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COVID-19 Release Information

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

CSO statistical release, , 11am

Vital Statistics

Quarter 4 2020

                                    Quarter 4 2020Quarter 4 2019
   
Births13,58414,135
Deaths 7,3987,639
Marriages 3,2634,596
Natural increase6,1866,496

The number of births decreased by 551 (3.9%) while deaths decreased by 241 (3.2%) compared to the same period in 2019.

Figure 1 Births, Death and natural increase, 2014-2020 Quarter 4
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There were 13,584 births in quarter 4 2020, 551 births or 3.9% less than the same period in 2019. This corresponds to a birth rate of 10.9 per 1,000 population, a decrease of 0.6 as recorded in quarter 4 2019. 

There were 7,398 deaths in quarter 4 2020, a decrease of 3.2% (or 241 deaths) from quarter 4 2019. This equates to a death rate of 5.9 per 1,000 population, a decrease of 0.3 from quarter 4 2019.

There were 39 infant deaths registered in quarter 4 2020 giving an infant mortality rate of 2.9 per 1,000 live births.

The number of births less the number of deaths in quarter 4 2020 resulted in a natural increase of population of 6,186 persons.

Births

There were 6,976 male births and 6,608 female births in quarter 4 2020. The 13,584 births represent an annual birth rate of 10.9 per thousand population. A decrease of 0.6 in the rate recorded in quarter 4 2019. See tables 4 and 5.

Age of mothers

The average age of first time mothers was 31.4 in quarter 4 2020, the same age as recorded in quarter 4 in the previous year. The average age of all mothers at maternity for births registered in quarter 4 2020 was 33.3 years, which is an increase of 0.1 years from quarter 4 2019. The average age of first time mothers outside marriage/civil partnership was 29.4, while the average age of all mothers outside marriage/civil partnership was 30.9 years. In the same quarter in 2019, the average age of mothers having their first baby outside marriage/civil partnership was 29.3 years while it was 30.7 years for all mothers for births registered outside of marriage/civil partnership. See tables 9 and 10.

Births and marriage/civil partnerships

In quarter 4 2020 there were 8,406 (61.9%) births registered as within marriage/civil partnership.

There were 5,178 births registered as outside marriage/civil partnership accounting for 38.1% of all births in quarter 4 2020. The highest percentage of births outside marriage/civil partnership was in Limerick City at 53.7% and the lowest was in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown with 25.1%. In the same quarter in 2019, there were 5,252 births registered as outside marriage/civil partnership accounting for 37.2% of all births. See table 8.

Location of births

The highest number of births registered was in Dublin City with 1,512 (11.1% of total live births in the country) followed by Cork County with 1,283 (9.4%) registered births. Leitrim had the lowest number with 80 (0.6%) registered births in quarter 4 2020. The same pattern was reflected in quarter 4 2019 when Dublin City accounted for 1,617 or 11.4% of births followed by Cork County with 1,252 (8.9%). Leitrim had the lowest number, 102 births (0.7%), registered in quarter 4 2019. 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 8 babies born to mothers who were resident outside the Republic of Ireland in quarter 4 2020. This accounts for 0.06% of total live births registered in the quarter. See tables 5, 8, 9 and 10. 

Nationality of mothers

Of the 13,584 births in quarter 4 2020, there were 10,427 babies (76.8%) born to mothers of Irish nationality compared to 10,936 (77.4%) in quarter 4 2019. See table 11. 

Birth order

A total of 5,359 births (39.5%) were to first time mothers in quarter 4 2020 while 4,743 (34.9%) were to second time mothers. These accounted for a total of 74.4% of births of stated parity in quarter 4 2020. See table 6 and figure 2.

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to display on multiple lines		Birth Order Q4 2020 (%)
1st39.4508244994111
2nd34.9160777385159
3rd17.0421083627797
4th5.56537102473498
5th and over3.0256183745583

Deaths

There were 7,398 deaths registered in quarter 4 2020, of these 3,916 were male and 3,482 were female. The quarter 4 2020 total is almost 3.2% less than the corresponding quarter of 2019 when 7,639 deaths were registered. See table 12.

Infant and neonatal mortality

There were 39 infant deaths registered in quarter 4 2020 giving an infant mortality rate of 2.9 deaths per 1,000 live births, a decrease of 0.2 points on that recorded in quarter 4 of 2019. Neonatal deaths are deaths of infants at ages under 4 weeks. There were 30 neonatal deaths registered in quarter 4 2020, giving a neonatal mortality rate of 2.2 deaths per 1,000 live births, which was a decrease of 0.2 from quarter 4 2019. See tables 3, 4 and figure 3.

Under 1 yr ratesinfantneonatal
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
Q1 20202.92.2
Q2 20202.71.8
Q3 20202.51.7
Q4 2020 2.92.2

Cause of death

Diseases of the circulatory system:

Diseases of the circulatory system accounted for 2,046 deaths, or an annual rate of 1.6 per 1,000 population.  Of these, 962 were due to ischaemic heart disease and 382 to cerebrovascular disease. See tables 2a, 2b, 13, 14 and figure 4.

Malignant neoplasms (Cancer):

There were 2,231 deaths from malignant neoplasms. This is equivalent to an annual rate of 1.8 per 1,000 population.  See tables 2a, 2b, 13, 14, 15 and 16.

Diseases of the respiratory system:

Deaths from chronic lower respiratory disease numbered 315, pneumonia accounted for 149 deaths and 194 deaths resulted from all other respiratory diseases. See tables 2a, 2b, 13, 14, 15 and 16.

