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Vital Statistics

Quarter 3 2014

                          Quarter 3 2014 Quarter 3 2013 % change
   
Births17,19717,729-3.0
Deaths  7,001 6,983 0.3
Marriages  8,048 7,760 3.7
Natural increase10,19610,746-5.1

Births fall by 3% while deaths rise very slightly compared to the same quarter in 2013.

FIG1 Births, deaths and natural increase, 2004 - 2014 (quarter 3)
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There were 17,197 births in quarter 3 2014,  532 fewer births compared with the same period in 2013   This corresponds to a birth rate of 14.9 per 1,000 population, a decrease of  0.5 from quarter 3 2013.

There were 7,001 deaths in quarter 3 2014, a rise of 0.3% (or 18 deaths) from quarter 3 2013.  This equates to a death rate of 6.1 per 1,000 population, no change from the same period in 2013.

There were 74 infant deaths registered giving an infant mortality rate of 4.3 per 1,000 live births.

The number of births less the number of deaths in quarter 3 2014 resulted in a natural increase of population of 10,196 persons.

Births

There were 8,850 male births and 8,347 female births in quarter 3 2014.  The 17,197 births represent an annual birth rate of 14.9 per thousand population.  This rate is 0.5 points lower than the corresponding quarter of 2013.  See tables 4 and 5.

Age of Mothers

The average age of first time mothers was 30.5, up 0.3 years from the same period in the previous year. The average age of mothers at maternity for births registered in quarter 3 2014 was 32.3 years, 0.2 higher than quarter 3 2013. The average age of first time mothers outside marriage/civil partnership was 28.0 while the average age of  all mothers outside marriage/civil partnership was 29.5 years. In the same quarter in 2013, the average age of mothers having their first baby outside marriage/civil partnership was 27.6 years while it was 29.1 years for all mothers for births registered outside of marriage/civil partnership.  See tables 9 and 10.

Births and marriage/civil partnerships

In quarter 3 2014 there were 10,958 (63.7%) births registered as within marriage and of these 5 were within civil partnerships.

There were 6,239 births registered as outside marriage/civil partnership accounting for 36.3% of all births in quarter 3 2014.  The highest percentage of births outside marriage/civil partnership was in Limerick City at 57.4% and the lowest was in Galway County with 25.4%.  In the same quarter in 2013, there were 6,243 births registered as outside marriage/civil partnership accounting for 35.2% of all births.  See table 8.

Location of births

The highest number of births registered was in Dublin City with 2,042 (11.9% of total live births in the country) followed by Cork County with 1,566 (9.1%) registered births.   Leitrim had the lowest number with 102 (0.6%) registered births in quarter 3, 2014. The same pattern was reflected in quarter 3, 2013 when Dublin City accounted for 2,135 or 12.0% of births followed by Cork County with 1,626 (9.2%).  Leitrim had the lowest number, 115 births (or 0.6%), registered in quarter 3, 2013.  See table 8.

Nationality of mothers

Of the 17,197 births in quarter 3, 2014, there were 13,382 babies (77.8%) born to mothers of Irish nationality compared to 13,678 (77.2%) in quarter 3, 2013.  See table 11.

 

 

 

Birth Order

A total of 6,423 births (37.5%) were to first time mothers in quarter 3 2014.  Second time mothers had 6,095 births (35.6%).  This accounted for a total of 73.1% of births.  See table 6 and fig 2.

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Birth Order Q3 2014 (%)
1st37.48906
2nd35.56462
3rd17.82869
4th5.989417
5th and over3.029242

Deaths

There were 7,001 deaths registered in quarter 3 2014, of these 3,596 were male while 3,405 were female.  The quarter 3 2014 total is 0.3% higher than in the corresponding quarter of 2013 when 6,983 deaths were registered.

Infant and neonatal mortality

There were 74 infant deaths registered in quarter 3 2014 giving an infant mortality rate of 4.3 deaths per 1,000 live births, an increase of 1.0 from the same period in 2013.   Neonatal deaths are deaths of infants at ages under 4 weeks.  There were 46 neonatal deaths registered in quarter 3 2014, a neonatal mortality rate of 2.7 deaths per 1,000 live births, which was an increase of 0.1 from quarter 3 2013.  See tables 3, 4 and fig 3.

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Under 1 yr ratesinfantneonatal
Q2 20133.42.2
Q3 20133.32.6
Q4 20133.42.7
Q1 20143.73.2
Q2 20143.32.5
Q3 20144.32.7

Cause of death

Diseases of the Heart and Arteries:

Diseases of the circulatory system accounted for 2,059 deaths, or an annual rate of 1.8 per 1,000 population.  Of these, 995 were due to ischaemic heart disease and 418 to cerebrovascular disease.   See tables  2, 13, 14, 15, 16 and fig. 4.

Malignant Cancers:

There were 2,297 deaths from malignant neoplasms.  This is equivalent to an annual rate of 2.0 per 1,000 population.

Lung Diseases:

Deaths from pneumonia numbered 169; chronic lower respiratory disease accounted for 317 deaths and 212 deaths resulted from other respiratory diseases. 

Accidents, suicides and other:

There were 425 deaths due to accidents, suicides and other external causes.  Accidents accounted for 64.9% (276) of these deaths while suicides accounted for 29.6% (126).  Of these 425 deaths, over two-thirds (68.7%) were male.

