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Vital Statistics

Quarter 2 2016

                                    Quarter 2 2016Quarter 2 2015
   
Births16,21916,064
Deaths 7,6977,565
Marriages 5,7075,516
Natural increase8,5228,499

The numbers of births and deaths rise by 155 and 132 respectively compared to the same period in 2015.

Births, deaths and natural increase rates, 2006-2016 Quarter 2
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There were 16,219 births in quarter 2 2016,  155 more births compared with the same period in 2015.   This corresponds to a birth rate of 13.9 per 1,000 population, the same as that recorded in quarter 2 2015.

There were 7,697 deaths in quarter 2 2016, an increase of 1.7% (or 132 deaths) from quarter 2 2015.  This equates to a death rate of 6.6 per 1,000 population, an increase of 0.1 from the same period in 2015.

There were 48 infant deaths registered giving an infant mortality rate of 3.0 per 1,000 live births.

The number of births less the number of deaths in quarter 2 2016 resulted in a natural increase of population of 8,522 persons.

Births

There were 8,286 male births and 7,933 female births in quarter 2 2016.  The 16,219 births represent an annual birth rate of 13.9 per thousand population.  This rate is the same as the corresponding quarter of 2015.  See tables 4 and 5.

Age of mothers

The average age of first time mothers was 30.8, up 0.1 years from the same period in the previous year.  The average age of mothers at maternity for births registered in quarter 2 2016 was 32.7 years, 0.2 higher than quarter 2 2015. The average age of first time mothers outside marriage/civil partnership was 28.5 while the average age of  all mothers outside marriage/civil partnership was 30.0 years.  In the same quarter in 2015, the average age of mothers having their first baby outside marriage/civil partnership was 28.2 years while it was 29.7 years for all mothers for births registered outside of marriage/civil partnership.  See tables 9 and 10.

Births and marriage/civil partnerships

In quarter 2 2016 there were 10,413 (64.2%) births registered as within marriage and of these 2 were within civil partnerships.

There were 5,806 births registered as outside marriage/civil partnership accounting for 35.8% of all births in quarter 2 2016.  The highest percentage of births outside marriage/civil partnership was in Waterford City at 49.0% and the lowest was in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown with 24.1%.  In the same quarter in 2015, there were 5,786 births registered as outside marriage/civil partnership accounting for 36.0% of all births.  See table 8.

Location of births

The highest number of births registered was in Dublin City with 1,780 (11.0% of total live births in the country) followed by Cork County with 1,430 (8.8%) registered births.   Leitrim had the lowest number with 105 (0.6%) registered births in quarter 2, 2016. The same pattern was reflected in quarter 2, 2015 when Dublin City accounted for 1,819 or 11.3% of births followed by Cork County with 1,449 (9.0%).  Leitrim had the lowest number, 83 births (0.5%), registered in quarter 2, 2015.  See table 8.

Nationality of mothers

Of the 16,219 births in quarter 2, 2016, there were 12,379 babies (76.3%) born to mothers of Irish nationality compared to 12,458 (77.6%) in quarter 2, 2015.  See table 11.

 

 

 

Birth order

A total of 5,898 births (36.4%) were to first time mothers in quarter 2 2016.  Second time mothers had 5,858 births (36.1%).  This accounted for a total of 72.5% of births.  See table 6 and fig 2.

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Birth Order Q2 2016 (%)
1st36.3647573833159
2nd36.1181330538258
3rd18.1145570010482
4th6.32591405142117
5th and over3.07663851038905

Deaths

There were 7,697 deaths registered in quarter 2 2016, of these 3,975 were male while 3,722 were female.  The quarter 2 2016 total is 1.7% higher than in the corresponding quarter of 2015 when 7,565 deaths were registered.  See table 12.

Infant and neonatal mortality

There were 48 infant deaths registered in quarter 2 2016 giving an infant mortality rate of 3.0 deaths per 1,000 live births, an increase of 0.9 deaths per 1,000 births in the same period in 2015.   Neonatal deaths are deaths of infants at ages under 4 weeks.  There were 36 neonatal deaths registered in quarter 2 2016, giving a neonatal mortality rate of 2.2 deaths per 1,000 live births, which was an increase of 0.3 from quarter 2 2015.  See tables 3, 4 and fig 3.

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Under 1 yr ratesinfantneonatal
Q1 20143.73.2
Q2 20143.32.5
Q3 20144.32.7
Q4 20143.42.6
Q1 20153.21.8
Q2 20152.11.9
Q3 201532.5
Q4 20154.13.1
Q1 20163.82.7
Q2 201632.2

Cause of death

Diseases of the Heart and Arteries:

Diseases of the circulatory system accounted for 2,400 deaths, or an annual rate of 2.1 per 1,000 population.  Of these, 1,197 were due to ischaemic heart disease and 471 to cerebrovascular disease.   See tables  2a, 2b, 13, 14 and fig. 4.

Malignant Cancers:

There were 2,255 deaths from malignant neoplasms.  This is equivalent to an annual rate of 1.9 per 1,000 population.

Lung Diseases:

Deaths from pneumonia numbered 289; chronic lower respiratory disease accounted for 438 deaths and 297 deaths resulted from other respiratory diseases. 

Accidents, suicides and other:

There were 273 deaths due to accidents, suicides and other external causes.  Accidents accounted for 65.2% (178) of these deaths while suicides accounted for 27.5% (75).  Of these 273 deaths, two thirds (66.7%) were male.  See table 15.

 

 

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Principle causes of death Q2 2016 (%)
malignant
neoplasms
29.3
circulatory
diseases
31.2
External
causes
3.5
respiratory
diseases
13.5
remainder22.5

 Age at death

The leading cause of death in quarter 2 2016 varied widely by age group.  Among young adults aged 15 to 44, external causes of death including accidents, suicide and other ranked first (101 deaths).  Among individuals aged 45-74, cancers were the leading cause, while for those aged 75 and older, it was diseases of the heart and arteries. 

There were 6,296 deaths of persons aged 65 and over registered in quarter 2 2016.  This represents an annual death rate of 40.3 per 1,000 population aged 65 and over and represents a decrease of 0.4 when compared with the corresponding quarter of 2015.  See tables 3, 4 and fig 5.

The average (mean) time-lag between the date of death and the registration of death was 46 days while the median (mid-point in data) was 19 days for quarter 2 2016.