Accidents, suicides and other:

There were 517 deaths due to accidents, suicides and other external causes. Accidents accounted for 69.4% (359) of these deaths while suicides accounted for 28.8% (149).  This figure of 149 reflects a decrease of 4.5% from the same quarter of 2019. Of these external cause deaths, 68.9.% (356) were male. See tables 2a, 2b, 13, 14, 15 and 16. 

Dementia and Alzheimer's:

In Quarter 4 2020 there were 398 deaths due to dementia of which 237 (or 59.5%) were female. There were 103 deaths due to Alzheimer's of which 71 (or 68.9%) were female. See tables 18 and 19.

COVID-19

There were 254 deaths due to COVID-19 recorded in quarter 4 2020, 156 of which were male and 98 which were female. Of these, 191 (75.2%) were aged 75 and over.  

There were 250 of these COVID-19 deaths where the virus was identified while there were 4 deaths where the virus was not identified. See tables 20, 21 and WHO ICD-10 classification of COVID-19 link 

The mean average age of death was 80.8 years while the median age was 82.0 years for all deaths due to COVID-19 in quarter 4 2020.

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to display on multiple lines		Principal causes of death Q4 2020 (%)
Respiratory8.89429575560962
Circulatory27.6561232765612
External6.98837523655042
Malignant Cancer30.1567991349013
Remainder26.3044065963774

Age at death

The leading cause of death in quarter 4 2020 varied widely by age-group. For those aged from 15 to 34 years, external causes of death including accidents, suicide and other ranked first (96 deaths). Among individuals aged 35-74, malignant neoplasms (cancer) was the leading cause (1,115), while for those aged 75 and older, it was diseases of the circulatory system (1,515 deaths). See table 14.

There were 5,977 deaths of persons aged 65 and over registered in quarter 4 2020. This represents an annual death rate of 33.2 per 1,000 population aged 65 and over and represents a decrease of 2.1 when compared with the corresponding quarter of 2019. See tables 3, 4 and figure 5.

The average (mean) time-lag between the date of death and the registration of death was 70 days while the median (mid-point in data) was 27 days for quarter 4 2020.

Natural Increase

The natural increase in the population (births minus deaths) for quarter 4 2020 was 6,186. This represents a rate of 5.0 per 1,000 population, 0.3 less than quarter 4 2019. See tables 3, 4 and figure 1.

Marriages

The number of marriages registered during the quarter was 3,263 of which 92 were same-sex marriages. This is equivalent to an annual marriage rate of 2.6 per 1,000 population, a decrease of 1.1 from quarter 4 2019. See tables 3 and 4.

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

Population

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

Code Generator for HighCharts V1.1Cancer Disease of the circulatory systemDisease of the respiratory systemAccident, suicide, homicide and undeterminedOther
Under 151.56253.1253.12514.062578.125
15-347.746478873239447.042253521126760.70422535211267667.605633802816916.9014084507042
35-7443.725490196078420.35294117647066.2745098039215711.725490196078417.921568627451
75 and over23.782852218871232.636794485135710.66350710900472.4342955622576530.4825506247307
Table 1 Births classified by age of mother at maternity by quarter, 20151, 2019 and 2020 and their corresponding annual age specific (asfr) and total period fertility rates (tpfr)
 Q4 2015 Q4 2019 Q3 2020 Q4 2020
  % ofFertility  % ofFertility  % ofFertility  % ofFertility
Age of motherNumbertotalrate Numbertotalrate Numbertotalrate Numbertotalrate
 < 20 years2731.87.6 1821.34.6 2371.66.0 1841.44.6
  20-24 years1,3688.840.4 10497.428.6 11327.829.9 10017.426.5
  25-29 years2,88518.674.5 237916.866.1 249117.268.8 216615.959.9
  30-34 years5,64336.3117.5 482134.1112.8 492134.0118.2 466334.3112.0
  35-39 years4,37228.190.7 463732.890.4 448231.089.6 442032.588.4
  40-44 years9416.121.1 9907.020.6 11307.822.6 10647.821.3
  45+ years520.31.3 770.51.7 840.61.9 860.61.9
  Not stated––– ––– ––– –––
  Total15,534100.01.8 14,135100.01.6 14,477100.01.7 13,584100.01.6
1Fertility rates for Q4 2015 has been revised, based on revised Census of Population usual residence population data
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Table 2a Deaths registered by cause of death and by quarter, 2015, 2019 and 2020
 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 20202,23130.2 2,04627.7 6588.9 5177.0 1,94626.3 7,398100.0
Q3 20202,35633.1 1,96427.6 6619.3 3184.5 1,81225.5 7,111100.0
Q4 20192,35130.8 2,15128.2 81010.6 5256.9 1,80223.6 7,639100.0
Q4 20152,11830.6 2,09030.2 75210.8 4166.0 1,55622.5 6,932100.0
Open in Excel: Vital Statistics 2020 Quarter 4 Table 2a (XLS 34KB)
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Table 2b Deaths registered by cause of death and age group, Fourth Quarter 2020
 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 1–0.0–0.0–0.0–0.0392.0390.5
1–4–0.0–0.010.230.630.270.1
5–1410.020.110.261.280.4180.2
15–2440.230.110.2438.390.5600.8
25–3470.370.3–0.05310.3150.8821.1
35–44431.9301.510.29718.8261.31972.7
45–541366.1693.491.47113.7603.13454.7
55–6432814.71376.7345.26612.81085.56739.1
65–7460827.328313.811617.66512.626313.51,33518.0
75–8468530.757228.021632.86212.060130.92,13628.9
85 +41918.894346.127942.4519.981441.82,50633.9
Total2,231100.02,046100.0658100.0517100.01,946100.07,398100.0
             