 

 

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Principal csuses of death Q3 2014 (%)
maglignant
neoplasms
32.80959863
circulatory
diseases
29.41008427
External
causes
6.070561348
respiratory
diseases
9.970004285
remainder21.73975146

 Age at death

The leading cause of death in quarter 3 2014 varied widely by age group.  Among young adults aged 15 to 44, external causes of death including accidents, suicide and other ranked first (177 deaths).  Among individuals aged 45-84, cancers were the leading cause, while for those aged 85 and older, it was diseases of the heart and arteries. 

There were 5,526 deaths of persons aged 65 and over registered in quarter 3 2014.  This represents an annual death rate of 37.7 per 1,000 population aged 65 and over and represents a decrease of 1.2 when compared with the corresponding quarter of 2013.  See tables 3, 4 and fig 5.

The average (mean) time-lag between the date of death and the registration of death was 54 days while the median (mid-point in data) was 20 days for quarter 3 2014.

 

 

CancerHeartLung Accident, suicide, homicide and undeterminedOther
Under 158.045977011494251.149425287356321.149425287356325.7471264367816183.9080459770115
15-4421.212121212121210.43771043771042.6936026936026947.811447811447817.8451178451178
45-8440.179977502812228.188976377952810.21372328458944.2969628796400417.1203599550056
85 and over15.244932432432439.907094594594616.17398648648651.5202702702702727.1537162162162

Natural Increase

The natural increase in the population (births minus deaths) for quarter 3 2014 was 10,196.  This represents a rate of 8.8 per 1,000 population, 0.6 per thousand less than quarter 3 2013.  See tables 3, 4 and fig. 1.

 

Marriages/Civil Partnerships

The number of marriages registered during the quarter was 8,048 (provisional) equivalent to an annual marriage rate of  7.0 per 1,000 population, 0.2 more than the corresponding quarter of 2013.  See tables 3 and 4.

Civil Partnership legislation was introduced in Ireland on the 1st January,  2011.  The number of civil partnerships registered in the third quarter of 2014 was 119 (provisional), which was 1 less than in quarter 3 2013.  The annual rate per 1,000 population was 0.10 the same as the corresponding quarter of 2013.

Population

The estimated population (usual residence) in April 2014 was 4,609,600.

Table 1 Births classified by age of mother at maternity by quarter, 2009, 2013 and 2014 and their corresponding annual age specific (asfr) and total period fertility rates (tpfr)
              
 Q3 2009Q3 2013 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 
  % ofFertility % ofFertility % ofFertility % ofFertility 
Age of motherNumbertotalrateNumbertotalrateNumbertotalrateNumbertotalrate 
              
 < 20 years5552.916.23702.111.13101.99.23071.89.1 
  20-24 years2,33212.159.81,6589.452.314718.949.21,5368.951.4 
  25-29 years4,64524.189.03,49119.784.2323719.681.53,33719.484.1 
  30-34 years6,54433.9141.26,58937.2131.5602036.5122.36,34936.9129.0 
  35-39 years4,33422.5100.64,58425.9100.0446627.196.14,62626.999.5 
  40-44 years8364.321.69815.522.99365.721.59775.722.4 
  45+ years370.21.0550.31.4600.41.5650.41.7 
  Not stated60.0-10.0-20.00.0 
            
  Total19,289100.02.117,729100.02.016,502100.01.917,197100.02.0 
              
              
Table 2a Deaths registered by cause of death and by quarter, 2009, 2013 and 2014
 Malignant Cancers % of totalDiseases of the heart and arteries% of totalLung diseases% of totalAccidents, Suicides & Others% of totalOther Causes% of totalTotal% of total
Q3 20142,29732.82,05929.469810.04256.11,52221.77,001100.0
Q2 20142,15630.02,23031.084611.83745.21,59122.17,197100.0
Q3 20132,18831.32,26832.572410.43565.11,44720.76,983100.0
Q3 20091,99130.02,30334.768210.34687.11,19418.06,638100.0
Table 2b Deaths registered by cause of death, by age and region, Third Quarter 2014
 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 10.00.00.00.0744.9741.1
1 - 40.00.010.120.540.370.1
5 - 1440.20.010.140.970.5160.2
15 - 2440.260.30.0348.090.6530.8
25 - 34180.830.110.17718.1211.41201.7
35 - 44512.2180.910.16615.5322.11682.4
45 - 541667.2633.171.07016.5483.23545.1
55 - 6433814.71698.2334.75112.0926.06839.8
65 - 7464928.333916.59513.65011.817211.31,30518.6
75 - 8468229.762630.424034.4317.347831.42,05729.4
85 +38516.883540.631945.7409.458538.42,16430.9
Total2,297100.02,059100.0698100.0425100.01,522100.07,001100.0
             
Males            
Under 10.00.00.00.0382.5380.5
1 - 40.00.010.120.520.150.1
5 - 1410.00.00.030.730.270.1
15 - 2420.150.20.0307.160.4430.6
25 - 3480.330.10.05613.2120.8791.1
35 - 44140.6160.80.05011.8181.2981.4
45 - 54793.4532.660.95312.5251.62163.1
55 - 641707.41316.4263.7399.2573.74236.0
65 - 7437016.123811.6547.7327.5996.579311.3
75 - 8437916.535217.114320.5143.323815.61,12616.1
85 +1617.025512.413419.2133.120513.576811.0
Total1,18451.51,05351.136452.129268.770346.23,59651.4
             