 

 

Code Generator for HighCharts V1.1CancerHeartLung Accident, suicide, homicide and undeterminedOther
Under 157.205.82.984.1
15-4425.213.15.836.919
45-7444.3279.14.515.1
75 and over22.534.716.21.225.5

Natural Increase

The natural increase in the population (births minus deaths) for quarter 2 2016 was 8,522 .  This represents a rate of 7.3 per 1,000 population, the same as quarter 2 2015.  See tables 3, 4 and fig. 1.

Marriages/Civil Partnerships

The number of marriages registered during the quarter was 5,707 (provisional), of which 300 were same-sex marriages.  This is equivalent to an annual marriage rate of 4.9 per 1,000 population, 0.1 higher than the rate for the corresponding quarter of 2015.  See tables 3 and 4.

Civil Partnership legislation was introduced in Ireland on the 1st January,  2011.  From 16th November 2015, when same-sex marriages legislation came into effect, same-sex couples no longer had the option to apply for a Civil Partnership.  However, couples that had given the required 3 months' notice of a Civil Partnership prior to 16th November 2015 were still entitled to have a Civil Partnership ceremony after that date.  There were no civil partnerships registered in quarter 2 2016.  There were 93 civil partnerships registered in the corresponding quarter of 2015.

Population

The estimated population (usual residence) in April 2016 was 4,673,700 .

Table 1 Births classified by age of mother at maternity by quarter, 2011, 2015 and 2016 and their corresponding annual age specific (asfr) and total period fertility rates (tpfr)
             
             
 Q2 2011Q2 2015Q1 2016Q2 2016
  % ofFertility % ofFertility % ofFertility % ofFertility
Age of motherNumbertotalrateNumbertotalrateNumbertotalrateNumbertotalrate
             
 < 20 years4022.211.62851.88.33181.99.32621.67.5
  20-24 years1,7489.546.41,3558.447.51,4138.649.61,3708.450.0
  25-29 years4,24723.190.73,07719.282.12,94017.878.52,86017.679.9
  30-34 years6,56735.7131.95,83636.3122.25,85035.5122.55,81835.9126.0
  35-39 years4,47824.498.44,51728.195.24,80129.1101.14,81329.799.2
  40-44 years8924.921.79415.921.21,0976.724.81,0226.322.9
  45+ years430.21.1520.31.3610.41.5740.51.8
  Not stated40.0–10.0––0.0––0.0–
         
  Total18,381100.02.016,064100.01.916,480100.01.916,219100.01.9
             
             
Table 2a Deaths registered by cause of death and by quarter, 2011, 2015 and 2016
 Malignant Cancers % of totalDiseases of the heart and arteries% of totalLung diseases% of totalAccidents, Suicides & Others% of totalOther Causes% of totalTotal% of total
Q2 20162,22528.92,40031.21,03912.12733.51,73022.57,697100.0
Q1 20162,35627.42,65730.91,26614.72773.22,05323.88,609100.0
Q2 20152,18728.92,30930.51,00113.23905.21,67822.27,565100.0
Q2 20112,19830.22,35132.392012.64346.01,37418.97,277100.0
Table 2b Deaths registered by cause of death, by age and region, Second Quarter 2016
 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––––––––482.8480.6
1 - 410.0–0.030.3––50.390.1
5 - 1430.1–0.010.12160.3120.2
15 - 2430.110.040.424990.5410.5
25 - 34170.830.130.34316100.6761.0
35 - 44492.2321.390.93412331.91572.0
45 - 541416.3813.4171.63914563.23344.3
55 - 6434215.22028.4535.13814895.17249.4
65 - 7458926.137015.414914.3341221812.61,36017.7
75 - 8469831.072530.235734.4321250329.12,31530.1
85 +41218.398641.144342.6271075343.52,62134.1
Total2,255100.02,400100.01039100.02731001,730100.07,697100.0
             
Males            
Under 1––––––––291.7290.4
1 - 4––––––––40.240.1
5 - 1410.0––––2120.150.1
15 - 2420.1––40.419730.2280.4
25 - 34100.410.020.2331220.1480.6
35 - 44200.9241.040.42911191.1961.2
45 - 54652.9632.680.83111372.12042.7
55 - 641777.81476.1292.82610583.44375.7
65 - 7433114.725010.4797.62071166.779610.3
75 - 8439017.343318.019618.915527716.01,31117.0
85 +2119.436215.118818.17324914.41,01713.2
Total1,20753.51,28053.351049.11826779646.03,97551.6
             
Females            
Under 1––––––––191.1190.2
1 - 410.0––30.3––10.150.1
5 - 1420.1––10.1––40.270.1
15 - 2410.010.0–0.05260.3130.2
25 - 3470.320.110.110480.5280.4
35 - 44291.380.350.552140.8610.8
45 - 54763.4180.890.983191.11301.7
55 - 641657.3552.3242.3124311.82873.7
65 - 7425811.41205.0706.71451025.95647.3
75 - 8430813.729212.216115.517622613.11,00413.0
85 +2018.962426.025524.520750429.11,60420.8
Total1,04846.51,12046.752950.9913393454.03,72248.4
             
Region            
Border28612.732713.613513.0291119111.096812.6
Midland60126.757323.925524.5301146827.11,92725.0
West1918.51958.1767.336131388.06368.3
Dublin2008.924410.211411.033121579.17489.7
Mid-East1366.01546.4686.51761206.94956.4
Mid-West26211.626911.212211.7441617710.287411.4
South-East36716.337915.816215.6602230017.31,26816.5
South-West2129.425910.810710.324917910.378110.1
Total2,255100.02,400100.01039100.02731001,730100.07,697100.0
Table 3 Marriages, civil partnerships, births, deaths and natural increase
               
 Live Births Deaths 
 Marriages1Civil PartnershipsTotalFirst Outside marriage/civil partnershipsAverage Age Total InfantNeo-natal65 & overNatural Increase
               
Quarter 1
20113,047619,9508,008 6,76831.78,093 72606,45511,857
20122,8128219,3137,693 6,92931.87,979 61456,44511,334
20133,3125217,5636,752 6,40632.18,347 55366,7829,216
20143,6206817,6996,812 6,43932.38,110 65566,6409,589
20153,5467817,1836,456 6,20232.58,604 55317,1758,579
20163,539 (186)716,4806,245 6,03732.78,609 63457,1417,871
            
