNSTER3,6712,2461,425765 61.238.820.8
Clare34121612582 63.336.724.0
Cork City31717913858 56.543.518.3
Cork County1,276866410239 67.932.118.7
Kerry36921915092 59.340.724.9
Limerick City1826711537 36.863.220.3
Limerick County 41225915376 62.937.118.4
North Tipperary2231517246 67.732.320.6
South Tipperary22311011363 49.350.728.3
Waterford City146717536 48.651.424.7
Waterford County1821087436 59.340.719.8
        
CONNACHT1,6531,147506320 69.430.619.4
Galway City2251388760 61.338.726.7
Galway County569416153101 73.126.917.8
Leitrim121903123 74.425.619.0
Mayo37224213075 65.134.920.2
Roscommon1881394933 73.926.117.6
Sligo1781225628 68.531.515.7
        
ULSTER (PART OF)919568351178 61.838.219.4
Cavan25715410360 59.940.123.3
Donegal44627816880 62.337.717.9
Monaghan2161368038 63.037.017.6
         
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:       
Border1,6571,02962832362.137.919.5
Midland999614385234 61.538.523.4
West1,354935419269 69.130.919.9
Dublin4,2612,6671,594781 62.637.418.3
Mid-East1,8301,119711416 61.138.922.7
Mid-West1,158693465241 59.840.220.8
South-East1,488854634344 57.442.623.1
South-West1,9621,264698389 64.435.619.8
Table 9 Births registered, classified by area of residence and age of mother, October - December 2017
Area of residenceTotalUnder 2020-2425-2930-3435-3940 and overAge not statedAverage age of mother at maternity
         All births First births
STATE14,7092191,1942,5725,1574,5381,029–32.931.0
           
LEINSTER8,4661387321,4922,9492,571584–32.831.0
Carlow195–2741694117–32.131.7
Dublin City1,69936160311564507121–32.631.4
South Dublin97698720433926077–32.630.9
Fingal1,00276417736332467–33.131.1
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 5849224922023846–34.432.9
Kildare740146211326323058–33.030.7
Kilkenny289522451038925–33.231.0
Laois306529531099812–32.429.8
Longford1336183240289–31.128.0
Louth43913518414412720–31.829.0
Meath65355010123322143–33.231.2
Offaly22832744746416–32.229.9
Westmeath332534661189415–32.030.6
Wexford4539498815612823–32.230.5
Wicklow43712308415412235–32.830.3
          
MUNSTER3,671472956111,2801,169269–33.031.2
Clare3416294811511726–33.331.3
Cork City317534569110625–32.831.1
Cork County1,27696716448245797–33.832.1
Kerry3694345912411731–33.130.5
Limerick City1828304858308–30.427.3
Limerick County 4123366815511832–32.831.6
North Tipperary22321535857214–32.931.2
South Tipperary22352056745414–31.930.8
Waterford City1463164137409–31.528.9
Waterford County18221436595813–32.831.1
          
CONNACHT1,6532194264581556137–33.531.7
Galway City2254938687927–34.033.3
Galway County5695328717122054–33.931.6
Leitrim121171946426–33.231.2
Mayo3724196315110530–33.331.8
Roscommon1883142685555–32.631.2
Sligo17841331605515–32.930.4
          
ULSTER (PART OF)919137320534724239–32.129.6
Cavan257525491036015–31.929.2
Donegal44663510815712416–32.129.9
Monaghan2162134887588–32.429.6
          
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:          
Border1,6573114433959746680–32.229.7
Midland9991910819534128452–32.029.9
West1,3541674214475459116–33.631.9
Dublin4,261613337411,4861,329311–33.031.4
Mid-East1,83031142298650573136–33.030.8
Mid-West1,1581911019941333780–32.630.8
South-East1,48824148307498410101–32.330.7
South-West1,96218135279697680153–33.531.7
Table 10 Births registered outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by area of residence and age of mother, October - December 2017
Area of residenceTotalUnder 2525-2930-3435-3940 and overAge not statedAverage age of mother at maternity
        All birthsFirst births
STATE5,5341,1681,5731,4821,010301–30.328.7
          
