Vital Statistics Annual Report 2020

Births

Births to Women aged 40 and over increased by 29.4% in ten years, up from 3,631 in 2010 to 4,700 in 2020.

Births to Women aged under 20 decreased by 58.1% in ten years, down from 2,043 in 2010 to 857 in 2020.

The Average age of mothers increased by 5.1% in ten years, up from 31.5 years in 2010 to 33.1 years in 2020.

Main Causes of death in Ireland

Deaths from malignant neoplasms increased by 18.6% in ten years, up from 8,135 in 2010 to 9,648 in 2020.

Deaths from circulatory diseases decreased by 7.9% in ten years, down from 9,594 in 2010 to 8,835 in 2020.

Deaths from respiratory diseases decreased by 0.3% in ten years, down from 3,280 in 2010 to 3,271 in 2020.