Vital Statistics Annual Report 2024
Births
Births to women aged 45 and over increased by 76.2% in ten years, up from 248 in 2014 to 437 in 2024.
Births to women aged under 20 decreased by 50% in ten years, down from 1,226 in 2014 to 613 in 2024.
The average age of mothers increased by 2.8% in ten years, up from 32.4 years in 2014 to 33.3 years in 2024.
Main Causes of death in Ireland
Deaths from malignant neoplasms increased by 15.8% in ten years, up from 9,022 in 2014 to 10,451 in 2024.
Deaths from circulatory diseases increased by 7.8% in ten years, up from 8,852 in 2014 to 9,542 in 2024.
Deaths from respiratory diseases increased by 24.3% in ten years, up from 3,492 in 2014 to 4,341 in 2024.