Quarter 2            
20115,01518418,3817,080 6,01331.87,277 61415,61811,104
20125,41112017,9586,718 6,16431.97,080 47415,62910,878
20135,2127217,1076,372 5,82432.27,644 58386,2069,463
20145,4319616,5026,169 5,94932.37,197 55415,7429,305
20155,5169316,0646,021 5,78632.57,565 34306,1688,499
20165,707 (300)–16,2195,898 5,80632.77,697 48366,2968,522
            
Quarter 3            
20117,53220419,2227,512 6,54331.76,911 65415,30312,311
20127,71210417,9856,974 6,25032.06,825 79615,25711,160
20137,54112017,7296,608 6,24332.16,983 59465,52210,746
20148,03811917,1976,423 6,32932.37,001 74465,52610,196
20158,19714917,1286,367 6,28532.46,851 52425,48310,277
2016             
            
Quarter 4            
20114,26114217,0976,841 5,86631.86,714 60485,25510,383
20124,77810216,9696,554 6,00132.16,964 63475,43710,005
20134,6158916,5316,379 5,92032.27,044 56445,4709,487
20144,95610916,0646,231 5,86332.36,787 55415,3619,277
20154,857 (91)5615,5346,023 5,71732.56,932 64485,5048,602
2016            
            
Total            
201119,85553674,65029,441 25,19031.828,995 25819022,63145,655
201220,71342972,22527,939 25,34431.928,848 25019422,76843,377
201320,68033368,93026,111 24,39332.1 30,018 22816423,98038,912
201422,04539267,46225,635 24,58032.3 29,095 24918423,26938,367
201522,116 (91)37665,90924,867 23,99032.5 29,952 20515124,33035,957
2016              
               
1 2011-2015 Marriage & Civil Partnership figures are final. Marriage & Civil Partnership data for 2016 is subject to revision. Marriage figures from Quarter 4 2015 onwards include same-sex marriages, the numbers of which are shown in brackets.
           
See Background Notes for changes in methodology effective from 2007.
Table 4 Annual marriage, civil partnership, birth, death and natural increase rates per 1,000 population1
            
 Live BirthsDeaths 
 Marriages5Civil Partnerships5Total% First births 2% Outside marriage/civil partnerships TotalInfant 3 MortalityNeo-natal4 Mortality65 & overNatural Increase
            
Quarter 1
20112.70.0117.540.333.97.13.63.050.110.4
20122.50.0716.940.035.97.03.22.348.59.9
20132.90.0515.338.636.57.33.12.049.48.0
20143.20.0615.438.636.47.13.73.246.88.4
20153.10.0714.937.636.17.53.21.848.97.4
20163.10.0114.237.936.67.43.82.747.16.8
          
Quarter 2   
20114.40.1616.138.832.7 6.43.32.242.39.7
20124.70.1015.737.534.3 6.22.62.341.09.5
20134.50.0614.937.334.0 6.73.42.243.78.2
20144.80.0814.337.536.1 6.23.32.539.28.1
20154.80.0813.937.536.0 6.52.11.940.77.3
20164.9–13.936.435.8 6.63.02.240.37.3
          
Quarter 3   
20116.60.1816.839.334.06.03.42.139.910.8
20126.70.0915.738.934.86.04.43.438.39.7
20136.60.1015.437.435.26.13.32.638.99.4
20147.00.1014.937.536.86.14.32.737.78.8
20157.10.1314.837.336.75.93.02.536.28.9
2016          
          
Quarter 4   
20113.70.1214.940.234.35.93.52.839.59.1
20124.20.0914.838.735.46.13.72.839.68.7
20134.00.0814.438.735.86.13.42.738.58.3
20144.30.0913.938.936.55.93.42.636.68.1
20154.20.0513.438.836.86.04.13.136.37.4
2016          
           
Total   
20114.30.1216.339.633.76.33.52.542.610.0
20124.50.0915.838.835.16.33.52.741.49.5
20134.50.0715.038.035.4 6.53.32.442.28.5
20144.80.0914.638.136.4 6.33.72.739.78.3
20154.80.0814.237.836.4 6.53.12.340.17.8
2016           
            
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 2011-2015 Marriage & Civil Partnership rates are final. Marriage and Civil Partnership rates for 2016 are subject to revision. Marriage rates for Quarter 4 2015 onwards are calculated using marriage figures that include same-sex marriages.
Table 5 Births registered, classified by area of residence of mother, April - June 2016
         
         
Area of residenceTotal Male Female  Rate1
    
        
         
STATE16,2198,2867,93313.9 
      
LEINSTER9,3174,7674,550 14.3 
       
Carlow1971128514.1 
Dublin City1,78089888213.2 
South Dublin1,09557352215.6 
Fingal1,27164562617.6 
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 70935435513.1 
Kildare84844540315.4 
Kilkenny28914314611.8 
Laois24911313611.9 
Longford152896314.9 
Louth45824021815.4 
Meath71235435814.6 
Offaly24513311212.3 
Westmeath34416418015.4 
Wexford49126222913.2 
Wicklow47724223513.3 
     
MUNSTER4,2182,1802,03813.4 
      
Clare37119217912.7 
Cork City37219317912.5 
Cork County1,43073569514.0 
Kerry43321921411.9 
Limerick City23112910216.5 
Limerick County 45722922813.7 
North Tipperary24614010613.9 
South Tipperary27314412912.0 
Waterford City145727312.2 
Waterford County26012713315.1 
     
CONNACHT1,73985588413.1 
      
Galway City26212713514.7 
Galway County62630731914.4 
Leitrim105505513.6 
Mayo39420119312.2 
Roscommon174898510.9 
Sligo178819711.4 
     
ULSTER (PART OF)94548446113.3 
      
Cavan26412513915.0 
Donegal46424821612.0 
Monaghan21711110614.8 
     
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:     
 
Border1,68685583113.6 
Midland990 499 49113.5 
West1,456 724 73213.3 
Dublin4,855 2,470 2,38514.6 
Mid-East2,037 1,041 99614.6 
Mid-West1,305 690 61513.9 
South-East1,655 860 79513.0 
South-West2,235 1,147 1,08813.2 
          
1 Births per year per 1,000 population. Annual rates based on estimated usual residence 2016 population. 
Table 6 Births registered, classified by age of mother and previous number of liveborn children, April - June 2016
 