Females            
Under 10.00.00.00.0362.4360.5
1 - 40.00.00.00.020.120.0
5 - 1430.10.010.110.240.390.1
15 - 2420.110.00.040.930.2100.1
25 - 34100.40.010.1214.990.6410.6
35 - 44371.620.110.1163.8140.9701.0
45 - 54873.8100.510.1174.0231.51382.0
55 - 641687.3381.871.0122.8352.32603.7
65 - 7427912.11014.9415.9184.2734.85127.3
75 - 8430313.227413.39713.9174.024015.893113.3
85 +2249.858028.218526.5276.438025.01,39619.9
Total1,11348.51,00648.933447.913331.381953.83,40548.6
             
Region            
Border26811.725112.210715.3317.316811.082511.8
Midland1285.61286.2446.3174.0885.84055.8
West24410.621010.28311.95312.516610.975610.8
Dublin63027.450424.517224.611727.542928.21,85226.5
Mid-East1827.91889.1639.0327.51389.16038.6
Mid-West2239.720910.2547.74911.51469.66819.7
South-East26711.623211.37911.3348.015510.276711.0
South-West35515.533716.49613.89221.623215.21,11215.9
Total2,297100.02,059100.0698100.0425100.01,522100.07,001100.0
Table 3 Marriages, civil partnerships, births, deaths and natural increase
   Live Births Deaths2 
 Marriages1Civil PartnershipsTotalFirst Outside marriage/civil partnershipsAverage Age Total InfantNeo-natal65 & overNatural Increase
               
Quarter 1
20093,450-19,4378,173 6,62131.28,419 59416,73911,018
20103,372-19,7878,312 6,82931.48,006 62396,41911,781
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
20143,6246717,6996,812 6,43932.38,110 65566,6409,589
            
Quarter 2            
20095,432-18,8447,858 6,11431.37,020 52415,35611,824
20104,993-18,8447,749 6,20531.56,929 84545,34411,915
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
20145,5679116,5026,169 5,94932.37,197 55415,7429,305
            
Quarter 3            
20098,047-19,2898,170 6,25631.26,638 80535,03912,651
20107,774-19,1717,815 6,48131.46,517 71485,01012,654
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
20148,04811917,1976,423 6,23932.37,001 74465,52610,196
            
Quarter 4            
20094,698-17,3587,426 5,75731.46,821 49345,09810,537
20104,455-17,1747,244 5,86531.56,113 65494,76311,061
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
2014            
            
Total            
200921,627-74,92831,627 24,74831.328,898 24016922,23246,030
201020,594-74,97631,120 25,38031.527,565 28219021,53647,411
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
2014              
1 2009-2013 marriage figures are final. All other marriage figures are subject to revision.
2 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 
 MarriagesCivil PartnershipsTotal% First births 2% Outside marriage/civil partnerships TotalInfant 3 MortalityNeo-natal4 Mortality65 & overNatural Increase
            
Quarter 1
20093.1-17.342.234.17.53.02.155.79.8
20103.0-17.542.134.57.13.12.051.510.4
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
   
Quarter 2
20094.8-16.642.032.4 6.22.82.242.910.4
20104.4-16.541.332.9 6.14.52.941.510.5
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
20144.80.0814.337.836.1 6.23.32.539.28.1
          
Quarter 3   
20097.1-17.042.632.45.94.12.740.411.2
20106.8-16.841.033.85.73.72.538.911.1
20116.60.1816.839.334.06.03.42.139.910.8
20126.80.0915.738.934.86.04.43.438.39.7
20136.80.1015.437.435.26.13.32.638.99.4
20147.00.1014.937.536.36.14.32.737.78.8
          
Quarter 4   
20094.1-15.342.933.26.02.82.040.99.3
20103.9-15.142.434.25.43.82.937.09.7
20113.70.1214.940.234.35.93.52.839.59.1
20124.60.0914.838.735.46.13.72.839.68.7
20134.30.0814.438.735.86.13.42.738.58.3
2014          
      
Total   
20094.8-16.542.433.06.43.22.344.610.2
20104.5-16.541.733.96.13.82.541.810.4
20114.30.1216.339.633.76.33.52.542.610.0
20124.50.0915.838.835.16.33.52.741.49.5
20134.70.0715.038.035.4 6.53.32.442.28.5
2014           
1Rates are calculated using the Usual Residence population figures.
2First births divided by the total number of live births (excluding those with unstated parity), multiplied by 100.
3Infant mortality is the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births.
4Neonatal mortality is the number of neonatal (infants aged under 4 weeks) deaths per 1,000 live births.
Table 5 Births registered, classified by area of residence of mother, July - Sept 2014
         
Area of residenceTotal Male Female  Rate1
    
        
         
STATE17,1978,8508,34714.9
      
LEINSTER10,1025,2044,898 16.1
    
Carlow26613313319.3
Dublin City2,0421,05598715.8
South Dublin1,17360856517.5
Fingal1,33568365219.3
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 72536336214.0
Kildare89546942616.9
Kilkenny37419018415.5
Laois29212916314.3
Longford146776914.7
Louth45723921814.7
Meath76338837516.3
Offaly27813314514.4
Westmeath34919115816.1
Wexford51028122913.9
Wicklow49726523214.4
     
MUNSTER4,5022,3052,19714.4
   
Clare37717620112.8
Cork City40320519813.7
Cork County1,56682674015.5
Kerry47924023913.3
Limerick City20410010414.4
Limerick County 43822721113.0
North Tipperary25613012614.3
South Tipperary32317514814.4
Waterford City21510411118.4
Waterford County24112211914.2
     
