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Vital Statistics

Quarter 4 2019

                                    Quarter 4 2019Quarter 4 2018
   
Births14,13514,510
Deaths 7,6397,103
Marriages 4,5964,905
Natural increase6,4967,407

The number of births decreased by 375 (2.6%) while deaths increased by 536 (7.5%) compared to the same period in 2018.

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There were 14,135 births in quarter 4 2019, 375 births or 2.6% less than the same period in 2018.  This corresponds to a birth rate of 11.5 per 1,000 population, a decrease of 0.4 per thousand population from quarter 4 2018.

There were 7,639 deaths in quarter 4 2019, an increase of 7.5% (or 536 deaths) from quarter 4 2018.  This equates to a death rate of 6.2 per 1,000 population, an increase of 0.4 points from quarter 4 2018.

There were 44 infant deaths registered in quarter 4 2019 giving an infant mortality rate of 3.1 per 1,000 live births.

The number of births less the number of deaths in quarter 4 2019 resulted in a natural increase of population of 6,496 persons.

Births

There were 7,214 male births and 6,921 female births in quarter 4 2019.  The 14,135 births represent an annual birth rate of 11.5 per thousand population, a decrease of 0.4 in the rate recorded in quarter 4 2018.  See tables 4 and 5.

Age of mothers

The average age of first time mothers was 31.4, up 0.2 years from the same period in the previous year.  The average age of all mothers at maternity for births registered in quarter 4 2019 was 33.2 years, which is an increase of 0.2 years from the 33.0 years recorded in quarter 4 2018.  The average age of first time mothers outside marriage/civil partnership was 29.3 while the average age of all mothers outside marriage/civil partnership was 30.7 years.  In the same quarter in 2018, the average age of mothers having their first baby outside marriage/civil partnership was 28.9 years while the average age of all mothers was 30.4 years.  See tables 9 and 10.

Births and marriage/civil partnerships

In quarter 4 2019 there were 8,883 (62.8%) births registered as within marriage/civil partnership.

There were 5,252 births registered as outside marriage/civil partnership accounting for 37.2% of all births in quarter 4 2019.  The highest percentage of births outside marriage/civil partnership was in Limerick City at 60.8% and the lowest was in DΓΊn Laoghaire-Rathdown with 21.8%.  In the same quarter in 2018, there were 5,419 births registered as outside marriage/civil partnership accounting for 37.3% of all births.  See table 8.

Location of births

The highest number of births registered was in Dublin City with 1,617 (11.4% of total live births in the country) followed by Cork County with 1,252 (8.9%) registered births.   Leitrim had the lowest number with 102 (0.7%) registered births in quarter 4 2019.  The same pattern was reflected in quarter 4 2018 when Dublin City accounted for 1,638 or 11.3% of births followed by Cork County with 1,340 (9.2%).  Leitrim had the lowest number, 95 births (0.7%), registered in quarter 4 2018.  See table 8.

Area of residence of mother

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

There were 12 babies born to mothers who were resident outside the Republic of Ireland in quarter 4 2019.  This accounts for  0.1% of total live births registered in the quarter.  See tables 5, 8, 9 and 10. 

Nationality of mothers

Of the 14,135 births in quarter 4 2019, there were 10,936 babies (77.4%) born to mothers of Irish nationality compared to 11,304 (77.9%) in quarter 4 2018.  See table 11.

 

Birth order

A total of 5,650 births (40.0%) were to first time mothers in quarter 4 2019 while 4,858 (34.4%) were to second time mothers.  These accounted for a total of 74.3% of births of stated parity in quarter 4 2019.  See table 6 and figure 2.

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Birth Order Q4 2019 (%)
1st40
2nd34.4
3rd16.9
4th6
5th and over2.8

Deaths

There were 7,639 deaths registered in quarter 4 2019, of these 3,975 were male and 3,664 were female.  The quarter 4 2019 total is 7.5% more than in the corresponding quarter of 2018 when 7,103 deaths were registered.  See table 12.

Infant and neonatal mortality

There were 44 infant deaths registered in quarter 4 2019 giving an infant mortality rate of 3.1 deaths per 1,000 live births, an increase of 0.3 points on that recorded in quarter 4 of 2018.  Neonatal deaths are deaths of infants at ages under 4 weeks.  There were 34 neonatal deaths registered in quarter 4 2019, giving a neonatal mortality rate of 2.4 deaths per 1,000 live births, which was an increase of 0.3 from quarter 4 2018.  See tables 3, 4 and figure 3.

Under 1 yr ratesinfantneonatal
Q4 20163.32.4
Q1 20172.41.9
Q2 201732.4
Q3 20173.12.6
Q4 20172.71.9
Q1 20183.52.8
Q2 201832.2
Q3 20182.92
Q4 20182.82.1
Q1 20193.32.6
Q2 20193.32.4
Q3 201932.3
Q4 20193.12.4

Cause of death

Diseases of the circulatory system:

Diseases of the circulatory system accounted for 2,151 deaths, or an annual rate of 1.7 per 1,000 population.  Of these, 996 were due to ischaemic heart disease and 376 to cerebrovascular disease.  See tables 2a, 2b, 13, 14 and figure 4.

Malignant neoplasms (Cancer):

There were 2,351 deaths from malignant neoplasms.  This is equivalent to an annual rate of 1.9 per 1,000 population.

Diseases of the respiratory system:

Deaths from chronic lower respiratory disease numbered 374, pneumonia accounted for 207 deaths and 229 deaths resulted from all other respiratory diseases. 

Accidents, suicides and other:

There were 525 deaths due to accidents, suicides and other external causes.  Accidents accounted for 64.6% (339) of these deaths while suicides accounted for 29.7% (156).  Of these external cause deaths, 66.9% were male (351)

Dementia and Alzheimer's:

In Quarter 4 2019 there were 473 deaths due to dementia of which 294 (or 62.2%) were female.  There were 126 deaths due to Alzheimer's of which 83 (or 65.9%) were female.  See tables 18 and 19.