Age of mother at maternity                                              Previous number of liveborn children
Total012345 or moreNot stated
All ages16,2195,8985,8582,9381,026314185–  
           
15 and under55––––––  
161111––––––  
1726233–––––  
1879709–––––  
19141117204––––  
           
Under 20262226324––––  
           
201811453312–––  
21201139539––––  
22257161741831––  
2333919010927112––  
24392221122291541–  
           
20-241,370856391843171–  
           
25414196141571523–  
26475216173641552–  
27533243181673093–  
28638260247734783–  
2980035928711126134–  
           
25-292,8601,2741,0293721333715–  
           
3091740533012537119–  
311,086448410143502510–  
321,163456411211532210–  
331,333469513240752511–  
341,319390563245871915–  
           
30-345,8182,1682,22796430210255–  
           
351,224343475279961912–  
361,1972974353101033022–  
371,011219386270982216–  
38762157298206632612–  
39619109218194592019–  
           
35-394,8131,1251,8121,25941911781–  
           
4042185146111442015–  
4128154917242166–  
421584147352753–  
43992043191313–  
44632112111045–  
   
40-441,0222213392481364632–  
   
45 and over7428287551–  
   
Age not stated––––––––  
         
        
Table 7 Number and percentage of births registered within and outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by age of mother, April - June 2016
        
        
Age of mother at maternityTotalMarried/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parents Married/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parents
  TotalSame   TotalSame
    address   address
         
 Number Percentage of total births
All ages16,21910,4135,8063,541 64.235.821.8 
          
15 and under5–5– –100.0– 
1611–111 –100.09.1 
17262245 7.792.319.2 
1879136611 16.583.513.9 
191412112040 14.985.128.4 
          
Under 202623622657 13.786.321.8 
          
201813514649 19.380.727.1 
212013616567 17.982.133.3 
222574920876 19.180.929.6 
2333968271114 20.179.933.6 
2439275317161 19.180.941.1 
          
20-241,3702631,107467 19.280.834.1 
          
25414117297161 28.371.738.9 
26475156319166 32.867.234.9 
27533219314183 41.158.934.3 
28638310328220 48.651.434.5 
29800439361231 54.945.128.9 
          
25-292,8601,2411,619961 43.456.633.6 
          
30917564353260 61.538.528.4 
311,086769317225 70.829.220.7 
321,163867296202 74.525.517.4 
331,3331,008325233 75.624.417.5 
341,3191,038281211 78.721.316.0 
          
30-345,8184,2461,5721,131 73.027.019.4 
          
351,224961263197 78.521.516.1 
361,197944253192 78.921.116.0 
371,011803208144 79.420.614.2 
38762606156117 79.520.515.4 
3961948213798 77.922.115.8 
          
35-394,8133,7961,017748 78.921.115.5 
          
404213408161 80.819.214.5 
412812087355 74.026.019.6 
421581045433 65.834.220.9 
4399732614 73.726.314.1 
446351128 81.019.012.7 
     
40-441,022776246171 75.924.116.7 
     
45 and over7455196 74.325.78.1 
     
Age not stated–––– ––– 
         
  
Table 8 Number and percentage of births registered within and outside marriage/civil partnership classified by area of residence of mother, April - June 2016
        
 Total       
Area of residenceMarried/CivilUnmarried/non-Civil partnership parents Married/Civil Unmarried/non-Civil partnership parents
partnership parents  partnership parents 
   Total Same address  TotalSame address
 Number Percentage of total births
STATE16,21910,4135,8063,541 64.235.821.8
         
LEINSTER9,3175,8893,4282,036 63.236.821.9
        
Carlow1971168156 58.941.128.4
Dublin City1,7801,051729382 59.041.021.5
South Dublin1,095645450243 58.941.122.2
Fingal1,271863408245 67.932.119.3
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 709538171115 75.924.116.2
Kildare848570278170 67.232.820.0
Kilkenny2892038653 70.229.818.3
Laois24914510470 58.241.828.1
Longford152975535 63.836.223.0
Louth458260198105 56.843.222.9
Meath712465247176 65.334.724.7
Offaly24514310261 58.441.624.9
Westmeath34422412084 65.134.924.4
Wexford491258233130 52.547.526.5
Wicklow477311166111 65.234.823.3
        
MUNSTER4,2182,6851,533939 63.736.322.3
        
Clare37123613591 63.636.424.5
Cork City37220117186 54.046.023.1
Cork County1,4301,002428293 70.129.920.5
Kerry43327615797 63.736.322.4
Limerick City23112111056 52.447.624.2
Limerick County 457305152100 66.733.321.9
North Tipperary2461598758 64.635.423.6
South Tipperary27314512870 53.146.925.6
Waterford City145747129 51.049.020.0
Waterford County2601669459 63.836.222.7
        
CONNACHT1,7391,226513354 70.529.520.4
        
Galway City2621818154 69.130.920.6
Galway County626454172117 72.527.518.7
Leitrim105772821 73.326.720.0
Mayo39427412081 69.530.520.6
Roscommon1741175745 67.232.825.9
Sligo1781235536 69.130.920.2
        
ULSTER (PART OF)945613332212 64.935.122.4
        
Cavan2641758958 66.333.722.0
Donegal464296168108 63.836.223.3
Monaghan2171427546 65.434.621.2
         
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
   
Border1686107361337463.636.422.2
Midland990609381250 61.538.525.3
West1,4561,026430297 70.529.520.4
Dublin4,8553,0971,758985 63.836.220.3
Mid-East2,0371,346691457 66.133.922.4
Mid-West1,305821484305 62.937.123.4
South-East1,655962693397 58.141.924.0
South-West2,2351,479756476 66.233.821.3
         
Table 9 Births registered, classified by area of residence and age of mother, April - June 2016
      
           
Area of residenceTotalUnder 2020-2425-2930-3435-3940 and overAge not statedAverage age of mother at maternity
          
        All births First births
           
STATE16,2192621,3702,8605,8184,8131,096–32.730.8
           
LEINSTER9,3171667881,6773,3582,716612–32.730.8
          
Carlow19792150703710–31.128.4
Dublin City1,78031163348579539120–32.531.2
South Dublin1,0952510521538430561–32.229.9
Fingal1,271188020948238993–33.231.2
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 7093335925528574–34.733.4
Kildare848105911936923952–33.131.6
Kilkenny28932650969420–32.930.8
Laois24942942916815–32.330.5
Longford1526173052389–31.729.8
Louth45865110316011424–32.029.9
Meath712115211426621950–33.030.4
Offaly24582851925412–31.528.9
Westmeath344634821267620–31.830.2
Wexford491206011616910521–31.128.2
Wicklow4776308916715431–33.131.1
          