CONNACHT1,70787183612.6
   
Galway City25511514014.2
Galway County55228326912.6
Leitrim102505212.6
Mayo41722219512.7
Roscommon2011109112.4
Sligo180918911.0
     
ULSTER (PART OF)88647041611.9
   
Cavan22211610612.0
Donegal46024921111.4
Monaghan2041059913.3
     
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:     
 
Border1,62585077512.5
Midland1,065 530 53514.9
West1,425 730 69512.9
Dublin5,275 2,709 2,56616.6
Mid-East2,155 1,122 1,03316.1
Mid-West1,275 633 64213.4
South-East1,929 1,005 92415.4
South-West2,448 1,271 1,17714.7
         
1 Births per year per 1,000 population. Annual rates based on estimated usual residence 2014 population. 
Table 6 Births registered, classified by age of mother and previous number of liveborn children, July - Sept. 2014
 
Age of mother at maternity                                              Previous number of liveborn children
Total012345 or moreNot stated
All ages17,1976,4236,0953,0661,03031720264
         
15 and under651
1622211
17363141
18958951
19148126166
         
Under 20307272278
         
202301695281
2125517267151
223051819525211
23341185115306113
244051881584214111
         
20-241,53689548712024235
         
254562131606215222
265492541957513921
2764928823482241083
2879338026897261354
29890380329119372041
         
25-293,3371,5151,186435115542111
         
301,04746038014051763
311,239527466174431694
321,3115075011996523124
331,3554625362408017173
341,3974375512739020206
         
30-346,3492,3932,4341,026329836420
         
351,2343264952839313186
361,1273153852859625147
379392173282469834151
387331472402257328173
395931121871757325165
         
35-394,6261,1171,6351,2144331258022
         
4039991129111421853
41279529270441092
421693749392112101
43901827221265
44401179652
  
40-4497720930425112551316
  
45 and over65222212423
  
Age not stated
         
        
Table 7 Number and percentage of births registered within and outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by age of mother, July - Sept. 2014
              
        
        
Age of mother at maternity Married/Civil partnership parents  Unmarried /non Civil partnership parents Married/Civil  Unmarried /non Civil partnership parents
     partnership parents  
 Total TotalSame   TotalSame
    address   address
         
 Number Percentage
All ages17,19710,9586,2393,610 63.736.321.0
         
15 and under6061 0100.017
16221212 595.59.1
17363337 8.391.719.4
189568914 6.393.714.7
191481113737 7.492.625.0
        
Under 203072128661 6.893.219.9
        
202302620470 11.388.730.4
212554620976 18.082.029.8
2230547258112 15.484.636.7
2334180261103 23.576.530.2
2440584321150 20.779.337.0
        
20-241,5362831,253511 18.481.633.3
        
25456117339168 25.774.336.8
26549207342209 37.762.338.1
27649269380228 41.458.635.1
28793358435259 45.154.932.7
29890504386253 56.643.428.4
        
25-293,3371,4551,8821,117 43.656.433.5
        
301,047673374275 64.335.726.3
311,239868371258 70.129.920.8
321,311984327225 75.124.917.2
331,3551,065290202 78.621.414.9
341,3971,100297195 78.721.314.0
        
30-346,3494,6901,6591,155 73.926.118.2
        
351,234994240152 80.619.412.3
361,127907220153 80.519.513.6
37939757182118 80.619.412.6
3873360412996 82.417.613.1
3959346013386 77.622.414.5
        
35-394,6263,722904605 80.519.513.1
        
403993128750 78.221.812.5
412792146542 76.723.315.1
421691264331 74.625.418.3
4390702013 77.822.214.4
4440221811 55.045.027.5
   
40-44977744233147 76.223.815.0
    
45 and over65432214 66.233.821.5
   
Age not stated 
         
  
Table 8 Number and percentage of births registered within and outside marriage/civil partnership classified by area of residence of mother, July - Sept. 2014
               
       
 Total      
Area of residenceMarried/CivilUnmarried/non CivilMarried/Civil Unmarried /non Civil partnership parents
partnership parentspartnership parentspartnership parents 
   Total Same address TotalSame address
 NumberPercentage
STATE17,19710,9586,2393,61063.736.321.0
        
LEINSTER10,1026,2713,8312,18962.137.921.7
       
Carlow2661601066760.239.825.2
Dublin City2,0421,16487842257.043.020.7
South Dublin1,17367549826757.542.522.8
Fingal1,33591442125968.531.519.4
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 72553419112073.726.316.6
Kildare89557631920264.435.622.6
Kilkenny3742551197668.231.820.3
Laois2921801127261.638.424.7
Longford14687593859.640.426.0
Louth4572631948757.542.519.0
Meath76352423915768.731.320.6
Offaly2781671116960.139.924.8
Westmeath3491951549855.944.128.1
Wexford51027223814453.346.728.2
Wicklow49730519211161.438.622.3
       
MUNSTER4,5022,8911,61195864.235.821.3
       
Clare3772531247467.132.919.6
Cork City40320719610551.448.626.1
Cork County1,5661,13043629372.227.818.7
Kerry4793141659865.634.420.5
Limerick City204871175742.657.427.9
Limerick County 4382921468966.733.320.3
North Tipperary256165915764.535.522.3
South Tipperary3231741498953.946.127.6
Waterford City215119964555.344.720.9
Waterford County241150915162.237.821.2
       