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Principal causes of death Q3 2019 (%)
Respiratory10.6
Circulatory28.2
External6.9
Remainder23.6
Malignant Cancer30.8

Age at death

The leading cause of death in quarter 4 2019 varied widely by age-group.  For those aged from 15 to 34 years, external causes of death including accidents, suicide and other ranked first (111 deaths).  Among individuals aged 35-74, malignant neoplasm (cancer) was the leading cause (1,160), while for those aged 75 and older, it was diseases of the circulatory system (1,579 deaths).  See table 14.

There were 6,144 deaths of persons aged 65 and over registered in quarter 4 2019.  This represents an annual death rate of 35.3 per 1,000 population aged 65 and over and represents an increase of 1.5 when compared with the corresponding quarter of 2018.  See tables 3, 4 and figure 5.

The average (mean) time-lag between the date of death and the registration of death was 63 days while the median (mid-point in data) was 18 days for quarter 4 2019.

Natural Increase

The natural increase in the population (births minus deaths) for quarter 4 2019 was 6,496.  This represents a rate of 5.3 per 1,000 population, 0.8 less than quarter 4 2018.  See tables 3, 4 and figure 1.

Marriages

The number of marriages registered during the quarter was 4,596 of which 157 were same-sex marriages. This is equivalent to an annual marriage rate of 3.7 per 1,000 population, a decrease of 0.3 from quarter 4 2018.  See tables 3 and 4.

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

Population

The estimated population (usual residence) in April 2019 was 4,921,496.

Code Generator for HighCharts V1.1CancerDisease of the circulatory systemDisease of the respiratory systemAccident, suicide, homicide and undeterminedOther
Under 154.477611940298511.492537313432841.4925373134328411.940298507462780.5970149253731
15-3414.45783132530125.421686746987950.60240963855421766.867469879518112.6506024096386
35-7444.140030441400321.38508371385087.0776255707762511.719939117199415.6773211567732
75 and over24.361657597321133.047300125575613.01799916282962.0510673922143227.5219757220594
Table 1 Births classified by age of mother at maternity by quarter, 2014, 2018 and 2019 and their corresponding annual age specific (asfr) and total period fertility rates (tpfr)
 Q4 2014 Q4 2018 Q3 2019 Q4 2019
  % ofFertility  % ofFertility  % ofFertility  % ofFertility
Age of motherNumbertotalrate Numbertotalrate Numbertotalrate Numbertotalrate
 < 20 years2971.88.4 2321.66.0 2481.66.3 1821.34.6
  20-24 years1,4178.841.3 1,2238.434.5 1,2918.435.2 10497.428.6
  25-29 years3,14319.679.2 2,34816.264.4 2,61917.072.8 237916.866.1
  30-34 years5,92736.9120.0 5,00834.5114.6 5,23734.1122.5 482134.1112.8
  35-39 years4,32826.992.2 4,58631.689.4 4,77731.193.2 463732.890.4
  40-44 years8965.620.6 1,0447.222.4 1,1247.323.4 9907.020.6
  45+ years550.31.4 690.51.6 830.51.9 770.51.7
  Not stated1.0–– β€“–– β€“–– β€“––
  Total16,064100.01.8 14,510100.01.7 15,379100.01.8 14,135100.01.6
1Fertility rates for Q4 2014 has been revised, based on revised Census of Population usual residence population data
Table 2a Deaths registered by cause of death and by quarter, 2014, 2018 and 2019
 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 20192,35130.8 2,15128.2 81010.6 5256.9 1,80223.6 7,639100.0
Q3 20192,36832.2 2,19629.8 81311.0 2793.8 1,70223.1 7,358100.0
Q4 20182,15330.32,06729.178511.14766.71,62222.87,103100.0
Q4 20142,11431.1 2,01529.7 74210.9 4626.8 1,45421.4 6,787100.0
Table 2b Deaths registered by cause of death and age group, Fourth Quarter 2019
 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 1-0.010.0-0.0-0.0432.4440.6
1 - 4-0.0-0.010.140.850.3100.1
5 - 1430.100.0--40.860.3130.2
15 - 2450.220.100.0387.260.3510.7
25 - 34190.870.310.17313.9150.81151.5
35 - 44482.0271.350.69017.1351.92052.7
45 - 541285.4683.2111.49317.7553.13554.6
55 - 6433614.31577.3273.37614.51065.97029.2
65 - 7464827.631014.414317.7499.321612.01,36617.9
75 - 8471230.361528.625932.0479.051028.32,14328.1
85 +45219.296444.836344.8519.780544.72,63534.5
Total2,351100.02,151100.0810100.0525100.01,802100.07,639100.0
             
Males            
Under 1-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0221.2220.3
1 - 4-0.0-0.010.110.240.260.1
5 - 1420.100.0--40.840.2100.1
15 - 2420.110.000.0336.320.1380.5
25 - 34110.570.3-0.0529.9110.6811.1
35 - 44130.6241.100.06312.0181.01181.5
45 - 54672.8512.460.76913.1351.92283.0
55 - 641888.01255.8151.9529.9673.74475.9
65 - 7437315.91979.28510.5336.31196.680710.6
75 - 8440917.434115.913216.3183.426814.91,16815.3
85 +2129.036817.114918.4265.029516.41,05013.7
Total1,27754.31,11451.838847.935166.984546.93,97552.0
             
