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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 DĂșn 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   
  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              
20143,6203,6206817,6996,8126,43932.3 8,11065566,6409,589
20153,5463,5467817,1836,4566,20232.5 8,60455317,1758,579
20163,5033,320183716,4806,2456,03732.7 8,60963457,1417,871
20173,4593,32913016,4876,1816,22932.8 9,06740327,7167,420
20183,3393,2409915,6596,0775,91932.9 9,27855447,8696,381
20193,1853,07511015,8936,0436,04633.0 8,61852417,1977,275
               
Quarter 2              
20145,4315,4319616,5026,1695,94932.3 7,19755415,7429,305
20155,5165,5169316,0646,0215,78632.5 7,56534306,1688,499
20165,6595,36929016,2195,8985,80632.7 7,69748366,2968,522
20175,5975,42217515,2225,7345,67532.8 7,31546375,9317,907
20185,3865,21816815,4195,9295,91232.9 7,59247346,2967,827
20195,2045,06414014,3895,4715,45733.0 7,51948346,1356,870
               
Quarter 3              
20148,0388,03811917,1976,2396,23932.3 7,00174465,52610,196
20158,1978,19714917,1286,3676,28532.4 6,85152425,48310,277
20168,3918,03835316,4586,2186,05632.6 7,12949385,7179,329
20177,9167,64427215,6355,9625,90232.7 6,98749415,6408,648
20187,4237,18124215,4285,7945,81132.9 7,14345315,7718,285
20197,3287,09523315,3795,9756,01732.9 7,35846355,9628,021
               
Quarter 4              
20144,9564,95610916,0646,2315,86332.3 6,78755415,3619,277
20154,8574,766915615,5346,0235,71732.5 6,93264485,5048,602
20165,0734,84323014,7405,6815,44932.9 6,95548365,6427,785
20175,0494,86718214,7095,6505,53432.9 7,11539285,7397,594
20184,9054,75015514,5105,7085,41933.0 7,10340305,6977,407
20194,5964,43915714,1355,6505,25233.2 7,63944346,1446,496
               
Total              
201422,04522,04539267,46225,63524,38932.3 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
201722,02121,26275962,05323,52723,34032.8 30,48417413825,02631,569
201821,05320,38966461,01623,50823,06132.9 31,11618713925,63329,900
201920,31319,67364059,79623,13922,77233.0 31,13419014425,43828,662
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             
20143.10.0615.338.636.4 7.03.73.246.78.3
20153.10.0714.837.636.1 7.43.21.848.77.4
20163.02.80.20.0114.137.936.6 7.33.82.746.86.7
20172.92.80.113.937.537.8 7.72.41.949.06.3
20182.72.70.113.138.837.8 7.73.52.848.45.3
20192.62.50.113.138.038.0 7.13.32.642.86.0
              
Quarter 2             
20144.70.0814.237.536.1 6.23.32.539.08.0
20154.70.0813.737.536.0 6.52.11.940.47.3
20164.84.50.213.736.435.8 6.53.02.240.07.2
20174.74.50.112.737.737.3 6.13.02.436.56.6
20184.44.30.112.738.538.3 6.33.02.237.26.4
20194.24.10.111.738.037.9 6.13.32.435.25.6
              
Quarter 3             
20146.90.1014.837.536.8 6.04.32.737.58.8
20157.00.1314.637.336.7 5.83.02.535.98.8
20167.16.80.313.937.836.8 6.03.02.336.37.9
20176.66.40.213.038.137.7 5.83.12.634.77.2
20186.15.90.212.737.637.7 5.92.92.034.36.8
20196.05.80.212.538.939.1 6.03.02.334.36.5
              
Quarter 4             
20144.30.0913.838.936.5 5.83.42.636.48.0
20154.14.10.10.0513.338.836.8 5.94.13.136.17.3
20164.34.10.212.438.537.0 5.93.32.435.86.6
20174.24.10.212.338.437.6 5.92.71.935.36.3
20184.03.90.111.939.337.3 5.82.82.133.86.1
20193.73.60.111.540.037.2 6.23.12.435.35.3
              