CONNACHT1,7071,20949830670.829.217.9
       
Galway City255171845267.132.920.4
Galway County5524121408974.625.416.1
Leitrim10269331967.632.418.6
Mayo4172901277069.530.516.8
Roscommon201141604370.129.921.4
Sligo180126543370.030.018.3
       
ULSTER (PART OF)88658729915766.333.717.7
       
Cavan222157653870.729.317.1
Donegal4602831778561.538.518.5
Monaghan204147573472.127.916.7
        
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
   
Border1625104558029664.335.718.2
Midland1,06562943627759.140.926.0
West1,4251,01441125471.228.817.8
Dublin5,2753,2871,9881,06862.337.720.2
Mid-East2,1551,40575047065.234.821.8
Mid-West1,27579747827762.537.521.7
South-East1,9291,13079947258.641.424.5
South-West2,4481,65179749667.432.620.3
        
       
Table 9 Births registered, classified by area of residence and age of mother, July - Sept 2014
      
           
Area of residenceTotalUnder 2020-2425-2930-3435-3940 and overAge not statedAverage age of mother at maternity
          
        All births First births
           
STATE17,1973071,5363,3376,3494,6261,04232.330.5
           
LEINSTER10,1022079091,9873,6902,68562432.330.5
          
Carlow2663306386691531.830.1
Dublin City2,0423921842273151311931.930.7
South Dublin1,173291162524252807131.929.8
Fingal1,33522912495263628532.730.9
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 7258231002682666034.032.4
Kildare89527441643262716332.930.8
Kilkenny374644601281152132.329.4
Laois29262569107671831.929.9
Longford1468133346341231.528.4
Louth4571556891631112331.529.0
Meath7638511473002055232.830.9
Offaly2783456485681331.329.1
Westmeath349114378117861431.429.9
Wexford51013681181781112231.128.5
Wicklow497942792041273632.631.0
          
MUNSTER4,502614108651,7011,22324232.430.5
          
Clare377732561421142632.931.8
Cork City4031356103139791330.728.7
Cork County1,56611822546454769833.231.5
Kerry479543881791442032.630.9
Limerick City204345546231930.028.4
Limerick County 438234861871072232.530.8
North Tipperary2564284191781432.429.2
South Tipperary3236417998811831.529.8
Waterford City215529537050831.228.8
Waterford County2415205188631432.329.7
          
CONNACHT1,7072314528563649712132.831.2
          
Galway City2557225975751732.131.5
Galway County552644632301773233.231.5
Leitrim102311253525331.328.7
Mayo417342691531212932.831.2
Roscommon2012113984471832.930.6
Sligo1802153059522233.331.8
          
ULSTER (PART OF)88616722003222215532.230.2
          
Cavan2225186074531231.830.3
Donegal4601042961631202932.230.0
Monaghan2041124485481432.630.8
          
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:          
   
Border1,6253615434457940910332.129.9
Midland1,065281262443552555731.529.5
West1,425181192305424209632.831.3
Dublin5,275984481,0231,9501,42133532.430.8
Mid-East2,1554413739083060315132.830.9
Mid-West1,275161392374823307132.230.5
South-East1,929382324246484899831.729.3
South-West2,4482918144596369913132.730.8
           
           
Table 10 Births registered outside marriage/civil partnership, classified by area of residence and age of mother, July - Sept. 2014
                   
          
          
Area of residenceTotalUnder 2525-2930-3435-3940 and overAge not statedAverage age of mother at maternity
       
        All birthsFirst births
          
STATE6,2391,5391,8821,65990425529.528.0
          
LEINSTER3,8319441,1371,03654217229.528.1
         
Carlow10630352812128.326.8
Dublin City8782142622271383729.528.4
South Dublin498129151138592129.327.6
Fingal42184118137572530.228.6
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 191254753501631.930.7
Kildare3196510178542130.028.0
Kilkenny11943322514528.226.4
Laois11225353512529.528.4
Longford591619175228.325.8
Louth19464455229428.726.9
Meath239497372351029.928.8
Offaly11138391715228.025.9
Westmeath15447493518528.627.2
Wexford23873836216428.026.5
Wicklow192424860281430.329.5
         
MUNSTER1,6114004964262375229.427.8
         
Clare12435313221529.528.7
Cork City19662604922328.226.6
Cork County43680125134772030.428.5
Kerry16540464233430.028.4
Limerick City1173638309428.527.2
Limerick County 14626544319429.728.7
North Tipperary9130242014328.726.1
South Tipperary14942513219528.827.5
Waterford City9627312115229.127.8
Waterford County912236238228.526.6
         
CONNACHT498125135130852329.728.4
         
Galway City8418251919330.030.2
Galway County14037284030530.128.4
Leitrim338149228.125.8
Mayo12740303417629.328.0
Roscommon601025165429.527.5
Sligo5412131212530.627.9
        
ULSTER (PART OF)299701146740829.027.6
        
Cavan651631116127.726.5
Donegal17742624027629.427.9
Monaghan571221167129.128.1
   
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:   
   
Border580154186140831729.027.3
Midland436126142104501428.626.9
West411105108109711829.828.6
Dublin1,9884525785553049929.828.5
Mid-East7501562222101174530.028.6
Mid-West478127147125631629.127.9
South-East799237268191841928.426.9
South-West7971822312251322729.828.0
          