Males            
Under 1–0.0–0.0–0.0–0.0150.8150.2
1–4–0.0–0.010.230.610.150.1
5–1410.020.110.240.870.4150.2
15–2440.210.010.2316.080.4450.6
25–3450.230.1–0.0407.7120.6600.8
35–44170.8180.910.27013.5191.01251.7
45–54632.8492.481.2519.9422.22132.9
55–641637.3994.8132.0479.1633.23855.2
65–7434715.61939.4578.7479.11698.781311.0
75–8439617.734216.711417.3377.233417.21,22316.5
85 +2019.034917.112118.4265.032016.41,01713.7
Total1,19753.71,05651.631748.235668.999050.93,91652.9
             
Females            
Under 1–0.0–0.0–0.0–0.0241.2240.3
1–4–0.0–0.0–0.0–0.020.120.0
5–14–0.0–0.0–0.020.410.130.0
15–24–0.020.1–0.0122.310.1150.2
25–3420.140.2–0.0132.530.2220.3
35–44261.2120.6–0.0275.270.4721.0
45–54733.3201.010.2203.9180.91321.8
55–641657.4381.9213.2193.7452.32883.9
65–7426111.7904.4599.0183.5944.85227.1
75–8428913.023011.210215.5254.826713.791312.3
85 +2189.859429.015824.0254.849425.41,48920.1
Total1,03446.399048.434151.816131.195649.13,48247.1
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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              
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
20202,8782,763115–14,3715,6735,49733.18,67442317,3465,697
               
Quarter 2              
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
20203032985–13,5275,3515,11433.18,58236257,2954,945
               
Quarter 3              
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
20203,0792,977102–14,4775,6065,68933.07,11136255,8227,366
               
Quarter 4              
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
20203,2633,17192–13,5845,3595,17833.37,39839305,9776,186
               
Total              
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
20209,5239,209314–55,95921,98921,47833.131,76515311126,44024,194
1 2015 to 2020 Marriage & Civil Partnership figures are final and by month of registration.
2 Infant death: Death at ages under 1 year of live born infant.
3 Neonatal death: Death at ages under 4 weeks of live born infant.
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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             
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
20202.32.30.1–11.739.538.37.02.92.242.24.6
              
Quarter 2             
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
20200.20.20.0–10.939.637.86.92.71.840.54.0
              
Quarter 3             
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
20202.52.40.1–11.638.739.35.72.51.732.35.9
              
Quarter 4             
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
20202.62.50.1–10.939.538.15.92.92.233.25.0
              
Total             
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 6.33.22.436.55.8
20201.91.90.1–11.239.338.46.42.72.036.74.9
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 2015 to 2020 Marriage & Civil Partnership rates are by month of registration and are final.
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Table 5 Births registered, classified by area of residence of mother, October - December 2020
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemaleRate1
State13,5846,9766,60810.9
     
Leinster7,7743,9713,80311.2
Carlow163828111.0
Dublin City1,51277973310.6
South Dublin89146242912.4
Fingal1,01852549312.9
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 5942952999.8
Kildare75738037712.8
Kilkenny2171071108.4
Laois2101071039.5
Longford112565610.6
Louth35519815710.5
Meath60731729011.6
Offaly25914711212.7
Westmeath29514115412.9
Wexford3701741969.5
Wicklow41420121310.9
     
Munster3,5211,8301,69110.6
Clare31214316910.2
Cork City3111701419.9
Cork County1,28365762611.7
Kerry3291611688.6
Limerick City175997612.0
Limerick County 38419219210.9
Tipperary43625118510.5
Waterford City140746611.4
Waterford County15183688.4
     
Connacht1,51976575410.7
Galway City17683939.2
Galway County54028125911.4
Leitrim8043379.6
Mayo34617117510.1
Roscommon186969010.9
Sligo1919110011.4
     
Ulster (Part of)7624053579.9
Cavan2121179510.8
Donegal3882031859.4
Monaghan162857710.1
     
Regional Authorities:    
Border1,03353949410.1
Midland87645142511.5
West1,24863161710.6
Dublin4,0152,0611,95411.3
Mid-East2,1331,0961,03711.6
Mid-West1,30768562210.7
South-East1,0415205219.5
South-West1,92398893510.7
     
Mother Residing Outside the State853–
1 Births per year per 1,000 population. Annual rates based on estimated usual residence 2020 population.
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Table 6 Births registered, classified by age of mother and previous number of liveborn children, October - December 2020
                                               Previous number of liveborn children
Age of mother at maternityTotal012345 or more
All ages13,5845,3594,7432,315756244167
        
15 and under44–––––
16871––––
1732275––––
1842339––––
199886111–––
Under 20184157261–––
        
20128104222–––
2116611736103––
2221314351163––
23233131662763–
24261146723283–
20–241,00164124787206–
        
253041549444921
26356191103471131
27447209145612651
28471246150462063
295882752017223116
25–292,1661,075693270892712
        
307023592118332143
3187540628812242107
321,03252632611639223
331,03640241115444187
341,01835343814952188
30–344,6632,0461,6746242098228
        
351,074340440212531316
3699428239522865177
37923225347238712319
38787190290213591718
39642153211182581820
35–394,4201,1901,6831,0733068880
        
4042690154112431413
412975711474291310
4218336673727412
43952232181652
4463162181035
40–441,0642213882491253942
        