LEINSTER3,252709890886590177–30.328.8
Carlow7118211976–29.627.6
Dublin City72815718619715335–30.529.2
South Dublin38481129995322–30.128.8
Fingal3255390937019–30.929.1
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 157282451468–31.731.0
Kildare2886566835222–30.528.7
Kilkenny99193128165–30.328.7
Laois115253031263–30.428.6
Longford5417171244–28.525.4
Louth1905654432710–28.926.4
Meath2465163764511–30.529.0
Offaly83232418144–29.427.8
Westmeath133304635175–29.128.4
Wexford2025060503210–29.828.3
Wicklow1773649512813–30.528.3
         
MUNSTER1,42530440737725978–30.328.7
Clare125313236215–30.028.7
Cork City138334225335–30.228.1
Cork County410691021208930–31.429.8
Kerry1503341382810–30.428.6
Limerick City115373921135–28.725.8
Limerick County 1533042462312–30.529.0
North Tipperary7214202810––29.528.6
South Tipperary113243934115–29.528.0
Waterford City75172713162–29.427.3
Waterford County74162316154–30.029.4
         
CONNACHT5068015113410734–31.229.7
Galway City87722192811–33.132.1
Galway County153254833389–31.229.1
Leitrim3158891–31.330.7
Mayo130164046199–31.430.1
Roscommon4910181551–29.129.4
Sligo5617151383–29.126.4
         
ULSTER (PART OF)35175125855412–29.527.0
Cavan103273422146–29.126.5
Donegal168366142245–29.427.4
Monaghan80123021161–30.127.0
   
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
Border6281532021499826–29.427.0
Midland38595117966116–29.528.0
West419581281139030–31.430.1
Dublin1,59431942944032284–30.629.3
Mid-East71115217821012546–30.528.7
Mid-West4651121331316722–29.828.1
South-East6341442011609732–29.828.3
South-West69813518518315045–30.929.2
Table 11 Births registered, classified by nationality of mother, marital status and age, October - December 2017
Nationality of motherTotal birthsBirths inside marriage/civil partnershipBirths outside marriage/civil partnershipAverage age of mother at maternity
 Number PercentageNumber PercentageNumber Percentage 
TOTAL14,709100.09,17562.45,53437.632.9
Ireland11,44977.87,05861.64,39138.433.1
United Kingdom3402.319156.214943.833.1
EU15 excl. Irl & UK2661.816060.210639.834.0
EU15 to EU 28 11,55610.691158.564541.531.3
Other 21,0907.484877.824222.232.0
Not stated80.1787.5112.533.5
1 Croatia included in EU 15 to EU 28 from q3 2013.
2 Countries excluding Ireland, UK and EU.
Table 12 Deaths registered by county of residence of deceased, October - December 2017
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemaleRate1
State7,1153,6053,5105.9
     
Leinster3,6141,8141,8005.4
Carlow9239536.4
Dublin City9884815077.2
South Dublin3021591435.4
Fingal2451251203.3
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 3581701885.1
Kildare2341231114.1
Kilkenny12168534.8
Laois10856525.0
Longford7230426.9
Louth197901076.1
Meath17486883.5
Offaly11560555.8
Westmeath11755625.2
Wexford2761571197.3
Wicklow2151151005.9
    
Munster2,1151,0811,0346.6
Clare18898906.3
Cork City2631321318.6
Cork County6393043356.0
Kerry2761571197.6
Limerick City13566699.4
Limerick County 17388855.0
North Tipperary12262606.7
South Tipperary14472726.4
Waterford City7142295.9
Waterford County10460446.0
    
Connacht8794594206.4
Galway City9755425.2
Galway County2741551196.0
Leitrim6838308.4
Mayo2241101146.8
Roscommon10146556.2
Sligo11555607.0
    
Ulster5072512566.8
Cavan13267656.9
Donegal2641241406.6
Monaghan11160517.1
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:    
Border8874344536.7
Midland4122012115.5
West6963663306.2
Dublin1,8939359585.6
Mid-East6233242994.4
Mid-West6183143046.4
South-East8084383706.3
South-West1,1785935856.8
1 Deaths per year per 1,000 population. Annual rates based on estimated 2017 Usual residence population.
Table 13 Deaths registered by cause of death and county of residence of deceased, October - December 2017
Area of residenceTotal DeathsMalignant NeoplasmsDiseases of the Circulatory systemDiseases of the Respiratory systemExternal causesAll other causes
STATE7,1152,2021,9868754231,629
       