Table 11 Births registered, classified by nationality of mother, marital status and age, July - Sept 2014
Nationality of motherTotal birthsBirths inside marriage/civil partnershipBirths outside marriage/civil partnershipAverage age of mother at maternity
 Number PercentageNumber PercentageNumber Percentage 
TOTAL17,197100.010,95863.76,23936.3 
Ireland13,38277.88,51963.74,86336.332.7
United Kingdom3862.220954.117745.931.7
EU15 excl. Irl & UK2861.717159.811540.234.1
EU15 to EU 28 *2,03011.81,25161.677938.430.5
Other1,0906.379472.829627.231.7
Not stated230.11460.9939.132.1
        
        
* Croatia included in EU 15 to EU 28 from q3 2013.
Table 12 Deaths registered by county of residence of deceased, July-September 2014
     
Area of residenceTotalMaleFemaleRate1
     
     
STATE7,0013,5963,4056.1
     
LEINSTER3,4741,7201,7545.5
Carlow8338456.0
Dublin City9824765067.6
South Dublin2881481404.3
Fingal2381231153.4
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 3441521926.7
Kildare2421111314.6
Kilkenny12662645.2
Laois10357465.1
Longford6538276.6
Louth18798896.0
Meath16988813.6
Offaly10144575.2
Westmeath13668686.3
Wexford2181171015.9
Wicklow192100925.6
    
MUNSTER2,1331,1439906.8
Clare196103936.7
Cork City2751341419.4
Cork County5683162525.6
Kerry2691481217.5
Limerick City12169528.6
Limerick County 216117996.4
North Tipperary14881678.3
South Tipperary14982676.7
Waterford City8643437.4
Waterford County10550556.2
    
CONNACHT9194894306.8
Galway City7938414.4
Galway County2711401316.2
Leitrim5632246.9
Mayo2821481348.6
Roscommon12467577.7
Sligo10764436.6
    
ULSTER (PART OF)4752442316.4
Cavan9153384.9
Donegal2751401356.8
Monaghan10951587.1
    
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:    
Border8254383876.4
Midland4052071985.7
West7563933636.8
Dublin1,8528999535.8
Mid-East6032993044.5
Mid-West6813703117.2
South-East7673923756.1
South-West1,1125985146.7
1 Deaths per year per 1,000 population. Annual rates based on estimated 2014 Usual Residence population.
Table 13 Deaths registered by cause of death and county of residence of deceased, July-September 2014
       
Area of residenceTotal DeathsMalignant NeoplasmsDiseases of the Circulatory systemDiseases of the Respiratory systemExternal causesAll other causes
       
STATE7,0012,2972,0596984251,522
       
LEINSTER3,4741,154992353194781
Carlow83282412613
Dublin City9823232809162226
South Dublin28810367222274
Fingal2389159201751
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 34411398391678
Kildare2426590251349
Kilkenny126344714427
Laois10336299524
Longford65201711215
Louth1876742261240
Meath169554320843
Offaly101353211419
Westmeath136375013630
Wexford218855922646
Wicklow1926255181146
      
MUNSTER2,133698648181159447
Clare1966058181446
Cork City2759077202464
Cork County5681891735345108
Kerry2697687232360
Limerick City121403581523
Limerick County 2166870191445
North Tipperary14855469632
South Tipperary1494545161330
Waterford City8636247316
Waterford County10539338223
      
CONNACHT91929427010055200
Galway City79202410520
Galway County2719676251658
Leitrim5624182012
Mayo2829172342065
Roscommon1243738141223
Sligo107264215222
      
ULSTER (PART OF)475151149641794
Cavan91282312424
Donegal2759089381048
Monaghan109333714322
      
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:      
Border82526825110731168
Midland405128128441788
West7562442108353166
Dublin1,852630504172117429
Mid-East6031821886332138
Mid-West6812232095449146
South-East7672672327934155
South-West1,1123553379692232
Table 14 Deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, July-September 2014
   Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
   CodeCodeDeaths          over
Total deaths0A00-Y897,00174716531201683546831,3052,0572,164
                 
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B997700101225121935
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B90900000001152
Meningococcal infection3A39000000000000
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B24100000100000
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B19400000121000
Other infectious and parasitic
   diseases6300101003111433
            
Neoplasms6C00-D482,36200441953166345659709403
 Malignant Neoplasms of the:-7C00-C972,29700441851166338649682385
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C14450000125141355
Oesophagus9C15102000001917323013
Stomach10C161040000021113223719
Colon11C18119000011520204824
Rectum and anus12C19-C21125000011721384017
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C227500000469241814
Pancreas14C25128000003515473424
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C34506000101348618114063
Skin16C433100002245585
Breast17C5018700010103524404532
Cervix uteri18C5325000016311022
Other parts of uterus19C54-C55400000002812126
Ovary20C566700001541617159
Prostate21C6112600000029285037
Kidney22C64600010017720204
Bladder23C677400000017172821
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C961750010241017496329
Other malignant neoplasms3080022981649748761
Diseases of the blood and             
  blood-forming organs,            
  immunological disorders25D50-D891700000011087
Endocrine, Nutritional and metabolic            
  diseases26E00-E9016000111326206363
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E1411600000104125049
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F99269000000251593154
  Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic              
     psychosis)29F10300000020010
  Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19000000000000
Diseases of the nervous system and            
  the sense organs31G00-H95326123479172542115101
Meningitis32G00-G03210000001000
Diseases of the Circulatory System:-33I00-I992,059000631863169339626835
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I25995000011038104171323348
  of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I21416000003132875127170
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I5233200050314235080157
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I6941800012272256129199
Other diseases of circulatory system3140000034206294131
                 