45 and over86293211725
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Table 7 Number and percentage of births registered within and outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by age of mother, October - December 2020
 NumberPercentage of total births
Age of mother at maternityTotalMarried/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parentsMarried/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parents
TotalSame address TotalSame address
All ages13,5848,4065,1783,14561.938.123.2
        
15 and under4–41–100.025.0
168–82–100.025.0
173223056.393.815.6
18425371011.988.123.8
1998989299.290.829.6
Under 2018416168478.791.325.5
        
20128271013321.178.925.8
21166291375017.582.530.1
22213371766417.482.630.0
23233481857820.679.433.5
24261582038022.277.830.7
20-241,00119980230519.980.130.5
        
253047522910724.775.335.2
263569825813127.572.536.8
2744715229516134.066.036.0
2847120726415843.956.133.5
2958828230619748.052.033.5
25-292,1668141,35275437.662.434.8
        
3070238931319655.444.627.9
3187554533022762.337.725.9
321,03274129120171.828.219.5
331,03677825817875.124.917.2
341,01876625218075.224.817.7
30-344,6633,2191,44498269.031.021.1
        
351,07480626819575.025.018.2
3699475723718576.223.818.6
3792370521817876.423.619.3
3878761117613477.622.417.0
3964248016211674.825.218.1
35-394,4203,3591,06180876.024.018.3
        
404262931339968.831.223.2
41297220775674.125.918.9
42183119644965.035.026.8
439563321866.333.718.9
44635112681.019.09.5
40-441,06474631822870.129.921.4
        
45 and over8653332161.638.424.4
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Table 8 Number and percentage of births registered within and outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by area of residence of mother, October - December 2020
 NumberPercentage of total births
Area of residenceTotalMarried/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parentsMarried/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parents
TotalSame address TotalSame address
State13,5848,4065,1783,14561.938.123.2
        
Leinster7,7744,7483,0261,74261.138.922.4
Carlow16391723555.844.221.5
Dublin City1,51286764532657.342.721.6
South Dublin89150938221057.142.923.6
Fingal1,01865136723063.936.122.6
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 5944451499374.925.115.7
Kildare75748227516963.736.322.3
Kilkenny217122955456.243.824.9
Laois210130804961.938.123.3
Longford11261513354.545.529.5
Louth3552061498358.042.023.4
Meath60738821914563.936.123.9
Offaly2591461136156.443.623.6
Westmeath2951811146361.438.621.4
Wexford3702021689854.645.426.5
Wicklow4142671479364.535.522.5
        
Munster3,5212,1301,39190560.539.525.7
Clare3122061067166.034.022.8
Cork City3111681438554.046.027.3
Cork County1,28384443932765.834.225.5
Kerry3291901399457.842.228.6
Limerick City17581943346.353.718.9
Limerick County 3842471379864.335.725.5
Tipperary43623919712654.845.228.9
Waterford City14068723848.651.427.1
Waterford County15187643357.642.421.9
        
Connacht1,5191,03948031168.431.620.5
Galway City176115613965.334.722.2
Galway County54038115910670.629.419.6
Leitrim8050302262.537.527.5
Mayo346252946172.827.217.6
Roscommon186125614367.232.823.1
Sligo191116754060.739.320.9
        
Ulster (Part of)76248527718363.636.424.0
Cavan212139735465.634.425.5
Donegal3882431459162.637.423.5
Monaghan162103593863.636.423.5
        
Regional Authorities:       
Border1,03365138224563.037.023.7
Midland87651835820659.140.923.5
West1,24887337524970.030.020.0
Dublin4,0152,4721,54385961.638.421.4
Mid-East2,1331,34379049063.037.023.0
Mid-West1,30777353432859.140.925.1
South-East1,04157047125854.845.224.8
South-West1,9231,20272150662.537.526.3
        
Mother Residing Outside the State844450.050.050.0
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Table 9 Births registered, classified by area of residence and age of mother, October - December 2020
        Average age of mother at maternity
Area of residenceTotalUnder 2020-2425-2930-3435-3940 and overAll births First births
State13,5841841,0012,1664,6634,4201,15033.331.4
          
Leinster7,7741166001,2922,6232,48266133.231.4
Carlow1635193939511032.029.6
Dublin City1,5122512127247447414633.131.8
South Dublin89113771543102706732.931.0
Fingal1,018167115534533110033.431.3
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 594122602032456334.733.4
Kildare75715471102772416733.531.6
Kilkenny217794661821233.131.2
Laois2103173983561232.631.5
Longford112113243333832.430.7
Louth35573366123972932.530.3
Meath6075381052062025133.331.4
Offaly2595384689661531.829.4
Westmeath29543346114821632.330.1
Wexford370442681171102932.629.6
Wicklow414520621491423633.731.7
          
Munster3,521382605551,2211,14230533.331.4
Clare312123381081083433.931.9
Cork City31182255107932632.931.6
Cork County1,283107115448445610833.932.0
Kerry329520551081063533.631.5
Limerick City1752245045441031.429.9
Limerick County 384530621241313233.331.9
Tipperary436343921361233932.730.6
Waterford City1402161857371032.530.4
Waterford County1512113152441132.729.9
          
Connacht1,519178820552055213733.832.1
Galway City1762152451642033.632.3
Galway County540426691932004834.032.5
Leitrim801393627433.831.2
Mayo346419471081373134.032.1
Roscommon1865122469621433.231.3
Sligo1911133263622033.631.6
          
Ulster (Part of)76212511142952434733.131.1
Cavan212516357968932.529.6
Donegal388423601411352533.431.9
Monaghan1623121975401333.031.0
          