LEINSTER3,6141,1501,011436220797
Carlow9219359722
Dublin City98830127812957223
South Dublin3029086332172
Fingal2458459262650
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 35811297521384
Kildare234807822747
Kilkenny121403614823
Laois108352816623
Longford72192113613
Louth1976145291646
Meath1746640151241
Offaly115392612830
Westmeath117423315225
Wexford2769288331944
Wicklow2157061181254
       
MUNSTER2,115672588256116483
Clare1884948261649
Cork City2638983291844
Cork County6392081657239155
Kerry276759435666
Limerick City135433021437
Limerick County 173614223344
North Tipperary122433512923
South Tipperary144524116926
Waterford City7124208415
Waterford County104283014824
       
CONNACHT87924723911656221
Galway City97262771027
Galway County2747671341974
Leitrim6862115620
Mayo224726730451
Roscommon101312218723
Sligo1153631121026
       
ULSTER (PART OF)5071331486731128
Cavan132364911927
Donegal2647662401373
Monaghan111213716928
       
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:      
Border88723624512363220
Midland412135108562291
West6962051878940175
Dublin1,893587520240117429
Mid-East6232161795531142
Mid-West6181961558232153
South-East8082552509455154
South-West1,17837234213663265
Table 14 Deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, October- December 2017
   Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
 CodeCodeDeaths          over
Total deaths0A00-Y897,1153971449941923296521,2102,0532,476
               
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B9956––1––34671718
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B901––––––––––1
Meningococcal infection3A392––1––––1–––
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B24––––––––––––
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B1910–––––32221–
Other infectious and parasitic diseases43––––––2351617
            
Neoplasms6C00-D482,262–3231656134334585708421
Malignant neoplasms of the:-7C00-C972,202–3231656133330574690395
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C1430–––––1271055
Oesophagus9C15108–––––3617323119
Stomach10C1686–––––5611173314
Colon11C18114––––13419313224
Rectum and anus12C19-C21126––––121117284225
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C22102––––12718233813
Pancreas14C25119–––––1716423122
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C34486–––––9247915516455
Skin16C4333––––23453610
Breast17C50188––––342636393941
Cervix uteri18C5321––––114654–
Other parts of uterus19C54-C5529––––––141095
Ovary20C5674––––1–41921227
Prostate21C61149––––––18335453
Kidney22C6442––––––31010136
Bladder23C6754–––––123112017
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C96181––1–27617496138
Other malignant neoplasms260–3134141538558641
            
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, immunological disorders 25D50-D8920–––––1–3655
      
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases26E00-E901701–––2839256161
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E14122–––––324184946
            
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99382–––1––2817119235
Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis)29F104––––––1–21–
Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19––––––––––––
 
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs31G00-H95405––454792663153134
Meningitis32G00-G031–––––––––1–
              
Diseases of the circulatory system:-33I00-I991,986–1–442574117273562926
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I25903–––––94069155263367
of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I21361–––––1122752104165
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I52391–––4129173294232
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69390––––110132256111177
Other diseases of circulatory system302–1––241293094150
               
Diseases of the respiratory system37J00-J99875–11–13741129282410
Influenza38J09-J113–––––––––21
Pneumonia39J12-J19233–1––11371057153
Chronic lower respiratory disease40J40-J47339––1–––11677119125
of which: Asthma41J45-J468––1––––1–33
Other diseases of the respiratory system 300–––––231842104131
            
Diseases of the digestive system42K00-K93232–––––162633334183
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum43K25-K2810–––––2–––17
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7451–––––91318722
Other diseases of the digestive system171–––––51315263874
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue45L00-L9913––––––––247
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue46M00-M9957––––1–3191825
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M1914–––––––––77
            
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N99143–––––112164578
Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N29101–––––112113650
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium50O00-O991–––––1–––––
 
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period1 51P00-P961616––––––––––
            