Total             
20144.70.0814.538.136.3 6.33.72.739.58.3
20154.74.70.0814.137.836.4 6.43.12.339.97.7
20164.84.60.213.537.636.5 6.43.32.439.47.1
20174.64.40.212.937.937.6 6.42.82.238.56.6
20184.34.20.112.638.537.8 6.43.12.338.16.2
20194.14.00.112.138.738.1 6.33.12.436.55.8
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
Dún 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
23237149701341
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 under551100.020
1671614.385.7
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
Dún 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
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 61113612102646335.033.6
Kildare7594461182542785933.631.8
Kilkenny2681145911021933.731.7
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 State121172133.033.4
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
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 133112649341332.932.3
Kildare250446770581130.929.1
Kilkenny9810322922531.230.1
Laois12937352827229.327.9
Longford591913171028.827.9
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  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
Dún 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
Dún 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-B997611243141536
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B90
Meningococcal infection3A39
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B243111
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B1962211
Other infectious and parasitic diseases67121131436
            
Neoplasms6C00-D482,4241461948128340659739480
Malignant neoplasms of the:-7C00-C972,351351948128336648712452
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C145131418115
Oesophagus9C151041421282624
Stomach10C16782248202715
Colon11C181192611313930
Rectum and anus12C19-C2116017721434833
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C2211011514423413
Pancreas14C251322320444320
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C345094338516316658
Skin16C433311157126
Breast17C501582101721244638
Cervix uteri18C53242324553
Other parts of uterus19C54-C5536191682
Ovary20C568512713222614
Prostate21C611406316142
Kidney22C64494159813
Bladder23C67472513819
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C962032212823506649
Other malignant neoplasms313127122241827868
            
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, immunological disorders 25D50-D893113134811
      
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases26E00-E9017113517265762
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E14122310194842
            
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F994824325143307
Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis)29F104211
Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19
               
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs31G00-H954201123863069147153
Meningitis32G00-G03
              
Diseases of the circulatory system:-33I00-I992,1511272768157310615964
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I2599621437107169284383
of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I2142715133759121191
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I52424122362335100252
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I6937617161357122160
Other diseases of circulatory system3552391449109169
               
Diseases of the respiratory system37J00-J998101151127143259363
Influenza38J09-J11511111
Pneumonia39J12-J19207111552341130
Chronic lower respiratory disease40J40-J47374231684143126
of which: Asthma41J45-J4610145
Other diseases of the respiratory system 2241353574106
            
Diseases of the digestive system42K00-K9325914142933416077
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum43K25-K281313252
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K747131121111573
Other diseases of the digestive system17513819244872
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue45L00-L99161357
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue46M00-M995011181128
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M1910226
            
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N99117111493170
Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N29701382038
            
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-Q077511
Congenital malformations of the circulatory system54Q20-Q2885111
               
Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R99403113121325
Sudden infant death syndrome56R95431
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R99913122
              
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y89525443873909376494751
Accidents59V01-X59339331843495245354447
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V99382264483441
               Accidental falls 61W00-W19791114910102419
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X49120530293019412
               Other accidents10216812513171525
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X8415620263533271221
Homicide/assault64X85-Y093111
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y341935641
All other external causes  812212
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-B9937111217915
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B90
Meningococcal infection3A39
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B2421
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B194121
Other infectious and parasitic diseases3116915
            
Neoplasms6C00-D481,319132111367192380423227
Malignant neoplasms of the:-7C00-C971,27722111367188373409212
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C14352101472
Oesophagus9C1553212161211
Stomach10C164812715167
Colon11C1869127222512
Rectum and anus12C19-C219612613293114
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C22691141026207
Pancreas14C2570211324228
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C3429422351879932
Skin16C4323127103
Breast17C500
Cervix uteri18C530
Other parts of uterus19C54-C550
Ovary20C560
Prostate21C611406316142
Kidney22C6438313778
Bladder23C6733239712
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C961192212415284025
Other malignant neoplasms190541626585229
            
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, immunological disorders 25D50-D891913357
              
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases26E00-E908711312143026
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E146516112819
            
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99186311167104
Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis)29F104211
Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19-
             
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs31G00-H95205124416398554
Meningitis32G00-G03
            
Diseases of the circulatory system:-33I00-I991,114172451125197341368
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I256022123089119170180
of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I21247131133456985
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I52192123617265582
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69169171111325849
Other diseases of circulatory system  1512248205857
               