Regional Authorities:         
Border1,03314671553943327133.231.2
Midland876131011553192375132.330.2
West1,248157216442146311333.832.2
Dublin4,015552916411,3321,32037633.431.8
Mid-East2,1333213834375568218333.331.3
Mid-West1,3071112024241340611533.031.1
South-East1,04120972023263247232.630.1
South-West1,9232311326469965516933.731.8
          
Mother Residing Outside the State812–41–29.127.6
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Table 10 Births registered outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by area of residence and age of mother, October - December 2020
       Average age of mother at maternity
Area of residenceTotalUnder 2525-2930-3435-3940 and overAll birthsFirst births
State5,1789701,3521,4441,06135130.929.4
         
Leinster3,02657879083262020630.829.3
Carlow722027815228.826.7
Dublin City6451231671741305130.929.9
South Dublin3827392115752731.029.4
Fingal3677082111782630.929.6
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 149173138461732.831.4
Kildare275486791511830.929.5
Kilkenny9514341625630.929.8
Laois8017281913329.728.0
Longford5112161111129.829.3
Louth149344034301130.328.3
Meath219306858451831.329.1
Offaly11334322517529.327.2
Westmeath11431284013229.027.7
Wexford16835454535830.527.5
Wicklow147203347361131.729.2
         
Munster1,3912553733972769030.929.7
Clare10620273421430.829.8
Cork City143243646271031.030.4
Cork County43971991371032931.530.3
Kerry139213734361131.729.6
Limerick City9421381712629.528.7
Limerick County 13731383425930.229.9
Tipperary197386552291330.229.0
Waterford City7216132315531.028.8
Waterford County641320208329.728.6
         
Connacht480791211371053831.329.7
Galway City6111131515731.930.8
Galway County159214343371531.729.7
Leitrim3045155131.629.1
Mayo9417282421430.528.8
Roscommon611215228430.429.5
Sligo7514171819731.630.3
         
Ulster (Part of)277566877591730.728.8
Cavan7319172012529.827.5
Donegal14525393736831.229.5
Monaghan5912122011430.828.8
         
Regional Authorities:        
Border3827490110832531.029.2
Midland3589410495541129.427.8
West3756199104813031.229.7
Dublin1,54328337243832912131.129.9
Mid-East7901322082301625831.129.1
Mid-West534110168137873230.229.3
South-East47198139112982430.328.3
South-West7211161722171665031.530.2
         
Mother Residing Outside the State42–11–28.431.6
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Table 11 Births registered, classified by nationality of mother, marital status and age, October - December 2020
 Total births Births inside marriage/civil partnership Births outside marriage/civil partnership Average age of mother at maternity
Nationality of motherNumber Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage  
TOTAL13,584100.0 8,40661.9 5,17838.1 33.3
Ireland10,42776.8 6,29860.4 4,12939.6 33.6
United Kingdom3022.2 16454.3 13845.7 32.4
EU14 excl. Irl3072.3 17155.7 13644.3 34.6
EU15 to EU 2721,2379.1 67354.4 56445.6 31.5
Other 11,3059.6 1,09784.1 20815.9 32.3
Not stated60.0 350.0 350.0 32.8
1 Countries excluding Ireland, UK and the EU.
2 The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 so is excluded as part of EU from Quarter 2 2020.
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Table 12 Deaths registered by county of residence of deceased, October - December 2020
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemaleRate1
State7,3983,9163,4825.9
     
Leinster3,7511,9691,7825.4
Carlow10058426.7
Dublin City9965074897.0
South Dublin3461911554.8
Fingal2641431213.3
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 3321641685.5
Kildare2651231424.5
Kilkenny15172795.8
Laois10258444.6
Longford4831174.5
Louth18894945.6
Meath2481351134.7
Offaly12471536.1
Westmeath14982676.5
Wexford2441311136.2
Wicklow194109855.1
     
Munster2,2281,1811,0476.7
Clare191102896.2
Cork City2821491339.0
Cork County6253253005.7
Kerry3101781328.1
Limerick City163838011.1
Limerick County 200108925.7
Tipperary2721411316.5
Waterford City7836426.3
Waterford County10759486.0
     
Connacht9184874316.4
Galway City6229333.2
Galway County2661481185.6
Leitrim84513310.1
Mayo2561351217.5
Roscommon12962677.6
Sligo12162597.2
     
Ulster5012792226.5
Cavan13373606.8
Donegal2731521216.6
Monaghan9554415.9
     
Regional Authorities:    
Border7063923146.9
Midland4232421815.6
West7133743396.1
Dublin1,9381,0059335.5
Mid-East8954614344.9
Mid-West8264343926.8
South-East6803563246.2
South-West1,2176525656.8
1 Deaths per year per 1,000 population. Annual rates based on estimated 2020 Usual residence population.
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Table 13 Deaths registered by cause of death and county of residence of deceased, October - December 2020
Area of residenceTotal DeathsMalignant NeoplasmsDiseases of the Circulatory systemDiseases of the Respiratory systemExternal causesAll other causes
State7,3982,2312,0466585171,946
       
Leinster3,7511,155985316312983
Carlow100282751921
Dublin City99629924769100281
South Dublin34611482253491
Fingal2648565221775
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 33212191252471
Kildare2657667192479
Kilkenny151394717840
Laois102362810721
Longford4813134513
Louth188684625544
Meath2487763252558
Offaly12438389633
Westmeath149493720538
Wexford2446682222450
Wicklow194465219968
      
Munster2,228643667200120598
Clare1916955151240
Cork City28268712811104
Cork County6251931805335164
Kerry31085102211785
Limerick City1635045171041
Limerick County 200556128452
Tipperary27273101241955
Waterford City7818226428
Waterford County10732308829
      