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnomalities52Q00-Q9943191222554–3–
Congenital malformations of the nervous system53Q00-Q071051111–1––––
Congenital malformations of the circulatory system54Q20-Q28102–1–141––1–
               
Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R99313–––––221122
Sudden infant death syndrome56R9533––––––––––
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R994––––––211––
              
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y89423–143464665966443451
Accidents59V01-X59274––11732373245313049
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V9947––198838532
               Accidental falls 61W00-W1970––––2389111225
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X4982–––51625141444–
               Other accidents75–––361714111122
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X84130––316242823201132
Homicide/assault64X85-Y0911–1–1512–1––
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y348––––3–2111–
All other external causes  ––––––––––––
1 Stillbirths not included.
Table 15 Male deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, October - December 2017
  Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
 CodeCodeMales          over
Total Male Deaths0A00-Y893,605154737551311933956961,122950
            
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B9920–––––221384
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B90––––––––––––
Meningococcal infection3A39––––––––––––
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B24––––––––––––
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B196–––––21111–
Other infectious and parasitic diseases14––––––1–274
            
Neoplasms6C00-D481,205–21243163183324399196
Malignant neoplasms of the:-7C00-C971,177–21243162180315393187
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C1423–––––125654
Oesophagus9C1570–––––3513182110
Stomach10C1659–––––441013217
Colon11C1858–––––1112171710
Rectum and anus12C19-C2177–––––1711173011
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C2260–––––231011295
Pancreas14C2570–––––141327196
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C34271–––––71546898430
Skin16C4318––––1123146
Breast17C502–––––––11––
Cervix uteri18C53––––––––––––
Other parts of uterus19C54-C55––––––––––––
Ovary20C56––––––––––––
Prostate21C61149––––––18335453
Kidney22C6428––––––38863
Bladder23C6736––––––1381212
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C96104––1–13413293716
Other malignant neoplasms152–2–2271024375414
            
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, immunological disorders 25D50-D8911–––––––3431
              
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases26E00-E90981–––1515133933
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E1476–––––211113229
            
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99128––––––2285264
Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis)29F102––––––1–1––
Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19––––––––––––
             
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs31G00-H95204––1344416358354
Meningitis32G00-G031–––––––––1–
            
Diseases of the circulatory system:-33I00-I991,014–––43185684182320347
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I25543–––––83157115165167
of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I21206–––––1823386571
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I52180–––412711215777
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69160–––––7710275059
Other diseases of circulatory system  131––––21116194844
               
Diseases of the respiratory system37J00-J99391–11––262461150146
Influenza38J09-J111–––––––––1–
Pneumonia39J12-J1991–1–––13542849
Chronic lower respiratory disease40J40-J47158––1––––8356252
of which: Asthma41J45-J462––1––––1–––
Other diseases of the respiratory system141–––––1311225945
            
Diseases of the digestive system42K00-K93114–––––141518181930
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum43K25-K284–––––1––––3
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7433–––––881151–
Other diseases of the digestive system77–––––577131827
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue45L00-L995–––––––––14
               
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue46M00-M9922––––––11587
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M195–––––––––23
            
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N9969––––––1–132035
Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N2947––––––1–91621
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium50O00-O99––––––––––––
              
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period1 51P00-P9666––––––––––
            
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnomalities52Q00-Q99186–1–2513–––
Congenital malformations of the nervous system53Q00-Q0731–1–1––––––
Congenital malformations of the circulatory system54Q20-Q2882–––141––––
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R9992–––––11––5
Sudden infant death syndrome56R9522––––––––––
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R991––––––1––––
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y89291–132841504054302024
Accidents59V01-X59183––11620262237221623
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V9936––194637312
               Accidental falls 61W00-W1944––––22588613
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X4955–––4101791023–
               Other accidents48–––341512968
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X8495––21116231517731
Homicide/assault64X85-Y099–1–1412––––
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y344––––1–1–11–
All other external causes––––––––––––
1 Stillbirths not included.
Table 16 Female deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, October - December 2017
   Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
 CodeCodeFemales          over
Total Female Deaths0A00-Y893,51024371239611362575149311,526
            