MUNSTER4,218673616861,4851,319300–32.930.9
          
Clare3715336513410727–32.830.9
Cork City37211475713110323–32.229.7
Cork County1,4301384212511495115–33.631.8
Kerry4335326215713344–33.431.6
Limerick City23110345372566–30.728.1
Limerick County 4575256016916434–33.632.3
North Tipperary24642345877314–32.530.4
South Tipperary27373356927510–31.629.5
Waterford City1454273144318–30.928.5
Waterford County26032345888219–32.930.3
          
CONNACHT1,73917128302635521136–33.031.0
          
Galway City262426421007119–32.630.9
Galway County6266449122821146–33.531.6
Leitrim105–715382718–33.930.4
Mayo3941317414011830–32.930.4
Roscommon1742124071427–32.330.4
Sligo1784840585216–32.831.8
          
ULSTER (PART OF)945129319534025748–32.129.6
          
Cavan264428561006511–31.929.6
Donegal4647519515313127–32.029.5
Monaghan21711444876110–32.730.0
          
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:          
   
Border1,68622159353596450106–32.330.0
Midland9902410820536123656–31.829.9
West1,45613113247539442102–33.031.0
Dublin4,855773818311,7001,518348–32.931.3
Mid-East2,03727141322802612133–33.031.1
Mid-West1,3052411522346240081–32.730.8
South-East1,6554619034855942488–31.829.3
South-West2,23529163331799731182–33.331.4
           
           
Table 10 Births registered outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by area of residence and age of mother, April - June 2016
          
          
Area of residenceTotalUnder 2525-2930-3435-3940 and overAge not statedAverage age of mother at maternity
         
        All birthsFirst births
          
STATE5,8061,3331,6191,5721,017265–30.028.5
          
LEINSTER3,428780949935602162–30.028.5
         
Carlow8126301681–27.725.1
Dublin City72915620619413142–30.229.1
South Dublin4501041271258212–29.827.7
Fingal408751001287728–31.129.4
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 1713132455013–32.131.7
Kildare2785964974612–30.429.4
Kilkenny86232820132–29.126.6
Laois104282527213–29.826.9
Longford55191014111–28.728.0
Louth198505552329–29.727.6
Meath2475167625017–30.528.5
Offaly102303123144–28.925.9
Westmeath120343924167–28.927.7
Wexford233667861235–28.426.3
Wicklow166285747286–30.329.3
         
MUNSTER1,53335542440627870–30.028.5
         
Clare135334532214–29.528.7
Cork City171513549315–29.627.4
Cork County428821271088823–30.529.2
Kerry1573342432613–30.729.5
Limerick City110292532213–29.627.3
Limerick County 1522536453610–31.530.5
North Tipperary87212825112–29.127.7
South Tipperary128343833203–29.227.6
Waterford City71252012113–28.826.5
Waterford County94222827134–29.628.0
         
CONNACHT5131071431508924–30.228.7
         
Galway City81201527163–30.128.9
Galway County172414350299–30.328.8
Leitrim2858663–31.329.3
Mayo120223933206–30.328.3
Roscommon578192091–30.329.0
Sligo5511191492–29.329.0
         
ULSTER (PART OF)3329110381489–29.026.8
         
Cavan8927312083–28.327.4
Donegal168514836294–28.926.2
Monaghan75132425112–30.127.6
   
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
   
Border6131571851539523–29.427.4
Midland381111105886215–29.127.1
West430911161307419–30.228.7
Dublin1,75836646549234095–30.529.1
Mid-East69113818820612435–30.429.0
Mid-West4841081341348919–30.128.7
South-East6931962221698818–28.726.7
South-West75616620420014541–30.328.8
          
Table 11 Births registered, classified by nationality of mother, marital status and age, April - June 2016
        
Nationality of motherTotal birthsBirths inside marriage/civil partnershipBirths outside marriage/civil partnershipAverage age of mother at maternity
 Number PercentageNumber PercentageNumber Percentage 
TOTAL16,219100.010,41364.25,80635.832.7
Ireland12,37976.37,95364.24,42635.833.1
United Kingdom3582.217448.618451.431.8
EU15 excl. Irl & UK3051.917758.012842.034.1
EU15 to EU 28 11,97312.21,18960.378439.731.1
Other 21,1927.391376.627923.431.7
Not stated120.1758.3541.734.1
        
        
1 Croatia included in EU 15 to EU 28 from q3 2013.
2 Countries excluding Ireland, UK and EU.
Table 12 Deaths registered by county of residence of deceased, April - June 2016
     
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemaleRate1
     
     
State7,6973,9753,7226.6
     
Leinster3,7571,9161,8415.8
Carlow9655416.9
Dublin City1,0204615597.6
South Dublin2911591324.2
Fingal2481261223.4
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 3681811876.8
Kildare2351311044.3
Kilkenny15893656.5
Laois12863656.1
Longford6739286.6
Louth199103966.7
Meath200106944.1
Offaly13172596.6
Westmeath16987827.6
Wexford2461371096.6
Wicklow201103985.6
    
Munster2,3901,2201,1707.6
Clare213116977.3
Cork City2581241348.7
Cork County6843663186.7
Kerry3261751518.9
Limerick City12558678.9
Limerick County 2501281227.5
North Tipperary16070909.0
South Tipperary16479857.2
Waterford City8538477.2
Waterford County12566597.3
    
Connacht1,0015524497.5
Galway City9443515.3
Galway County3061621447.0
Leitrim7443319.6
Mayo2571531047.9
Roscommon12467577.8
Sligo14684629.4
    
Ulster5492872627.7
Cavan14584618.2
Donegal3001461547.8
Monaghan10457477.1
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:    
Border9685174517.8
Midland4952612346.8
West7814253567.1
Dublin1,9279271,0005.8
Mid-East6363402964.6
Mid-West7483723768.0
South-East8744684066.9
South-West1,2686656037.5
1 Deaths per year per 1,000 population. Annual rates based on
 estimated 2016 Usual Residence population.
Table 13 Deaths registered by cause of death and county of residence of deceased, April - June 2016
Area of residenceTotal DeathsMalignant NeoplasmsDiseases of the Circulatory systemDiseases of the Respiratory systemExternal causesAll other causes
       