Connacht9182852599553226
Galway City6224163514
Galway County26610058242064
Leitrim8420346915
Mayo256777928864
Roscommon129363422235
Sligo121283812934
      
Ulster (part of)5011481354732139
Cavan133403691038
Donegal2738477241771
Monaghan95242214530
      
Regional Authorities:      
Border7061962076550188
Midland4231361164323105
West7132371877735177
Dublin1,938619485141175518
Mid-East8952672288863249
Mid-West8262472628445188
South-East6801832085863168
South-West1,21734635310263353
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Table 14 Deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, October - December 2020
   Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
 CodeCodeDeaths          over
Total deaths0A00-Y897,3983971860821973456731,3352,1362,506
               
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B9956–1–––3–3131026
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B904––––––––––4
Meningococcal infection3A39––––––––––––
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B242–––––1––1––
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B195–––––2–1–11
Other infectious and parasitic diseases45–1–––––212921
            
Neoplasms6C00-D482,276––14843137329614707433
Malignant neoplasms of the:-7C00-C972,231––14743136328608685419
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C1436––––––3713103
Oesophagus9C15104–––––1718352914
Stomach10C1655–––––28810207
Colon11C1899–––––178293024
Rectum and anus12C19-C21136–––1––425334429
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C22111–––1–4713353813
Pancreas14C25150–––––1921465518
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C34463–––––5258116014052
Skin16C4330–––––4135107
Breast17C50197–––––112545305036
Cervix uteri18C5317–––––4444–1
Other parts of uterus19C54-C5538––––––2910710
Ovary20C5659––––––21223139
Prostate21C61147––––––29275950
Kidney22C6448–––––13481814
Bladder23C6752––––––15121618
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C96170––1–32714425843
Other malignant neoplasms319–––2471942868871
            
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, immunological disorders 25D50-D8920––––––12386
      
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases26E00-E90196––2213618287066
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E14141––1–––47175953
            
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99408––––––1220137248
Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis)29F103––––––111––
Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19––––––––––––
               
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs31G00-H95348––224582077122108
Meningitis32G00-G031––––––1––––
              
Diseases of the circulatory system:-33I00-I992,046––2373069137283572943
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I25962–––13104282149294381
of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I21406–––136113853130164
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I52354––1–237164073212
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69382––1119102648111175
Other diseases of circulatory system348–––11810134694175
               
Diseases of the respiratory system37J00-J99658–111–1934116216279
Influenza38J09-J11––––––––––––
Pneumonia39J12-J19149–––––1–9113395
Chronic lower respiratory disease40J40-J47315––1–––51664128101
of which: Asthma41J45-J4613––1–––––147
Other diseases of the respiratory system 194–1–1––49415583
            
Diseases of the digestive system42K00-K932691–––4102832427478
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum43K25-K2816–––––111175
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7481–––––823241592
Other diseases of the digestive system1721–––4147265871
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue45L00-L9913–––––––1165
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue46M00-M9957–––––23461230
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M1918––––––11358
            
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N99155––––––27123995
Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N2981––––––23102046
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium50O00-O99––––––––––––
               
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period1 51P00-P961717––––––––––
            
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities52Q00-Q994319242––46231
Congenital malformations of the nervous system53Q00-Q0753––2–––––––
Congenital malformations of the circulatory system54Q20-Q28125–2–––211–1
               
Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R99652––343324737
Sudden infant death syndrome56R9522––––––––––
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R9926–––33332336
              
COVID-19 virus identified and virus unidentifiedU07254––––1–3104991100
COVID-19U07254––––1–3104991100
             
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y89517–364353977166656251
Accidents59V01-X59359–341234673648485750
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V9928–1146425311
               Accidental falls 61W00-W1976–––11557132618
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X49121–––6234716141221
               Other accidents134–2314111322202830
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X84149––23019273417173–
Homicide/assault64X85-Y092–––––1–1–––
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y343–––1–2–––––
All other external causes  4––––––1––21
1 Stillbirths not included.
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Table 15 Male deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, October - December 2020
  Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
 CodeCodeMales          over
Total Male Deaths0A00-Y893,9161551545601252133858131,2231,017
            
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B9928–1–––3–36213
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B902––––––––––2
Meningococcal infection3A39––––––––––––
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B241–––––1–––––
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B194–––––2–1––1
Other infectious and parasitic diseases21–1–––––26210
            
Neoplasms6C00-D481,216––1461764163352406203
Malignant neoplasms of the:-7C00-C971,197––1451763163347396201
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C1423––––––3785–
Oesophagus9C1571––––––61227215
Stomach10C1634–––––1467133
Colon11C1858–––––15722167
Rectum and anus12C19-C2179–––1––219202314
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C2271–––1–15725248
Pancreas14C2574–––––161123303
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C34263–––––31645927730
Skin16C4322–––––2123104
Breast17C501––––––––1––
Cervix uteri18C53––––––––––––
Other parts of uterus19C54-C55––––––––––––
Ovary20C56––––––––––––
Prostate21C61147––––––29275950
Kidney22C6433–––––1146138
Bladder23C6731–––––––21199
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C96106––1–12310264122
Other malignant neoplasms184–––245922495538
            
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, immunological disorders 25D50-D898––––––1–142
              
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases26E00-E90108––22–3410154131
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E1482––1–––3593628
   
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99167––––––11147081
Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis)29F103––––––111––
Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19––––––––––––
  
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs31G00-H95185––224379546341
Meningitis32G00-G03––––––––––––
            