Females            
Under 1-0.010.0-0.0-0.0211.2220.3
1 - 4-0.0-0.0-0.030.610.140.1
5 - 1410.0-0.0-0.0-0.020.130.0
15 - 2430.110.0-0.051.040.2130.2
25 - 3480.300.010.1214.040.2340.4
35 - 44351.530.150.6275.1170.9871.1
45 - 54612.6170.850.6244.6201.11271.7
55 - 641486.3321.5121.5244.6392.22553.3
65 - 7427511.71135.3587.2163.0975.45597.3
75 - 8430312.927412.712715.7295.524213.497512.8
85 +24010.259627.721426.4254.851028.31,58520.7
Total1,07445.71,03748.242252.117433.195753.13,66448.0
Table 3 Marriages, civil partnerships, births, deaths and natural increase
 Marriages1 Live Births Deaths 
 TotalOpposite-sexSame-sexCivil PartnershipsTotalFirstOutside marriage/civil partnershipsAverage Age TotalInfant 2Neonatal 365 & overNatural Increase
Quarter 1              
20143,6203,620–6817,6996,8126,43932.3 8,11065566,6409,589
20153,5463,546–7817,1836,4566,20232.5 8,60455317,1758,579
20163,5033,320183716,4806,2456,03732.7 8,60963457,1417,871
20173,4593,329130–16,4876,1816,22932.8 9,06740327,7167,420
20183,3393,24099–15,6596,0775,91932.9 9,27855447,8696,381
20193,1853,075110–15,8936,0436,04633.0 8,61852417,1977,275
               
Quarter 2              
20145,4315,431–9616,5026,1695,94932.3 7,19755415,7429,305
20155,5165,516–9316,0646,0215,78632.5 7,56534306,1688,499
20165,6595,369290–16,2195,8985,80632.7 7,69748366,2968,522
20175,5975,422175–15,2225,7345,67532.8 7,31546375,9317,907
20185,3865,218168–15,4195,9295,91232.9 7,59247346,2967,827
20195,2045,064140–14,3895,4715,45733.0 7,51948346,1356,870
               
Quarter 3              
20148,0388,038–11917,1976,2396,23932.3 7,00174465,52610,196
20158,1978,197–14917,1286,3676,28532.4 6,85152425,48310,277
20168,3918,038353–16,4586,2186,05632.6 7,12949385,7179,329
20177,9167,644272–15,6355,9625,90232.7 6,98749415,6408,648
20187,4237,181242–15,4285,7945,81132.9 7,14345315,7718,285
20197,3287,095233–15,3795,9756,01732.9 7,35846355,9628,021
               
Quarter 4              
20144,9564,956–10916,0646,2315,86332.3 6,78755415,3619,277
20154,8574,766915615,5346,0235,71732.5 6,93264485,5048,602
20165,0734,843230–14,7405,6815,44932.9 6,95548365,6427,785
20175,0494,867182–14,7095,6505,53432.9 7,11539285,7397,594
20184,9054,750155–14,5105,7085,41933.0 7,10340305,6977,407
20194,5964,439157–14,1355,6505,25233.2 7,63944346,1446,496
               
Total              
201422,04522,045–39267,46225,63524,38932.3 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
201821,05320,389664–61,01623,50823,06132.9 31,11618713925,63329,900
201920,31319,673640–59,79623,13922,77233.0 31,13419014425,43828,662
1 2014 to 2019 Marriage & Civil Partnership figures are final and by month of registration.
2 Infant death: Death at ages under 1 year of live born infant.
3 Neonatal death: Death at ages under 4 weeks of live born infant.
Table 4 Annual marriage, civil partnership, birth, death and natural increase rates per 1,000 population1
 Marriages5 Live Births Deaths 
 TotalOpposite-sexSame-sexCivil Partnerships5Total% First births 2% Outside marriage/civil partnerships TotalInfant 3 MortalityNeo-natal4 Mortality65 & overNatural Increase
Quarter 1             
20143.1––0.0615.338.636.4 7.03.73.246.78.3
20153.1––0.0714.837.636.1 7.43.21.848.77.4
20163.02.80.20.0114.137.936.6 7.33.82.746.86.7
20172.92.80.1–13.937.537.8 7.72.41.949.06.3
20182.72.70.1–13.138.837.8 7.73.52.848.45.3
20192.62.50.1–13.138.038.0 7.13.32.642.86.0
              
Quarter 2             
20144.7––0.0814.237.536.1 6.23.32.539.08.0
20154.7––0.0813.737.536.0 6.52.11.940.47.3
20164.84.50.2–13.736.435.8 6.53.02.240.07.2
20174.74.50.1–12.737.737.3 6.13.02.436.56.6
20184.44.30.1–12.738.538.3 6.33.02.237.26.4
20194.24.10.1–11.738.037.9 6.13.32.435.25.6
              
Quarter 3             
20146.9––0.1014.837.536.8 6.04.32.737.58.8
20157.0––0.1314.637.336.7 5.83.02.535.98.8
20167.16.80.3–13.937.836.8 6.03.02.336.37.9
20176.66.40.2–13.038.137.7 5.83.12.634.77.2
20186.15.90.2–12.737.637.7 5.92.92.034.36.8
20196.05.80.2–12.538.939.1 6.03.02.334.36.5
              
Quarter 4             
20144.3––0.0913.838.936.5 5.83.42.636.48.0
20154.14.10.10.0513.338.836.8 5.94.13.136.17.3
20164.34.10.2–12.438.537.0 5.93.32.435.86.6
20174.24.10.2–12.338.437.6 5.92.71.935.36.3
20184.03.90.1–11.939.337.3 5.82.82.133.86.1
20193.73.60.1–11.540.037.2 6.23.12.435.35.3
              
Total             
20144.7––0.0814.538.136.3 6.33.72.739.58.3
20154.74.7–0.0814.137.836.4 6.43.12.339.97.7
20164.84.60.2–13.537.636.5 6.43.32.439.47.1
20174.64.40.2–12.937.937.6 6.42.82.238.56.6
20184.34.20.1–12.638.537.8 6.43.12.338.16.2
20194.14.00.1–12.138.738.1 6.33.12.436.55.8
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 2014 to 2019 Marriage & Civil Partnership rates are by month of registration and are final.
Table 5 Births registered, classified by area of residence of mother, October - December 2019
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemaleRate1
State14,1357,2146,92111.5
     