STATE7,6972,2552,4001,0392731,730
       
LEINSTER3,7571,1491,135510110853
Carlow96312812520
Dublin City1,02029932713818238
South Dublin291978231477
Fingal248866639453
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 36811998474100
Kildare2357370311546
Kilkenny158435128828
Laois128413517134
Longford67132512413
Louth199615739339
Meath2006457251143
Offaly131333716441
Westmeath169495723832
Wexford2468677321140
Wicklow2015468201049
      
MUNSTER2,390669736326113546
Clare213647137932
Cork City2587180291167
Cork County6842042058333159
Kerry3269294501674
Limerick City125293422535
Limerick County 2506681381055
North Tipperary160415817935
South Tipperary164455121938
Waterford City85212412721
Waterford County125363817430
      
CONNACHT1,00127034313731220
Galway City9430269722
Galway County306939939669
Leitrim7417329313
Mayo2576586391057
Roscommon124244820131
Sligo146415221428
      
ULSTER (PART OF)5491671866619111
Cavan145454717630
Donegal3009610736655
Monaghan104263213726
      
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:      
Border96828632713529191
Midland4951361546817120
West78121225910724179
Dublin1,92760157325530468
Mid-East6361911957636138
Mid-West74820024411433157
South-East87426226912244177
South-West1,26836737916260300
       
Table 14 Deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, April - June 2016
   Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
   CodeCodeDeaths          over
Total deaths0A00-Y897,6974891241761573347241,3602,3152,621
                 
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B99104–1–––6110153239
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B906–––––2–––31
Meningococcal infection3A392––––––––11–
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B241–––––1–––––
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B192–––––2–––––
Other infectious and parasitic93–1–––1110142838
   diseases
            
Neoplasms6C00-D482,31811331749143347600718436
 Malignant Neoplasms of the:-7C00-C972,255–1331749141342589698412
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C1440–––––3368119
Oesophagus9C15117–––––2522334114
Stomach10C1684––––2439232914
Colon11C18111–––––1612263630
Rectum and anus12C19-C21122––––1–824314315
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C2274––––––610202315
Pancreas14C25124–––––1720383622
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C34483–––––7248516314262
Skin16C4347–––––4387178
Breast17C50183––––182429384835
Cervix uteri18C5322––––127822–
Other parts of uterus19C54-C5536––––––211968
Ovary20C5671–––1–2711182210
Prostate21C61142––––––212265151
Kidney22C6448–––––171012144
Bladder23C6759––––––2392619
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C96177–1–132523446434
Other malignant neoplasms315––319122039828762
            
Diseases of the blood and             
  blood-forming organs,            
  immunological disorders25D50-D8919–––––112366
                 
Endocrine, Nutritional and metabolic            
  diseases26E00-E90185–––22457356367
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E14133––––1315264849
            
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99395––1–1–2631103251
  Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic  
     psychosis)29F103––––––111––
  Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19––––––––––––
                 
Diseases of the nervous system and            
  the sense organs31G00-H95384323423142354132144
Meningitis32G00-G031–––––––––1–
            
Diseases of the Circulatory System:-33I00-I992,400–––133281202370725986
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I251,197–––––1543129222373415
  of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I21483–––––8154282160176
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I52396–––1–1214233699211
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69471––––13132963148214
Other diseases of circulatory system336––––221121491–5146
                 
Diseases of the Respiratory system37J00-J991,039–314391753149357443
Influenza38J10-J1115–––11121441
Pneumonia39J12-J19289–1––224122566177
Chronic Lower respiratory disease40J40-J47438–––2–262282179145
of which: Asthma41J45-J4613–––2–––1334
Other diseases of the respiratory 297–211–451838108120
   system            
            
Diseases of the Digestive system42K00-K93251––––192529436876
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and            
   jejunum43K25-K2813–––––1–2424
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7458–––––5161213102
Other diseases of the digestive180––––13915265670
   system
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous
  tissue45L00-L9920––––––––488
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal              
  system/connective tissue46M00-M9946–––1––1–51821
Rheumatoid arthritis and            
   osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M1920––––––––1118
            
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N99166–––––114145195
 Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N29110––––––12123659
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth            
  and puerperium50O00-O991–––––1–––––
            
Certain conditions originating in the             
  perinatal period151P00-P96262411––––––––
            
Congenital malformations and            
  chromosomal abnomalities52Q00-Q99381811245232––
Congenital malformations of the:-            
Nervous system53Q00-Q0761–1111––1––
Circulatory system54Q20-Q28115––122–1–––
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal            
  findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R99322––––32–1222
Sudden infant death syndrome56R9522––––––––––
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R998–––––32––12
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y89273––22443343938343227
Accidents59V01-X59178–––1624122522242827
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V9933–––610162341
               Accidental falls 61W00-W1938–––112467107
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X4943–––3998851–
               Other accidents64–––64–7691319
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X8475––171320131362–
Homicide/assault64X85-Y095––––31–1–––
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y3410––1131112––
 All other external causes  5–––––––122–
                 
1 Stillbirths not included.
Table 15 Male deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, April - June 2016
   Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
   CodeCodeMales          over
Total Male Deaths0A00-Y893,97529452848962044377961,3111,017
            
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B9949–1–––61571910
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B903–––––2–––1–
Meningococcal infection3A392––––––––11–
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B241–––––1–––––
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B192–––––2–––––
Other infectious and parasitic41–1–––11561710
   diseases
            
Neoplasms6C00-D481,241––12102066180338403221
 Malignant Neoplasms of the:-7C00-C971,207––12102065177331390211
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C1426–––––326573
Oesophagus9C1581–––––141625305
Stomach10C1647––––111614186
Colon11C1854–––––148111713
Rectum and anus12C19-C2175––––––41421279
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C2244––––––3714146
Pancreas14C2560––––––511141713
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C34277–––––21746957839
Skin16C4328–––––1156123
Breast17C501––––––––1––
Cervix uteri18C53––––––––––––
Other parts of uterus19C54-C55––––––––––––
Ovary20C56––––––––––––
Prostate21C61142––––––212265151
Kidney22C6435–––––1768103
Bladder23C6742––––––1391613
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C96106–––121216264315
Other malignant neoplasms189––11791221565032
            