Diseases of the circulatory system:-33I00-I991,056––213184999193342349
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I25575––––193167107204156
of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I21239––––15829418471
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I52156––1–11512223678
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69174––1113615365259
Other diseases of circulatory system  151–––––575285056
               
Diseases of the respiratory system37J00-J99317–111–181357114121
Influenza38J09-J11––––––––––––
Pneumonia39J12-J1964–––––1–371637
Chronic lower respiratory disease40J40-J47144––1–––55266146
of which: Asthma41J45-J464––1––––––12
Other diseases of the respiratory system109–1–1––35243738
            
Diseases of the digestive system42K00-K931491–––281919273835
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum43K25-K287–––––11––32
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7455–––––616141261
Other diseases of the digestive system871–––2125152932
 
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue45L00-L997–––––––1–33
               
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue46M00-M9927–––––––231012
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M196––––––––141
      
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N9986––––––2562647
Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N2946––––––2351224
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium50O00-O99––––––––––––
              
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period1 51P00-P9666––––––––––
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities52Q00-Q99177–31––33–––
Congenital malformations of the nervous system53Q00-Q071–––1–––––––
Congenital malformations of the circulatory system54Q20-Q2874–1–––2––––
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R99271––34221257
Sudden infant death syndrome56R9511––––––––––
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R9915–––3322113–
            
COVID-19 virus identified and virus unidentified U07156––––1–29366246
COVID-19 U07156––––1–29366246
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y89356–343140705147473726
Accidents59V01-X59237–331026492432323325
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V9921–1134223311
               Accidental falls 61W00-W1942–––1–4238159
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X4987–––520331011611
               Other accidents87–2212101015151614
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X84112––12014182714153–
Homicide/assault64X85-Y092–––––1–1–––
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y343–––1–2–––––
All other external causes2–––––––––11
1 Stillbirths not included.
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Table 16 Female deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, October - December 2020
   Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
 CodeCodeFemales          over
Total Female Deaths0A00-Y893,48224231522721322885229131,489
            
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B9928––––––––7813
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B902––––––––––2
Meningococcal infection3A39––––––––––––
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B241––––––––1––
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B191–––––––––1–
Other infectious and parasitic diseases24––––––––6711
            
Neoplasms6C00-D481,060––––22673166262301230
Malignant neoplasms of the:-7C00-C971,034––––22673165261289218
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C1413––––––––553
Oesophagus9C1533–––––116889
Stomach10C1621–––––142374
Colon11C1841––––––2171417
Rectum and anus12C19-C2157––––––26132115
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C2240–––––32610145
Pancreas14C2576––––––310232515
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C34200–––––2936686322
Skin16C438–––––2–12–3
Breast17C50196–––––112545295036
Cervix uteri18C5317–––––4444–1
Other parts of uterus19C54-C5538––––––2910710
Ovary20C5659––––––21223139
Prostate21C610–––––––––––
Kidney22C6415––––––2–256
Bladder23C6721––––––13179
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C9664––––2–44161721
Other malignant neoplasms135–––––21020373333
            
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, immunological disorders25D50-D8912–––––––2244
            
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases26E00-E9088––––1–28132935
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E1459––––––1282325
            
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99241–––––––1667167
Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis)29F10––––––––––––
Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19––––––––––––
              
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs31G00-H95163–––––2111235967
Meningitis32G00-G031––––––1––––
            
Diseases of the circulatory system:-33I00-I99990–––2412203890230594
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I25387–––12111154290225
of which: (Acute myocardial infarction)I21167–––12139124693
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I52198––––12241837134
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69208–––––64111259116
Other diseases of circulatory system  197–––113381844119
               
Diseases of the respiratory system37J00-J99341––––––12159102158
Influenza38J09-J11––––––––––––
Pneumonia39J12-J1985–––––––641758
Chronic lower respiratory disease40J40-J47171–––––––11386755
of which: Asthma41J45-J469––––––––135
Other diseases of the respiratory system 85––––––14171845
            
Diseases of the digestive system42K00-K93120––––22913153643
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum43K25-K289–––––––1143
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7426–––––2710331
Other diseases of the digestive system85––––2–22112939
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue45L00-L996––––––––132
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue46M00-M9930–––––2323218
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M1912––––––11217
              
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N9969–––––––261348
Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N2935––––––––5822
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium50O00-O99––––––––––––
              
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period1 51P00-P961111––––––––––
            
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities52Q00-Q992612211––13231
Congenital malformations of the nervous system53Q00-Q0743––1–––––––
Congenital malformations of the circulatory system54Q20-Q2851–1––––11–1
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R99381––––1112230
Sudden infant death syndrome56R9511––––––––––
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R9911–––––1112–6
            
COVID-19 virus identified and virus unidentified U0798––––––11132954
COVID-19 U0798––––––11132954
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y89161––21213272019182525
Accidents59V01-X59122––128181216162425
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V997–––122–2–––
               Accidental falls 61W00-W1934––––11345119
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X4934–––13146361–
               Other accidents47––1–213751216
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X8437––11059732––
Homicide/assault64X85-Y09––––––––––––
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y34––––––––––––
All other external causes2––––––1––1–
1 Stillbirths not included.
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Table 17 Infant and neonatal mortality by area of residence of deceased, October - December 2020
 Infant mortality 1  Neonatal mortality 2
Area of residenceNumberRate 3 NumberRate 3
STATE392.9 302.2
      