Leinster8,1724,1244,04811.9
Carlow167798811.4
Dublin City1,61781480311.5
South Dublin96247249013.5
Fingal1,01152648513.0
DΓΊn Laoghaire-Rathdown 61130930210.3
Kildare75939036913.0
Kilkenny26813213610.5
Laois28113015112.7
Longford133785512.5
Louth38620817811.5
Meath62832230612.2
Offaly21310011310.4
Westmeath26213213011.4
Wexford44821922911.6
Wicklow42621321311.4
     
Munster3,5291,8281,70110.8
Clare31616115510.4
Cork City2681351338.6
Cork County1,25264760511.6
Kerry3691851849.8
Limerick City176908612.1
Limerick County 40221918311.5
Tipperary44122921210.7
Waterford City138746411.3
Waterford County16788799.4
     
Connacht1,64085378711.6
Galway City21611310311.4
Galway County55026528511.8
Leitrim102564612.3
Mayo40723117612.1
Roscommon1881008811.2
Sligo177888910.6
     
Ulster (Part of)78240138110.2
Cavan2119911210.8
Donegal4062161909.9
Monaghan165867910.4
     
Regional Authorities:    
Border1,06154551610.4
Midland88944044911.7
West1,36170965211.7
Dublin4,2012,1212,08012.0
Mid-East2,1991,1331,06612.2
Mid-West1,33569963611.0
South-East1,18859259610.9
South-West1,88996792210.7
     
Mother Residing Outside the State1284–
1 Births per year per 1,000 population. Annual rates based on estimated usual residence 2019 population.
Table 6 Births registered, classified by age of mother and previous number of liveborn children, October - December 2019
                                               Previous number of liveborn children
Age of mother at maternityTotal012345 or more
All ages14,1355,6504,8582,388842229168
        
15 and under55–––––
1677–––––
171414–––––
1854513––––
19102841341––
Under 201821611641––
        
20146109325–––
211741303653––
22207135462051–
2323714970134–1
24285159863091–
20-241,049682270732121
        
2533216111345112–
2641322512835196–
27451234144441685
28579269205672765
29604296196663664
25-292,3791,1857862571092814
        
306953582068234105
31869424271118291413
321,040490330140521513
331,12442445716359138
341,09341638719757279
30-344,8212,1121,6517002317948
        
351,10936244621567118
361,130326447249741717
37967217376244942214
38788174287225692112
39643143236162721317
35-394,6371,2221,7921,0953768468
        
4040910513510936168
412537084582399
4217840545019411
4399282829914
4451161661021
40-44990259317252973233
        
45 and over7729267744
Table 7 Number and percentage of births registered within and outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by age of mother, October - December 2019
 NumberPercentage of total births
Age of mother at maternityTotalMarried/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parentsMarried/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parents
TotalSame address TotalSame address
All ages14,1358,8835,2523,19762.837.222.6
        
15 and under5–51–100.020
16716–14.385.7–
1714311221.478.614.3
1854747913.087.016.7
1910224783023.576.529.4
Under 20182351474219.280.823.1
        
20146181284712.387.732.2
21174221525312.687.430.5
22207321756715.584.532.4
23237511866921.578.529.1
24285722139225.374.732.3
20-241,04919585432818.681.431.3
        
253329323911328.072.034.0
2641311030316726.673.440.4
2745115529619434.465.643.0
2857925432519843.956.134.2
2960431229217851.748.329.5
25-292,3799241,45585038.861.235.7
        
3069539929617657.442.625.3
3186958428519867.232.822.8
321,04072531522069.730.321.2
331,12483129320473.926.118.1
341,09383725619376.623.417.7
30-344,8213,3761,44599170.030.020.6
        
351,10984726218976.423.617.0
361,13089923118079.620.415.9
3796774821915877.422.616.3
3878861017813477.422.617.0
3964347117212073.326.718.7
35-394,6373,5751,06278177.122.916.8
        
404093071027175.124.917.4
41253184695372.727.320.9
42178129493472.527.519.1
439971281971.728.319.2
445136151370.629.425.5
40-4499072726319073.426.619.2
        
45 and over7751261566.233.819.5
Table 8 Number and percentage of births registered within and outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by area of residence of mother, October - December 2019
 NumberPercentage of total births
Area of residenceTotalMarried/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parentsMarried/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parents
TotalSame address TotalSame address
State14,1358,8835,2523,19762.837.222.6
        
Leinster8,1725,0763,0961,84162.137.922.5
Carlow16784834950.349.729.3
Dublin City1,61791770036056.743.322.3
South Dublin96258337920660.639.421.4
Fingal1,01168932220868.231.820.6
DΓΊn Laoghaire-Rathdown 6114781338078.221.813.1
Kildare75950925014967.132.919.6
Kilkenny268170986763.436.625.0
Laois2811521297354.145.926.0
Longford13374593455.644.425.6
Louth38621417210655.444.627.5
Meath62840322516064.235.825.5
Offaly213123905857.742.327.2
Westmeath262174886266.433.623.7
Wexford44824520312854.745.328.6
Wicklow42626116510161.338.723.7
        
Munster3,5292,1901,33984162.137.923.8
Clare3161911258560.439.626.9
Cork City2681271417247.452.626.9
Cork County1,25287238027269.630.421.7
Kerry3692431269165.934.124.7
Limerick City176691074839.260.827.3
Limerick County 4022711319367.432.623.1
Tipperary4412551869457.842.221.3
Waterford City13868703849.350.727.5
Waterford County16794734856.343.728.7
        
Connacht1,6401,11752335068.131.921.3
Galway City216143735066.233.823.1
Galway County55039715310772.227.819.5
Leitrim10269332267.632.421.6
Mayo4072611469464.135.923.1
Roscommon188124644566.034.023.9
Sligo177123543269.530.518.1
        