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B9936––1––1254914
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B901––––––––––1
Meningococcal infection3A392––1––––1–––
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B24––––––––––––
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B194–––––1111––
Other infectious and parasitic diseases29––––––133913
            
Neoplasms6C00-D481,057–111122571151261309225
Malignant neoplasms of the:-7C00-C971,025–111122571150259297208
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C147–––––––24–1
Oesophagus9C1538––––––1414109
Stomach10C1627–––––1214127
Colon11C1856––––1237141514
Rectum and anus12C19-C2149––––1146111214
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C2242––––1–481298
Pancreas14C2549––––––33151216
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C34215–––––2933668025
Skin16C4315––––1222224
Breast17C50186––––342635383941
Cervix uteri18C5321––––114654–
Other parts of uterus19C54-C5529––––––141095
Ovary20C5674––––1–41921227
Prostate21C61––––––––––––
Kidney22C6414–––––––2273
Bladder23C6718–––––11–385
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C9677––––1424202422
Other malignant neoplasms108–11127514183227
            
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, immunological disorders25D50-D899–––––1––224
            
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases26E00-E9072––––1324122228
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E1446–––––11371717
            
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99254–––1–––6967171
Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis)29F102––––––––11–
Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19––––––––––––
              
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs31G00-H95201––32–3510287080
Meningitis32G00-G03––––––––––––
            
Diseases of the circulatory system:-33I00-I99972–1––17183391242579
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I25360–––––19124098200
of which: (Acute myocardial infarction)I21155––––––44143994
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I52211––––––261137155
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69230––––136122961118
Other diseases of circulatory system  171–1–––3131146106
               
Diseases of the respiratory system37J00-J99484––––1111768132264
Influenza38J09-J112–––––––––11
Pneumonia39J12-J19142––––1––2629104
Chronic lower respiratory disease40J40-J47181––––––18425773
of which: Asthma41J45-J466–––––––––33
Other diseases of the respiratory system 159–––––1–7204586
            
Diseases of the digestive system42K00-K93118–––––21115152253
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum43K25-K286–––––1–––14
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7418–––––157212
Other diseases of the digestive system94––––––68132047
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue45L00-L998––––––––233
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue46M00-M9935––––1–2–41018
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M199–––––––––54
              
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N9974–––––1–232543
Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N2954–––––1–222029
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium50O00-O991–––––1–––––
              
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period1 51P00-P961010––––––––––
            
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnomalities52Q00-Q992513112––41–3–
Congenital malformations of the nervous system53Q00-Q07741–1––1––––
Congenital malformations of the circulatory system54Q20-Q282––1––––––1–
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R99221–––––111117
Sudden infant death syndrome56R9511––––––––––
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R993––––––111––
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y89132––1623161912141427
Accidents59V01-X5991–––1121110891426
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V9911––––42–122–
               Accidental falls 61W00-W1926–––––1313612
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X4927–––1685421–
               Other accidents27––––2–222514
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X8435––1585834–1
Homicide/assault64X85-Y092––––1–––1––
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y344––––2–11–––
All other external causes––––––––––––
1 Stillbirths not included.
Table 17 Infant and neonatal mortality by area of residence of deceased, October - December 2017
 Infant mortality Neonatal mortality
Area of residenceNumberRate NumberRate
STATE392.7 281.9
 
LEINSTER242.8 172.0
Carlow15.1 15.1
Dublin City63.5 31.8
South Dublin66.1 55.1
Fingal11.0 11.0
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 23.4 23.4
Kildare–– ––
Kilkenny–– ––
Laois13.3 ––
Longford–– ––
Louth12.3 12.3
Meath–– ––
Offaly14.4 ––
Westmeath13.0 ––
Wexford24.4 24.4
Wicklow24.6 24.6
    
MUNSTER92.5 71.9
Clare38.8 12.9
Cork City13.2 13.2
Cork County21.6 21.6
Kerry12.7 12.7
Limerick City–– ––
Limerick County –– ––
North Tipperary–– ––
South Tipperary14.5 14.5
Waterford City–– ––
Waterford County15.5 15.5
    