Diseases of the blood and             
  blood-forming organs,            
  immunological disorders25D50-D898––––––––143
                 
Endocrine, Nutritional and metabolic            
  diseases26E00-E90101––––1346224124
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E1477–––––315173120
            
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99142–––––––3175270
  Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic              
     psychosis)29F102–––––––11––
  Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19––––––––––––
                 
Diseases of the nervous system and            
  the sense organs31G00-H9517712111–1014326550
Meningitis32G00-G03––––––––––––
            
Diseases of the Circulatory System:-33I00-I991,280––––12463147250433362
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I25732–––––1237101162249171
  of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I21288–––––713335810572
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I52194–––––111114256766
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69211–––––1920347473
  Other diseases of circulatory system  143––––1–612294352
                 
Diseases of the Respiratory system37J00-J99510–––42482979196188
Influenza38J10-J1110–––11–21221
Pneumonia39J12-J19123––––1129123959
Chronic Lower respiratory disease40J40-J47223–––2–129428978
of which: Asthma41J45-J466–––2––––211
Other diseases of the respiratory 154–––1–2210236650
   system            
            
Diseases of the Digestive system42K00-K93120–––––51823183422
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and            
   jejunum43K25-K2810–––––1–2124
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7431–––––1109641
Other diseases of the digestive
   system79–––––3812112817
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous            
  tissue45L00-L998––––––––233
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal            
  system/connective tissue46M00-M9918–––1––1––88
Rheumatoid arthritis and            
   osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M196–––––––––42
            
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N9988–––––1–283740
 Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N2968–––––––272831
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth            
  and puerperium50O00-O99––––––––––––
            
Certain conditions originating in the             
  perinatal period151P00-P961817–1––––––––
            
Congenital malformations and            
  chromosomal abnomalities52Q00-Q9918101–1–2121––
Congenital malformations of the:-            
Nervous system53Q00-Q0711––––––––––
Circulatory system54Q20-Q2843––1–––––––
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal            
  findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R99151––––21–119
Sudden infant death syndrome56R9511––––––––––
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R994–––––21––1–
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y89182––2193329312620157
Accidents59V01-X59104–––121810201411127
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V9921–––4814112–
               Accidental falls 61W00-W1919–––1–243243
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X4928–––267553––
               Other accidents36–––54–75564
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X8462––161017101062–
Homicide/assault64X85-Y095––––31–1–––
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y348––11211–2––
All other external causes3–––––––111–
1 Stillbirths not included.
Table 16 Female deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, April - June 2016
      Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
   CodeCodeFemales          over
Total Female Deaths0A00-Y893,72219571328611302875641,0041,604
            
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B9955–––––––581329
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B903–––––––––21
Meningococcal infection3A39––––––––––––
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B24––––––––––––
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B19––––––––––––
Other infectious and parasitic52–––––––581128
   diseases
            
Neoplasms6C00-D481,077112172977167262315215
 Malignant Neoplasms of the:-7C00-C971,048–12172976165258308201
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C1414––––––1–346
Oesophagus9C1536–––––1168119
Stomach10C1637––––13239118
Colon11C1857––––––24151917
Rectum and anus12C19-C2147––––1–41010166
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C2230––––––33699
Pancreas14C2564–––––12924199
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C34206–––––5739686423
Skin16C4319–––––323155
Breast17C50182––––182429374835
Cervix uteri18C5322––––127822–
Other parts of uterus19C54-C5536––––––211968
Ovary20C5671–––1–2711182210
Prostate21C61––––––––––––
Kidney22C6413–––––––4441
Bladder23C6717––––––1––106
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C9671–1––1137182119
Other malignant neoplasms126––2–23818263730
            
Diseases of the blood and               
  blood-forming organs,              
  immunological disorders25D50-D8911–––––112223
                 
Endocrine, Nutritional and metabolic              
  diseases26E00-E9084–––21111132243
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E1456––––1–––91729
            
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99253––1–1–231451181
  Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic              
     psychosis)29F101––––––1––––
  Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19––––––––––––
                 
Diseases of the nervous system and              
  the sense organs31G00-H952072–231349226794
Meningitis32G00-G031–––––––––1–
            
Diseases of the Circulatory System:-33I00-I991,120–––1281855120292624
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I25465–––––362860124244
  of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I21195–––––1292455104
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I52202–––1–1391132145
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69260––––12492974141
  Other diseases of circulatory system  193––––1259206294
                 
Diseases of the Respiratory system37J00-J99529–31–1592470161255
Influenza38J10-J115–––––1––22–
Pneumonia39J12-J19166–1––11231327118
Chronic Lower respiratory disease40J40-J47215–––––1413409067
of which: Asthma41J45-J467–––––––1123
Other diseases of the respiratory
   system143–21––238154270
            
Diseases of the Digestive system42K00-K93131––––1476253454
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and            
   jejunum43K25-K283––––––––3––
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7427–––––463761
Other diseases of the digestive
   system101––––1–13152853
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous              
  tissue45L00-L9912––––––––255
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal              
  system/connective tissue46M00-M9928––––––––51013
Rheumatoid arthritis and            
   osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M1914––––––––176
            
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N9978––––––1261455
 Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N2942––––––1–5828
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth              
  and puerperium50O00-O991–––––1–––––
            
Certain conditions originating in the               
  perinatal period151P00-P96871–––––––––
            
Congenital malformations and              
  chromosomal abnomalities52Q00-Q99208–1143111––
Congenital malformations of the:-            
Nervous system53Q00-Q075––1111––1––
Circulatory system54Q20-Q2872–––22–1–––
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal              
  findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R99171––––11––113
Sudden infant death syndrome56R9511––––––––––
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R994–––––11–––2
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y8991–––5105812141720
Accidents59V01-X5974–––46258131620
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V9912–––22–21221
               Accidental falls 61W00-W1919––––1––3564
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X4915–––1323321–
               Other accidents28–––1–––14715
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X8413–––13333–––
Homicide/assault64X85-Y09––––––––––––
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y342––––1––1–––
All other external causes2––––––––11–
1 Stillbirths not included.  
Table 17 Infant and neonatal mortality by area of residence of deceased, April - June 2016
 Infant mortality Neonatal mortality
Area of residenceNumberRateNumberRate
      