Ulster (Part of)78249328916363.037.020.8
Cavan211138734965.434.623.2
Donegal4062491578161.338.720.0
Monaghan165106593364.235.820.0
        
Regional Authorities:       
Border1,06168537621764.635.420.5
Midland88952336622758.841.225.5
West1,36192543629668.032.021.7
Dublin4,2012,6671,53485463.536.520.3
Mid-East2,1991,38781251663.136.923.5
Mid-West1,33578654932058.941.124.0
South-East1,18866152733055.644.427.8
South-West1,8891,24264743565.734.323.0
        
Mother Residing Outside the State12752.058.341.716.7
Table 9 Births registered, classified by area of residence and age of mother, October - December 2019
        Average age of mother at maternity
Area of residenceTotalUnder 2020-2425-2930-3435-3940 and overAll births First births
State14,1351821,0492,3794,8214,6371,06733.231.4
          
Leinster8,1721076371,4252,7542,63061933.131.3
Carlow1674123858411432.430.8
Dublin City1,6173315728551550811932.731.3
South Dublin96214861843452666732.630.6
Fingal1,0117751783523118833.331.4
DΓΊn Laoghaire-Rathdown 611–13612102646335.033.6
Kildare7594461182542785933.631.8
Kilkenny268–1145911021933.731.7
Laois2816345588851331.929.8
Longford1334192244341031.929.7
Louth3861534721331092332.230.5
Meath6285371092202045333.431.7
Offaly213324447758731.929.7
Westmeath2624175874862333.131.6
Wexford448745921511322132.130.1
Wicklow426127641421524033.932.1
          
Munster3,529462425651,1811,23126433.331.6
Clare316317521151121733.431.7
Cork City2685265185812032.531.0
Cork County1,25211671634384829133.932.2
Kerry369425481151374033.932.5
Limerick City176521504645931.129.9
Limerick County 402321681421373133.632.0
Tipperary441738741431483133.031.0
Waterford City138612284540732.030.1
Waterford County1672153152491833.130.5
          
Connacht1,640219825958455212633.431.9
Galway City2166143075712033.232.1
Galway County550735781801985233.832.3
Leitrim10226124134733.231.3
Mayo407218721641232833.431.0
Roscommon1883123960641033.132.1
Sligo177113286462933.132.1
          
Ulster (Part of)7828711292952225732.730.1
Cavan2111183469682133.330.0
Donegal40664377157992432.130.0
Monaghan1651101869551233.730.8
          
Regional Authorities:         
Border1,06111901694003187332.930.6
Midland88917941792832635332.330.2
West1,361187921947945611033.531.9
Dublin4,201543317081,4221,34933733.231.5
Mid-East2,1992514436374974317533.431.6
Mid-West1,33518972444464428833.031.3
South-East1,18819952343973647932.630.6
South-West1,8892011826263870015133.732.0
          
Mother Residing Outside the State12–1172133.033.4
Table 10 Births registered outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by area of residence and age of mother, October - December 2019
       Average age of mother at maternity
Area of residenceTotalUnder 2525-2930-3435-3940 and overAll birthsFirst births
State5,2521,0011,4551,4451,06228930.729.3
         
Leinster3,09660484585562716530.629.3
Carlow8316222716230.228.7
Dublin City7001481741761564630.829.7
South Dublin37979113108641530.028.8
Fingal322598993612030.929.6
DΓΊn Laoghaire-Rathdown 133112649341332.932.3
Kildare250446770581130.929.1
Kilkenny9810322922531.230.1
Laois12937352827229.327.9
Longford5919131710–28.827.9
Louth17239474534729.928.7
Meath225365968431931.429.4
Offaly9023272314329.527.9
Westmeath8818281920330.128.3
Wexford20340715532529.428.0
Wicklow165254248361431.930.6
         
Munster1,3392383723612937530.929.5
Clare12518295223331.029.3
Cork City14124363934831.230.3
Cork County3806296114911731.230.0
Kerry126232831301431.831.0
Limerick City10726381820529.428.0
Limerick County 13116422937731.530.3
Tipperary186385448331330.528.2
Waterford City7015221713330.028.5
Waterford County7316271312529.927.9
         
Connacht523871571431003630.829.3
Galway City7315142315630.829.7
Galway County153295139231130.429.2
Leitrim336699331.828.9
Mayo14615484629831.328.4
Roscommon6410221314531.230.4
Sligo5412161310330.130.0
         
Ulster (Part of)289718085411229.627.9
Cavan7318231910329.527.8
Donegal15742474220629.128.0
Monaghan5911102411331.028.0
         
Regional Authorities:        
Border37689102107601829.928.4
Midland366971038771829.528.0
West43669135121813030.929.3
Dublin1,5342974024263159430.829.7
Mid-East8121442152311715131.029.4
Mid-West549981631471132830.629.0
South-East52797174141952030.028.5
South-West6471091601841553931.330.3
         
Mother Residing Outside the State51111132.832.9
Table 11 Births registered, classified by nationality of mother, marital status and age, October - December 2019
 Total births Births inside marriage/civil partnership Births outside marriage/civil partnership Average age of mother at maternity
Nationality of motherNumber Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage  
TOTAL14,135100.0 8,88362.8 5,25237.2 33.2
Ireland10,93677.4 6,72061.4 4,21638.6 33.5
United Kingdom2782.0 15254.7 12645.3 32.2
EU15 excl. Irl & UK2762.0 17061.6 10638.4 34.5
EU16 to EU 281,3789.7 80058.1 57841.9 31.4
Other 11,2669.0 1,04082.1 22617.9 32.3
Not stated10.0 1100.0 β€“– 30.2
1 Countries excluding Ireland, UK and the EU.
Table 12 Deaths registered by county of residence of deceased, October - December 2019
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemaleRate1
State7,6393,9753,6646.2
     