CONNACHT42.4 21.2
Galway City14.4 ––
Galway County23.5 11.8
Leitrim–– ––
Mayo–– ––
Roscommon–– ––
Sligo15.6 15.6
    
ULSTER (PART OF)22.2 22.2
Cavan–– ––
Donegal12.2 12.2
Monaghan14.6 14.6
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:     
Border42.442.4
Midland33.0––
West32.210.7
Dublin153.5112.6
Mid-East21.121.1
Mid-West32.610.9
South-East53.453.4
South-West42.0 42.0
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.
Table 18 Dementia deaths registered by county of residence of deceased, October - December 2017
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemale
State375125250
    
Leinster21068142
Carlow321
Dublin City752649
South Dublin19613
Fingal1459
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 32824
Kildare817
Kilkenny615
Laois312
Longford11–
Louth413
Meath514
Offaly1028
Westmeath615
Wexford918
Wicklow15114
    
Munster903753
Clare826
Cork City945
Cork County301317
Kerry1055
Limerick City936
Limerick County 1165
North Tipperary422
South Tipperary3–3
Waterford City523
Waterford County1–1
    
Connacht461036
Galway City716
Galway County1156
Leitrim817
Mayo1129
Roscommon3–3
Sligo615
    
Ulster291019
Cavan615
Donegal18711
Monaghan523
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
Border471334
Midland20515
West32824
Dublin1404595
Mid-East281315
Mid-West321319
South-East27621
South-West492227
These figures do not include Lewy body dementia\disease (G31.8) or dementia in Picks disease ( F02.0)
Table 19 Alzheimer deaths registered by county of residence of deceased, October - December 2017
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemale
State1404496
    
Leinster601644
Carlow413
Dublin City20218
South Dublin734
Fingal11–
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 431
Kildare1–1
Kilkenny2–2
Laois11–
Longford–––
Louth7–7
Meath211
Offaly1–1
Westmeath321
Wexford413
Wicklow312
    
Munster381325
Clare–––
Cork City826
Cork County1679
Kerry514
Limerick City312
Limerick County 422
North Tipperary1–1
South Tipperary1–1
Waterford City–––
Waterford County–––
    
Connacht301218
Galway City312
Galway County1459
Leitrim211
Mayo642
Roscommon413
Sligo1–1
    
Ulster1239
Cavan–––
Donegal1138
Monaghan1–1
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
Border22418
Midland532
West271116
Dublin32923
Mid-East624
Mid-West835
South-East1129
South-West291019

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.

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 behavioural 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 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 quarterly 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.  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.

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.

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.

Revision of rates

Rates for Births, Deaths and Marriages in quarter 4 2017 have been revised for intercensal years 2012 to 2015 based on revised estimated usual residence population data.  Rates for 2016 have also been revised based on updated Census of Population usual residence population figures.  Rates for the first quarter of each year are calculated using the relevant population data for the previous year.

Usual Residence Population concept

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.

Birth and Death rates 

There is a minor change in methodology concerning the calculation of birth and death rates at a county level from Q2 2015 onwards. Prior to this the county population used in the calculation of birth and death rates was calculated by applying the same factor of change in the population at a state level to each county during the inter-census years.  For example:

State Population (habitual residence) 2011 census year 4,574,888
2012 inter-census year estimate 4,585,400
Factor of change = (4,585,400 - 4,574,888) /4,574,888 * 100 = 0.22977
Carlow population census year = 54,723
To estimate population in Carlow for 2012 using factor of 0.22977 as follows:
Carlow 54,723+ [54,723][0.22977/100] = 54, 848= population estimate 2012
Regional population was calculated by summing the relevant counties and county boroughs.


From quarter 2 2015 onwards, the factor of change is calculated at the regional (NUTS3) level first and this is used to calculate the population at the relevant county level. For example:


South East Region Population
2011 census year 499,304
2012 inter-census year estimate 500,831
Factor of change = (500,831 - 499,304) /499,304 * 100 = 0.30582
Carlow population census year = 54,723
To estimate population in Carlow for 2012 using factor of 0.30582 as follows:
Carlow 54,723+ [54,723][ 0.30582/100] = 54,890 = population estimate 2012
The overall rate at national level is unaffected by this revision.

 

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