Diseases of the Respiratory system37J00-J9969801101173395240319
Influenza38J10-J11201000000100
Pneumonia39J12-J19169000000131253100
Chronic Lower respiratory disease40J40-J4731700001131748124123
of which: Asthma41J45-J46700001111012
Other diseases of the respiratory             
   system210001000313346396
            
Diseases of the Digestive system42K00-K9328600006132131577979
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and            
   jejunum43K25-K281600000001357
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K7480000046122024122
Other diseases of the digestive            
   system190000027910306270
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous            
  tissue45L00-L991400000001175
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal            
  system/connective tissue46M00-M99500000011341922
Rheumatoid arthritis and            
   osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M1919000000012106
            
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N991460001110584486
 Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N29920001110363347
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth            
  and puerperium50O00-O99200011000000
            
Certain conditions originating in the             
  perinatal period151P00-P9633330000000000
            
Congenital malformations and            
  chromosomal abnomalities52Q00-Q9948342201113211
Congenital malformations of the:-            
Nervous system53Q00-Q07760001000000
Circulatory system54Q20-Q281272100101000
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal            
  findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R9929600220101314
Sudden infant death syndrome56R95660000000000
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R99800021010013
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y894250243477667051503140
Accidents59V01-X592760241744353932352939
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V993801259921630
               Accidental falls 61W00-W196300003187121715
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X4996000728232210600
               other accidents7901254271411924
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X8412600015292529131221
Homicide/assault64X85-Y09700012201100
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y341300012324100
 All other external causes  300000101100
1 Stillbirths not included.              
Table 15 Male deaths registered classified by cause and age group, July-September 2014
   Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
   CodeCodeMales          over
Total Male Deaths0A00-Y893,59638574379982164237931,126768
            
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B9936000011235816
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B90500000001022
Meningococcal infection3A39000000000000
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B24000000000000
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B19400000121000
Other infectious and parasitic            
   diseases27000010015614
            
Neoplasms6C00-D481,216001291579175376393166
 Malignant Neoplasms of the:-7C00-C971,184001281479170370379161
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C14360000125111052
Oesophagus9C157600000181326217
Stomach10C16600000017317257
Colon11C1876000000215163013
Rectum and anus12C19-C217300000061324219
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C2244000002381498
Pancreas14C25620000013927175
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C3426900000018461007728
Skin16C431300002112430
Breast17C50100000000001
Cervix uteri18C53000000000000
Other parts of uterus19C54-C55000000000000
Ovary20C56000000000000
Prostate21C6112600000029285037
Kidney22C64320000015311111
Bladder23C674700000014121911
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C96105001023710333712
Other malignant neoplasms1640002321124485420
Diseases of the blood and             
  blood-forming organs,            
  immunological disorders25D50-D89700000011023
Endocrine, Nutritional and metabolic            
  diseases26E00-E908700110312143827
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E146800000102103322
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F991040000001364549
  Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic              
     psychosis)29F10200000010010
  Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19000000000000
Diseases of the nervous system and            
  the sense organs31G00-H95160111446815216138
Meningitis32G00-G03110000000000
Diseases of the Circulatory System:-33I00-I991,053000531653131238352255
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I2558600001103388132202120
  of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I212280000031121617359
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I521530004021016354046
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69179000121615316954
  Other diseases of circulatory system  135000003412404135
                 
Diseases of the Respiratory system37J00-J9936401000062654143134
Influenza38J10-J11101000000000
Pneumonia39J12-J19790000001292839
Chronic Lower respiratory disease40J40-J47168000000213267651
of which: Asthma41J45-J46300000001011
Other diseases of the respiratory             
   system116000000311193944
            
Diseases of the Digestive system42K00-K931390000261120363826
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and            
   jejunum43K25-K28600000001230
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K74520000238141771
Other diseases of the digestive            
   system8100000335172825
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous            
  tissue45L00-L99600000001131
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal            
  system/connective tissue46M00-M991500000001347
Rheumatoid arthritis and            
   osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M19600000000213
            
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N99620000100452230
 Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N29440000100251620
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth            
  and puerperium50O00-O99000000000000
            
Certain conditions originating in the             
  perinatal period151P00-P9613130000000000
            
Congenital malformations and            
  chromosomal abnomalities52Q00-Q9928191101102210
Congenital malformations of the:-            
Nervous system53Q00-Q07320001000000
Circulatory system54Q20-Q28951100101000
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal            
  findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R991450012010023
Sudden infant death syndrome56R95550000000000
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R99300011010000
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y892920233056505339321413
Accidents59V01-X591740231435272522211213
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V992901158611420
               Accidental falls 61W00-W192700002164653
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X496600052119145200
               other accidents520124414129510
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X841010001419192711920
Homicide/assault64X85-Y09600011201100
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y34900011214000
All other external causes200000001100
1 Stillbirths not included.              
Table 16 Female deaths registered classified by cause of death and age group, July-September 2014
      Age Group
Cause of Death65 CODICD-10TotalUnder 11-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485 and
   CodeCodeFemales          over
Total Female Deaths0A00-Y893,40536291041701382605129311,396
            
Infectious and parasitic diseases:-1A00-B99410010010271119
Tuberculosis2A15-A19,B90400000000130
Meningococcal infection3A39000000000000
AIDS (HIV Disease)4B20-B24100000100000
Viral Hepatitis5B15-B19000000000000
Other infectious and parasitic            
   diseases36001000026819
            