Leinster3,9422,0981,8445.8
Carlow9448466.4
Dublin City1,0975855127.8
South Dublin3371921454.7
Fingal2771511263.6
DΓΊn Laoghaire-Rathdown 3611841776.1
Kildare2471441034.2
Kilkenny14980695.8
Laois9454404.2
Longford8349347.8
Louth2321081246.9
Meath2451371084.8
Offaly10154475.0
Westmeath15583726.7
Wexford2541271276.6
Wicklow2161021145.8
     
Munster2,2141,1231,0916.8
Clare183103806.0
Cork City2581391198.3
Cork County6123212915.7
Kerry2911381537.8
Limerick City12665618.6
Limerick County 2221071156.3
Tipperary3071481597.4
Waterford City8536497.0
Waterford County13066647.3
     
Connacht9594964636.8
Galway City10755525.6
Galway County2851481376.1
Leitrim6637298.0
Mayo2461261207.3
Roscommon12665617.5
Sligo12965647.7
     
Ulster5242582666.8
Cavan13072586.7
Donegal2881451437.0
Monaghan10641656.7
     
Regional Authorities:    
Border7193603597.1
Midland4332401935.7
West7643943706.6
Dublin2,0721,1129605.9
Mid-East9404914495.2
Mid-West8384234156.9
South-East7123573556.5
South-West1,1615985636.6
1 Deaths per year per 1,000 population. Annual rates based on estimated 2019 Usual residence population.
Table 13 Deaths registered by cause of death and county of residence of deceased, October - December 2019
Area of residenceTotal DeathsMalignant NeoplasmsDiseases of the Circulatory systemDiseases of the Respiratory systemExternal causesAll other causes
State7,6392,3512,1518105251,802
       
Leinster3,9421,2251,126422252917
Carlow9436267421
Dublin City1,09731531711962284
South Dublin33711387422768
Fingal2777878262669
DΓΊn Laoghaire-Rathdown 36197133321386
Kildare2478859251857
Kilkenny149553714835
Laois9432245726
Longford8319327817
Louth2327749222757
Meath2458162361452
Offaly101322914521
Westmeath1555045251025
Wexford2547877301554
Wicklow216747118845
      
Munster2,214653635226184516
Clare1835852251533
Cork City2587678182264
Cork County6121871665347159
Kerry2917799262069
Limerick City1262639211921
Limerick County 2227157161860
Tipperary3078889352867
Waterford City852518171015
Waterford County130453715528
      
Connacht95930124610561246
Galway City107302951627
Galway County2859276301968
Leitrim6626138316
Mayo246796933758
Roscommon1263829181031
Sligo129363011646
      
Ulster (part of)5241721445728123
Cavan130423214636
Donegal28810184291064
Monaghan1062928141223
      
Regional Authorities:      
Border7192341877637185
Midland433133130513089
West7642392038652184
Dublin2,072603615219128507
Mid-East94032024110167211
Mid-West8382432379780181
South-East7122391958342153
South-West1,1613403439789292
Table 14 Deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, October - December 2019
   Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
 CodeCodeDeaths          over
Total deaths0A00-Y897,639441013511152053557021,3662,1432,635
               
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B9976––1–1243141536
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B90––––––––––––
Meningococcal infection3A39––––––––––––
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B243––––1––11––
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B196–––––221–1–
Other infectious and parasitic diseases67––1–––21131436
            
Neoplasms6C00-D482,4241–461948128340659739480
Malignant neoplasms of the:-7C00-C972,351––351948128336648712452
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C1451––––––31418115
Oesophagus9C15104–––––1421282624
Stomach10C1678––––2248202715
Colon11C18119–––––2611313930
Rectum and anus12C19-C21160––––17721434833
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C22110––––11514423413
Pancreas14C25132––––2–320444320
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C34509–––––4338516316658
Skin16C4333––––11157126
Breast17C50158––––2101721244638
Cervix uteri18C5324––––2324553
Other parts of uterus19C54-C5536–––––1–91682
Ovary20C5685–––1–2713222614
Prostate21C61140–––––––6316142
Kidney22C6449––––––4159813
Bladder23C6747––––––2513819
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C96203––2212823506649
Other malignant neoplasms313––127122241827868
            
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, immunological disorders 25D50-D8931––1––3134811
      
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases26E00-E90171––––13517265762
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E14122––––––310194842
            
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99482––––––4325143307
Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis)29F104––––––2––11
Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19––––––––––––
               
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs31G00-H95420–1123863069147153
Meningitis32G00-G03––––––––––––
              
Diseases of the circulatory system:-33I00-I992,1511––272768157310615964
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I25996––––21437107169284383
of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I21427––––15133759121191
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I524241––22362335100252
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69376––––17161357122160
Other diseases of circulatory system355––––2391449109169
               
Diseases of the respiratory system37J00-J99810–1––151127143259363
Influenza38J09-J115–––––1–1111
Pneumonia39J12-J19207–1––11552341130
Chronic lower respiratory disease40J40-J47374–––––231684143126
of which: Asthma41J45-J4610––––––––145
Other diseases of the respiratory system 224–––––1353574106
            
Diseases of the digestive system42K00-K93259–––14142933416077
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum43K25-K2813––––1––3252
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7471––––31121111573
Other diseases of the digestive system175–––1–3819244872
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue45L00-L9916–––––1––357
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue46M00-M9950––––1–1181128
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M1910––––––––226
            
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N99117––––111493170
Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N2970––––1––382038
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium50O00-O99––––––––––––
               
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period1 51P00-P9618171–––––––––
            
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities52Q00-Q9949222121246531
Congenital malformations of the nervous system53Q00-Q0775–1––––––1–
Congenital malformations of the circulatory system54Q20-Q28851–1–1–––––
               
Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R9940311–31–21325
Sudden infant death syndrome56R95431–––––––––
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R999––1–31–2–2–
              