Diseases of the respiratory system37J00-J99388161585132149
Influenza38J09-J113111-
Pneumonia39J12-J19102134122458
Chronic lower respiratory disease40J40-J4717325486751
of which: Asthma41J45-J4633
Other diseases of the respiratory system11015244040
         
Diseases of the digestive system42K00-K931471381825253334
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum43K25-K28712112
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7448271481052
Other diseases of the digestive system9211415142730
           
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue45L00-L9961131
              
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue46M00-M9913454
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M19211
       
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N995011231429
Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N2930231114
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium50O00-O99
              
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period1 51P00-P961091
            
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities52Q00-Q992911211143411
Congenital malformations of the nervous system53Q00-Q0722
Congenital malformations of the circulatory system54Q20-Q28211
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R9914113100125
Sudden infant death syndrome56R95211
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R996312
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y89351143352636952331826
Accidents59V01-X59215131728364028221624
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V9930263472321
               Accidental falls 61W00-W19441112794712
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X49714172021531
               Other accidents701671051212710
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X8411816222325201011
Homicide/assault64X85-Y09211
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y341213341
All other external causes41111
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-B99391227621
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B90
Meningococcal infection3A39
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B2411
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B19211
Other infectious and parasitic diseases36217521
            
Neoplasms6C00-D481,1051483561148279316253
Malignant neoplasms of the:-7C00-C971,0741383561148275303240
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C141614443
Oesophagus9C1551129121413
Stomach10C163012215118
Colon11C185014491418
Rectum and anus12C19-C2164518141719
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C22411416146
Pancreas14C256227202112
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C3421521034766726
Skin16C431011323
Breast17C501582101721244638
Cervix uteri18C53242324553
Other parts of uterus19C54-C5536191682
Ovary20C568512713222614
Prostate21C61
Kidney22C641112215
Bladder23C67142417
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C968448222624
Other malignant neoplasms1231228615242639
            
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, immunological disorders25D50-D891231134
            
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases26E00-E9084225122736
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E14572482023
            
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99296121476203
Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis)29F10
Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19
              
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs31G00-H952151214214306299
Meningitis32G00-G03
            
Diseases of the circulatory system:-33I00-I991,0371131732113274596
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I25394271850114203
of which: (Acute myocardial infarction)I211802241452106
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I52232116945170
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69207522564111
Other diseases of circulatory system  2041562951112
               
Diseases of the respiratory system37J00-J994221551258127214
Influenza38J09-J11211
Pneumonia39J12-J191051121111772
Chronic lower respiratory disease40J40-J472012111367675
of which: Asthma41J45-J467115
Other diseases of the respiratory system 11412113466
            
Diseases of the digestive system42K00-K9311216118162743
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum43K25-K286114
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K74231473521
Other diseases of the digestive system83244102142
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue45L00-L9910226
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue46M00-M99371114624
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M198215
              
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N99671261741
Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N2940115924
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium50O00-O99
              
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period1 51P00-P9688
            
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities52Q00-Q992011111312
Congenital malformations of the nervous system53Q00-Q075311
Congenital malformations of the circulatory system54Q20-Q286411
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R9926212120
Sudden infant death syndrome56R9522
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R99312
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y891743521272424162925
Accidents59V01-X591242115131217132823
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V998211112
               Accidental falls 61W00-W19352216177
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X49491139914111
               Other accidents321215815
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X843844128721
Homicide/assault64X85-Y0911
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y347223
All other external causes4112
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
Dún 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
Dún 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
Carlow11
Dublin City1037
South Dublin532
Fingal716
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown 541
Kildare835
Kilkenny11
Laois22
Longford
Louth615
Meath55
Offaly11
Westmeath211
Wexford11
Wicklow211
    
Munster401327
Clare11
Cork City312
Cork County1459
Kerry936
Limerick City
Limerick County 44
Tipperary514
Waterford City11
Waterford County321
    
Connacht18612
Galway City11
Galway County615
Leitrim211
Mayo422
Roscommon11
Sligo422
    
Ulster1266
Cavan33
Donegal734
Monaghan22
    
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     DĂșn 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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