Neoplasms6C00-D481,1460032103887170283316237
 Malignant Neoplasms of the:-7C00-C971,1130032103787168279303224
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx8C00-C14900000003303
Oesophagus9C152600000014696
Stomach10C164400000141051212
Colon11C18430000113541811
Rectum and anus12C19-C21520000111814198
Liver and the intrahepatic bile ducts13C2231000002311096
Pancreas14C256600000226201719
Larynx and trachea/bronchus /lung15C32-C342370001011640816335
Skin16C431800000133155
Breast17C5018600010103524404531
Cervix uteri18C5325000016311022
Other parts of uterus19C54-C55400000002812126
Ovary20C566700001541617159
Prostate21C61000000000000
Kidney22C642800100024993
Bladder23C6727000000035910
Lymph/haematopoietic tissue24C81-C967000000137162617
Other malignant neoplasms144002066525263341
Diseases of the blood and             
  blood-forming organs,            
  immunological disorders25D50-D891000000000064
Endocrine, Nutritional and metabolic            
  diseases26E00-E90730000101462536
Diabetes mellitus27E10-E14480000000221727
Mental and behavioural disorders28F00-F9916500000012948105
  Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic              
     psychosis)29F10100000010000
  Drug dependence, toxicomania30F11-F16,F18-F19000000000000
Diseases of the nervous system and            
  the sense organs31G00-H95166012033910215463
Meningitis32G00-G03100000001000
Diseases of the Circulatory System:-33I00-I991,0060001021038101274580
Ischaemic heart disease34I20-I2540900000051639121228
  of which: (Acute myocardial infarction) I21188000000271454111
Other heart disease35I30-I33,I39-I52179000101471540111
Cerebrovascular disease36I60-I69239000001172560145
  Other diseases of circulatory system  17900000008225396
                 
Diseases of the Respiratory system37J00-J99334001011174197185
Influenza38J10-J11100000000100
Pneumonia39J12-J19900000000132561
Chronic Lower respiratory disease40J40-J4714900001114224872
of which: Asthma41J45-J46400001110001
Other diseases of the respiratory             
   system9400100002152452
            
Diseases of the Digestive system42K00-K931470000471011214153
Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and            
   jejunum43K25-K281000000000127
Chronic liver disease44K70,K73-K742800002346751
Other diseases of the digestive            
   system10900002465133445
            
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous            
  tissue45L00-L99800000000044
            
Diseases of the musculoskeletal            
  system/connective tissue46M00-M99350000011211515
Rheumatoid arthritis and            
   osteoarthrosis47M05-M06,M15-M191300000001093
            
Diseases of the genitourinary system48N00-N99840001010132256
 Diseases of the kidney and ureter49N00-N29480001010111727
            
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth            
  and puerperium50O00-O99200011000000
            
Certain conditions originating in the             
  perinatal period151P00-P9620200000000000
            
Congenital malformations and            
  chromosomal abnomalities52Q00-Q9920151100011001
Congenital malformations of the:-            
Nervous system53Q00-Q07440000000000
Circulatory system54Q20-Q28321000000000
            
Symptoms, signs, abnormal            
  findings, ill-defined causes55R00-R9915100100001111
Sudden infant death syndrome56R95110000000000
Unknown and unspecified causes57R96-R99500010000013
            
External causes of injury and poisoning58V01-Y89133001421161712181727
Accidents59V01-X591020013981410141726
of which: Transport accidents60V01-V99900101310210
               Accidental falls 61W00-W19360000102361212
               Accidental poisoning62X40-X493000027485400
               other accidents27000101322414
Suicide and intentional self harm63X60-X8425000110622301
Homicide/assault64X85-Y09100001000000
Events of undetermined intent65Y10-Y34400001110100
All other external causes100000100000
1 Stillbirths not included.              
Table 17 Infant and neonatal mortality by area of residence of deceased, July - September 2014
 Infant mortality Neonatal mortality
Area of residenceNumberRateNumberRate
      
STATE744.3 462.7
LEINSTER313.1 191.9
Carlow27.5 13.8
Dublin City73.4 42.0
South Dublin21.7 10.9
Fingal10.7 10.7
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 00.0 00.0
Kildare11.1 11.1
Kilkenny25.3 25.3
Laois00.0 00.0
Longford16.8 00.0
Louth36.6 12.2
Meath33.9 22.6
Offaly13.6 13.6
Westmeath12.9 12.9
Wexford23.9 23.9
Wicklow510.1 24.0
   
MUNSTER265.8 163.6
Clare513.3 513.3
Cork City25.0 12.5
Cork County53.2 31.9
Kerry510.4 12.1
Limerick City00.0 00.0
Limerick County 49.1 36.8
North Tipperary311.7 13.9
South Tipperary13.1 13.1
Waterford City14.7 14.7
Waterford County00.0 00.0
   
CONNACHT137.6 95.3
Galway City27.8 27.8
Galway County59.1 35.4
Leitrim19.8 19.8
Mayo24.8 12.4
Roscommon210.0 210.0
Sligo15.6 00.0
   
ULSTER (PART OF)44.5 22.3
Cavan29.0 14.5
Donegal24.3 12.2
Monaghan00.0 00.0
   
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES:     
Border95.542.5
Midland32.821.9
West117.785.6
Dublin101.961.1
Mid-East94.252.3
Mid-West129.497.1
South-East84.173.6
South-West124.9 52.0
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/year 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 annual summary 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/years. 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.

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