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y89525–443873909376494751
Accidents59V01-X59339–331843495245354447
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V9938–2264483441
               Accidental falls 61W00-W1979–1–114910102419
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X49120–––530293019412
               Other accidents102––16812513171525
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X84156–––20263533271221
Homicide/assault64X85-Y093–1––11–––––
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y3419––––3564––1
All other external causes  8––1–––2–212
1 Stillbirths not included.
Table 15 Male deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, October - December 2019
  Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
 CodeCodeMales          over
Total Male Deaths0A00-Y893,9752261038811182284478071,1681,050
            
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B9937––1–11217915
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B90––––––––––––
Meningococcal infection3A39––––––––––––
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B242––––1––––––
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B194–––––121–––
Other infectious and parasitic diseases31––1–––––6915
            
Neoplasms6C00-D481,3191–32111367192380423227
Malignant neoplasms of the:-7C00-C971,277––22111367188373409212
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C1435––––––2101472
Oesophagus9C1553––––––212161211
Stomach10C1648––––1–2715167
Colon11C1869–––––127222512
Rectum and anus12C19-C2196––––12613293114
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C2269––––1141026207
Pancreas14C2570––––2–11324228
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C34294–––––22351879932
Skin16C4323–––––1–27103
Breast17C500–––––––––––
Cervix uteri18C530–––––––––––
Other parts of uterus19C54-C550–––––––––––
Ovary20C560–––––––––––
Prostate21C61140–––––––6316142
Kidney22C6438––––––313778
Bladder23C6733––––––239712
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C96119––2212415284025
Other malignant neoplasms190––––541626585229
            
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, immunological disorders 25D50-D8919––1––––3357
              
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases26E00-E9087––––11312143026
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E1465––––––16112819
            
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99186––––––311167104
Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis)29F104––––––2––11
Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19-–––––––––––
             
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs31G00-H95205––1–24416398554
Meningitis32G00-G03––––––––––––
            
Diseases of the circulatory system:-33I00-I991,114–––172451125197341368
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I25602––––2123089119170180
of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I21247––––131133456985
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I52192–––123617265582
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69169––––171111325849
Other diseases of circulatory system  151––––2248205857
               
Diseases of the respiratory system37J00-J99388–1––––61585132149
Influenza38J09-J113–––––––111-
Pneumonia39J12-J19102–1––––34122458
Chronic lower respiratory disease40J40-J47173––––––25486751
of which: Asthma41J45-J463–––––––––3–
Other diseases of the respiratory system110––––––15244040
 β€“––        
Diseases of the digestive system42K00-K93147–––1381825253334
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum43K25-K287––––1––2112
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7448––––271481052
Other diseases of the digestive system92–––1–1415142730
 β€“          
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue45L00-L996–––––1––131
    β€“          
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue46M00-M9913––––––––454
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M192–––––––––11
 β€“––––      
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N9950–––––11231429
Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N2930–––––––231114
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium50O00-O99––––––––––––
              
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period1 51P00-P961091–––––––––
            
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities52Q00-Q9929112–11143411
Congenital malformations of the nervous system53Q00-Q0722––––––––––
Congenital malformations of the circulatory system54Q20-Q28211–––––––––
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R991411––3100125
Sudden infant death syndrome56R95211–––––––––
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R996––––31–––2–
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y89351–143352636952331826
Accidents59V01-X59215–131728364028221624
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V9930––263472321
               Accidental falls 61W00-W1944–1–112794712
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X4971–––417202153–1
               Other accidents70––1671051212710
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X84118–––16222325201011
Homicide/assault64X85-Y092––––11–––––
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y3412––––1334––1
All other external causes4––1–––1–11–
1 Stillbirths not included.
Table 16 Female deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, October - December 2019
   Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
 CodeCodeFemales          over
Total Female Deaths0A00-Y893,66422431334871272555599751,585
            
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B9939–––––1227621
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B90––––––––––––
Meningococcal infection3A39––––––––––––
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B241–––––––1–––
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B192–––––1–––1–
Other infectious and parasitic diseases36––––––217521
            
Neoplasms6C00-D481,105––1483561148279316253
Malignant neoplasms of the:-7C00-C971,074––1383561148275303240
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C1416––––––14443
Oesophagus9C1551–––––129121413
Stomach10C1630––––12215118
Colon11C1850–––––14491418
Rectum and anus12C19-C2164–––––518141719
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C2241––––––1416146
Pancreas14C2562––––––27202112
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C34215–––––21034766726
Skin16C4310––––1–13–23
Breast17C50158––––2101721244638
Cervix uteri18C5324––––2324553
Other parts of uterus19C54-C5536–––––1–91682
Ovary20C5685–––1–2713222614
Prostate21C61––––––––––––
Kidney22C6411––––––12215
Bladder23C6714–––––––2417
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C9684––––––48222624
Other malignant neoplasms123––1228615242639
            
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, immunological disorders25D50-D8912–––––31–134
            
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases26E00-E9084–––––225122736
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E1457––––––2482023
            
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99296––––––121476203
Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis)29F10––––––––––––
Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19––––––––––––
              
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs31G00-H95215–1–214214306299
Meningitis32G00-G03––––––––––––
            
Diseases of the circulatory system:-33I00-I991,0371––1–31732113274596
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I25394–––––271850114203
of which: (Acute myocardial infarction)I21180–––––2241452106
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I522321––1–––6945170
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69207––––––522564111
Other diseases of circulatory system  204–––––1562951112
               
Diseases of the respiratory system37J00-J99422––––1551258127214
Influenza38J09-J112–––––1––––1
Pneumonia39J12-J19105––––1121111772
Chronic lower respiratory disease40J40-J47201–––––2111367675
of which: Asthma41J45-J467––––––––115
Other diseases of the respiratory system 114–––––12–113466
            
Diseases of the digestive system42K00-K93112––––16118162743
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum43K25-K286–––––––114–
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7423––––1473521
Other diseases of the digestive system83–––––244102142
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue45L00-L9910––––––––226
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue46M00-M9937––––1–114624
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M198––––––––215
              