LEINSTER233.0 182.3
Carlow16.1 16.1
Dublin City10.7 ––
South Dublin22.2 22.2
Fingal22.0 22.0
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown 23.4 23.4
Kildare22.6 11.3
Kilkenny–– ––
Laois–– ––
Longford217.9 217.9
Louth12.8 12.8
Meath23.3 11.6
Offaly–– ––
Westmeath310.2 26.8
Wexford12.7 12.7
Wicklow49.7 37.2
    
MUNSTER123.4 82.3
Clare13.2 13.2
Cork City–– ––
Cork County53.9 43.1
Kerry–– ––
Limerick City15.7 15.7
Limerick County 12.6 ––
Tipperary12.3 ––
Waterford City214.3 17.1
Waterford County16.6 16.6
    
CONNACHT21.3 21.3
Galway City–– ––
Galway County23.7 23.7
Leitrim–– ––
Mayo–– ––
Roscommon–– ––
Sligo–– ––
    
ULSTER (PART OF)22.6 22.6
Cavan14.7 14.7
Donegal12.6 12.6
Monaghan–– ––
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:     
Border21.921.9
Midland55.744.6
West21.621.6
Dublin71.761.5
Mid-East94.262.8
Mid-West43.121.5
South-East54.843.8
South-West52.6 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.
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Table 18 Dementia1 deaths registered by county of residence of deceased, October - December 2020
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemale
State398161237
    
Leinster20370133
Carlow615
Dublin City772453
South Dublin1248
Fingal19712
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown 18810
Kildare13310
Kilkenny725
Laois633
Longford1–1
Louth936
Meath734
Offaly743
Westmeath541
Wexford835
Wicklow817
    
Munster1266363
Clare844
Cork City251510
Cork County402218
Kerry1578
Limerick City413
Limerick County 1257
Tipperary734
Waterford City945
Waterford County624
    
Connacht491831
Galway City11–
Galway County1367
Leitrim2–2
Mayo1468
Roscommon1028
Sligo936
    
Ulster201010
Cavan633
Donegal1055
Monaghan422
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
Border311318
Midland19118
West381523
Dublin1264383
Mid-East371027
Mid-West311318
South-East361224
South-West804436
1 From January 1st 2019 these figures include ICD 10 codes F01 and F03
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Table 19 Alzheimer's deaths registered by county of residence of deceased, October - December 2020
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemale
State1033271
    
Leinster401327
Carlow–––
Dublin City835
South Dublin431
Fingal2–2
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown 514
Kildare422
Kilkenny312
Laois–––
Longford2–2
Louth312
Meath4–4
Offaly1–1
Westmeath–––
Wexford11–
Wicklow312
    
Munster451233
Clare11–
Cork City918
Cork County927
Kerry826
Limerick City211
Limerick County 422
Tipperary3–3
Waterford City514
Waterford County422
    
Connacht13310
Galway City2–2
Galway County413
Leitrim–––
Mayo3–3
Roscommon11–
Sligo312
    
Ulster541
Cavan–––
Donegal44–
Monaghan1–1
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
Border853
Midland3–3
West1028
Dublin19712
Mid-East14410
Mid-West1046
South-East1358
South-West26521
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Table 20 COVID-19 (virus identified) deaths registered by county of residence of deceased and sex, October - December 2020
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemale
State25015496
    
Leinster15710552
Carlow44–
Dublin City372611
South Dublin271413
Fingal1091
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown 77–
Kildare21147
Kilkenny413
Laois532
Longford–––
Louth734
Meath642
Offaly321
Westmeath752
Wexford541
Wicklow1495
    
Munster542430
Clare422
Cork City20713
Cork County734
Kerry945
Limerick City734
Limerick County 11–
Tipperary642
Waterford City–––
Waterford County–––
    
Connacht1798
Galway City11–
Galway County642
Leitrim1–1
Mayo321
Roscommon523
Sligo1–1
    
Ulster22166
Cavan633
Donegal862
Monaghan871
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
Border24168
Midland15105
West1596
Dublin815625
Mid-East483018
Mid-West18108
South-East1394
South-West361422
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Table 21 COVID-19 (virus not identified) deaths registered by county of residence of deceased and sex, October - December 2020
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemale
State422
    
Leinster312
Carlow–––
Dublin City1–1
South Dublin11–
Fingal–––
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown–––
Kildare–––
Kilkenny–––
Laois–––
Longford–––
Louth–––
Meath1–1
Offaly–––
Westmeath–––
Wexford–––
Wicklow–––
   
Munster–––
Clare–––
Cork City–––
Cork County–––
Kerry–––
Limerick City–––
Limerick County–––
Tipperary–––
Waterford City–––
Waterford County–––
   
Connacht–––
Galway City–––
Galway County–––
Leitrim–––
Mayo–––
Roscommon–––
Sligo–––
    
Ulster 11–
Cavan–––
Donegal11–
Monaghan–––
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
Border11–
Midland–––
West–––
Dublin211
Mid-East1–1
Mid-West–––
South-East–––
South-West–––
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Background Notes

Introduction

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

Methodology:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stated Parity 

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

Births Classified by Area of Residence of Mother

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

NUTS Regional Authority Areas 

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

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

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

The European Union (EU) Countries

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

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

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

Civil Partnerships

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

Same-Sex Marriage Legislation

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

Electronic Release

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

For interactive tables, please go to CSO PxStat.

Usual Residence Population Concept

Rates for quarter 4 2020, were calculated using the relevant population data in April 2020.

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

Revision of Rates

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

Technical Notes:

Live Births

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Formula for technical notes

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

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

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

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

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

 Formula 2

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

Childbearing years are regarded as between 15 and 49.

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

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

Deaths

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

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

Stillbirths, Infant Mortality and Maternal Mortality

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

 
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