STATE483.0 362.2
LEINSTER252.7 222.4
Carlow210.2 210.2
Dublin City52.8 42.2
South Dublin00.0 00.0
Fingal64.7 53.9
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 00.0 00.0
Kildare22.4 22.4
Kilkenny00.0 00.0
Laois00.0 00.0
Longford16.6 16.6
Louth12.2 12.2
Meath22.8 11.4
Offaly28.2 28.2
Westmeath00.0 00.0
Wexford24.1 24.1
Wicklow24.2 24.2
   
MUNSTER163.8 112.6
Clare38.1 25.4
Cork City12.7 00.0
Cork County42.8 32.1
Kerry24.6 12.3
Limerick City14.3 14.3
Limerick County 00.0 00.0
North Tipperary28.1 14.1
South Tipperary13.7 13.7
Waterford City00.0 00.0
Waterford County27.7 27.7
   
CONNACHT52.9 21.2
Galway City00.0 00.0
Galway County11.6 11.6
Leitrim00.0 00.0
Mayo25.1 12.5
Roscommon15.7 00.0
Sligo15.6 00.0
   
ULSTER (PART OF)22.1 11.1
Cavan13.8 13.8
Donegal12.2 00.0
Monaghan00.0 00.0
   
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:     
Border42.421.2
Midland33.033.0
West42.721.4
Dublin112.391.9
Mid-East62.952.5
Mid-West64.643.1
South-East74.274.2
South-West73.1 41.8
Infant mortality rates: Deaths of infants under one year per 1,000 live births, classified by area of residence of mother.
Neonatal mortality rates: Deaths of infants under 28 days per 1,000 live births, classified by area of residence of mother.
Infant and neonatal mortality rates in some areas, based on small numbers, are subject to considerable fluctuation and caution should be exercised in their interpretation.

Background Notes

 

Introduction

This report has been prepared by the Central Statistics Office for the Minister for Social Protection in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of the Vital Statistics and Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1952, Section 73 of the Civil Registration Act 2004 and Government Order SI 831 of 2007.

Methodology

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NUTS2 and NUTS3 Regional Authority areas

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

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

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

EU-28 countries

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

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

Birth and Death rates 

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

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


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


South East Region Population
2011 census year 499,304
2012 inter-census year estimate 500,831
Factor of change = (500,831 - 499,304) /499,304 * 100 = 0.30582
Carlow population census year = 54,723
To estimate population in Carlow for 2012 using factor of 0.30582 as follows:
Carlow 54,723+ [54,723][ 0.30582/100] = 54,890 = population estimate 2012
The overall rate at national level is unaffected by this revision.
Please see the effect of this change, if any, on the birth and death rates when applied to quarter 1 2015 below.

 

     Deaths     Births    
  old rate   new rate Difference   old rate  new rate  Difference
State   7.5  7.5 0.0  14.9 14.9  0.0
Leinster  6.9  6.8 0.0  15.7  15.7 0.0
Carlow 8.9   8.9 0.0  18.4  18.4

0.0

Dublin city

 9.7 9.6  0.0  15.3  15.3 0.0
South Dublin

 4.3

 4.3 0.0  16.5  16.5  0.0 
Fingal

 4.0

 4.0 0.0  18.9 18.8 -0.1
Dunlaoghaire Rathdown  9.0  8.9 0.0  15.0  15.0  0.0 
Kildare  4.9  4.8 -0.1  17.4  17.1  -0.3 
Kilkenny   6.9 6.9  0.0  13.0  13.0  0.0 
Laois   7.1 7.0  -0.1  14.8  14.6  -0.2 
Longford   7.8 7.6  -0.1  12.9  12.7  -0.2 
Louth  7.0 7.2  0.2  14.1  14.6  0.5 
Meath   5.1 5.0  -0.1  15.2  15.0 -0.2 
Offaly  7.5 7.4  -0.1  14.7  14.5  -0.2 
Westmeath  8.0 7.9  -0.1  15.1  14.9  -0.2 
Wexford  7.5 7.5  0.0  13.4  13.3  -0.1 
Wicklow  6.8 6.7  -0.1  16.0  15.8  -0.2 
Munster  8.2 8.2  0.0  14.3  14.3  0.0 
 Clare  8.3 8.3  0.1  14.3  14.4 0.1
Cork City   9.2 9.1  -0.1  12.0  11.9  -0.1 
Cork County  6.5 6.5  -0.1  16.0  15.9  -0.1 
Kerry  9.6 9.5  -0.1  12.3  12.2  -0.1 
Limerick City  11.9 12.0  0.1  15.2  15.3  0.1 
Limerick county  8.3 8.3  0.1  14.6  14.7  0.1 
North Tipperary  9.9 10.0  0.1  15.1  15.2  0.1 
South Tipperary   8.9 8.8  0.0  11.9  11.9  0.0 
Waterford City   7.3 7.3  0.0  15.1  15.0  -0.1 
Waterford County  8.1  8.1  0.0  13.5  13.4  -0.1 
Connaught   7.9 8.1  0.1  13.7  13.9  0.2
Galway City 6.0 6.1  0.1 14.4 14.6 0.2
Galway County 6.7  6.9  0.1 15.1  15.3  0.2 
Leitrim  10.6 11.0  0.3  14.0 14.4  0.4 
Mayo   8.8 8.9  0.1  11.8  12.0  0.2 
Rosocmmon  8.8 8.9  0.1  13.0 13.2 0.2 
Sligo   9.2 9.5  0.3  13.5  13.9  0.4 
Ulster (part of)   8.4 8.7  0.3  12.5  12.9  0.4 
Cavan   8.5 8.8  0.3  14.3  14.7  0.4 
Donegal   8.4 8.6  0.3  11.9  12.3  0.4
Monaghan  8.3 8.6  0.3  12.0  12.4  0.4 
             
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES             
Border  8.3  8.6  0.3  13.1  13.5  0.4 
Midland  7.6 7.5  -0.1  14.6  14.4  -0.2 
West   7.5 7.7  0.1  13.7  13.9  0.2 
Dublin   7.2 7.2  0.0  16.3  16.3  0.0 
Mid-East  5.4 5.3  -0.1   16.3 16.0 -0.3 
Mid-West  9.1 9.2  0.1  14.7  14.8  0.1 
South-East   7.8 7.8  0.0  13.8  13.7  -0.1 
South-West  7.7 7.6  -0.1  14.5  14.4  -0.1 

Rates per year per 1,000 Usual Resident estimated population

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