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N9967––––1––261741
Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N2940––––1––15924
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium50O00-O99––––––––––––
              
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period1 51P00-P9688––––––––––
            
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities52Q00-Q992011–11–1–312–
Congenital malformations of the nervous system53Q00-Q0753–1––––––1–
Congenital malformations of the circulatory system54Q20-Q2864––1–1–––––
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R99262–1––––2–120
Sudden infant death syndrome56R9522––––––––––
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R993––1––––2–––
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y89174–3–521272424162925
Accidents59V01-X59124–2–115131217132823
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V998–2––1–1112–
               Accidental falls 61W00-W1935–––––2216177
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X4949–––1139914111
               Other accidents32––––12–15815
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X8438–––44128721–
Homicide/assault64X85-Y091–1–––––––––
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y347––––223––––
All other external causes4––––––1–1–2
1 Stillbirths not included.
Table 17 Infant and neonatal mortality by area of residence of deceased, October - December 2019
 Infant mortality1 Neonatal mortality2
Area of residenceNumberRate NumberRate3
STATE443.1 342.4
      
LEINSTER283.4 222.7
Carlow00.0 00.0
Dublin City95.6 74.3
South Dublin22.1 11.0
Fingal33.0 22.0
DΓΊn Laoghaire Rathdown 34.9 34.9
Kildare22.6 22.6
Kilkenny00.0 00.0
Laois13.6 00.0
Longford17.5 17.5
Louth12.6 12.6
Meath34.8 23.2
Offaly00.0 00.0
Westmeath27.6 27.6
Wexford00.0 00.0
Wicklow12.3 12.3
    
MUNSTER113.1 82.3
Clare00.0 00.0
Cork City13.7 13.7
Cork County54.0 21.6
Kerry12.7 12.7
Limerick City15.7 15.7
Limerick County 12.5 12.5
Tipperary12.3 12.3
Waterford City17.2 17.2
Waterford County00.0 00.0
    
CONNACHT10.6 10.6
Galway City00.0 00.0
Galway County11.8 11.8
Leitrim00.0 00.0
Mayo00.0 00.0
Roscommon00.0 00.0
Sligo00.0 00.0
    
ULSTER (PART OF)45.1 33.8
Cavan29.5 29.5
Donegal24.9 12.5
Monaghan00.0 00.0
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:     
Border43.832.8
Midland44.533.4
West10.710.7
Dublin174.0133.1
Mid-East73.262.7
Mid-West32.232.2
South-East10.810.8
South-West73.7 42.1
1 Infant mortality rates: Deaths of infants under one year per 1,000 live births, classified by area of residence of mother.
2 Neonatal mortality rates: Deaths of infants under 28 days per 1,000 live births, classified by area of residence of mother.
3 Infant and neonatal mortality rates in some areas, based on small numbers, are subject to considerable fluctuation and caution should be exercised in their interpretation.
Table 18 Dementia1 deaths registered by county of residence of deceased, October - December 2019
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemale
State473179294
    
Leinster255103152
Carlow624
Dublin City944450
South Dublin21714
Fingal19712
DΓΊn Laoghaire Rathdown 30921
Kildare1495
Kilkenny862
Laois532
Longford422
Louth1349
Meath1239
Offaly523
Westmeath211
Wexford817
Wicklow14311
    
Munster1385286
Clare862
Cork City251312
Cork County441529
Kerry17710
Limerick City835
Limerick County 13211
Tipperary14311
Waterford City–––
Waterford County936
    
Connacht571740
Galway City1046
Galway County817
Leitrim413
Mayo13211
Roscommon1156
Sligo1147
    
Ulster23716
Cavan413
Donegal15411
Monaghan422
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
Border381226
Midland1688
West421230
Dublin1646797
Mid-East531934
Mid-West431429
South-East311219
South-West863551
1 From January 1st 2019 these figures include ICD 10 codes F01 and F03
Table 19 Alzheimer's deaths registered by county of residence of deceased, October - December 2019
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemale
State1264383
    
Leinster561838
Carlow1–1
Dublin City1037
South Dublin532
Fingal716
DΓΊn Laoghaire Rathdown 541
Kildare835
Kilkenny1–1
Laois2–2
Longford–––
Louth615
Meath5–5
Offaly11–
Westmeath211
Wexford1–1
Wicklow211
    
Munster401327
Clare11–
Cork City312
Cork County1459
Kerry936
Limerick City–––
Limerick County 4–4
Tipperary514
Waterford City1–1
Waterford County321
    
Connacht18612
Galway City1–1
Galway County615
Leitrim211
Mayo422
Roscommon1–1
Sligo422
    
Ulster1266
Cavan33–
Donegal734
Monaghan2–2
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
Border1899
Midland523
West1239
Dublin271116
Mid-East21516
Mid-West1028
South-East725
South-West26917

Background Notes

Introduction

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

Methodology

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

The Underlying Cause of Death is classified according to the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases, Version 10 (ICD-10), see link below:

https://icd.who.int/browse10/2016/en

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

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

Stated Parity 

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

Births classified by area of residence of mother.

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

NUTS2 and NUTS3 Regional Authority areas - January 2018

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

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

Border, Midland and Western NUTS2 Region Southern and Eastern NUTS2 Region

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

EU-28 countries

EU 15

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.

EU 16-28

Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.

Croatia is included in EU 16 to EU28 from quarter 3 2013.

Civil Partnerships

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

Same-Sex Marriage Legislation

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

 Usual Residence Population concept

Rates for quarter 4 2019, were calculated using the relevant population data in April 2019.

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

Revision of rates

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

 

From the 1st January 2018 the CSO is using new automated software called IRIS for selecting the underlying cause of death code.  The coding system has been developed and is maintained by the IRIS core group to code mortality data and is the preferred coding tool for European countries.  See link to IRIS home page:

https://www.dimdi.de/dynamic/en/classifications/iris-institute/index.html

 

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