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Vital Statistics Annual Report 2014

Infant Mortality, Stillbirths and Maternal Mortality 2014

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Infant mortality

During the year 2014 there were 224 deaths of infants under one year, compared to 245 in 2013. The infant mortality rate, which was 3.6 per 1,000 births in 2013, decreased to 3.3 in 2014. See tables 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3.

Infant mortality rates in the EU-28

Ireland had an infant mortality rate of 3.3 per 1,000 live births. Romania had the highest rate at 8.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Cyprus had the lowest rate, 1.4 per 1,000 live births. See fig. 4.1.

Country	Infant mortality rate
Romania	8.4
Bulgaria	7.6
Slovakia	5.8
Malta	5
Croatia	5
Hungary	4.5
Poland	4.2
Denmark	4
United Kingdom	3.9
Lithuania	3.9
Latvia	3.8
Greece	3.8
Netherlands	3.6
France	3.5
Belgium	3.4
Ireland	3.3
Germany	3.2
Austria	3
Portugal	2.9
Luxembourg	2.8
Italy	2.8
Spain	2.8
Estonia	2.7
Czech Republic	2.4
Sweden	2.2
Finland	2.2
Slovenia	1.8
Cyprus	1.4

Infant Mortality by detailed age

A third (33.0%) of all infant deaths occurred within the first day of birth and 53.6% occurred within the first week. See table 4.5.

There were 158 neonatal deaths (deaths of infants under 4 weeks) in 2014, a decrease of 23 on the 2013 figure. The neonatal mortality rate of 2.3 per 1,000 live births was 0.3 less than the 2013 figure of 2.6. See tables 4.2, 4.3 and 4.8 and fig. 4.2.

Year	Infant	Neonatal	Post neonatal
1974	17.8066089076581	11.6098509585383	6.19675794911983
1975	17.505731042901	11.9533180505523	5.55241299234869
1976	15.6598886540236	10.4796213045938	5.18026734942987
1977	15.5170411658828	9.88503744992162	5.63200371596121
1978	14.8793012702883	9.84366776198808	5.03563350830026
1979	12.7793324970016	8.40926949640883	4.37006300059278
1980	11.0850075610283	6.72391445236552	4.36109310866278
1981	10.3384240139693	6.52734277557582	3.81108123839353
1982	10.5162119051988	6.57792583600356	3.93828606919526
1983	10.0868632388218	6.09383613689527	3.99302710192649
1984	9.63129468327558	5.96297336954825	3.66832131372733
1985	8.84785535679938	5.25742129896775	3.59043405783163
1986	8.87698799091204	4.99837715027588	3.87861084063616
1987	7.94071842965448	4.31263156093303	3.62808686872144
1988	8.58156028368794	5.15957446808511	3.42198581560284
1989	8.13180053058557	4.78680456764966	3.34499596293591
1990	8.18188673554031	4.80732976396953	3.37455697157077
1991	7.60651011039872	5.00777722978869	2.59873288061004
1992	6.47888978057899	4.28663704515649	2.1922527354225
1993	6.12526367029044	4.01590134674671	2.10936232354373
1994	5.74033778883017	3.9995855351777	1.74075225365247
1995	6.37464898436059	4.75536515875131	1.61928382560928
1996	5.98164050932781	4.12595005428882	1.85569045503899
1997	6.08242539081004	3.5243960208432	2.55802936996684
1998	5.85521317793548	3.44642294650633	1.59350738386852
1999	5.87864401750612	4.04272680068244	1.83591721682368
2000	6.16912153899505	4.27093029622734	1.89819124276771
2001	5.72129844090296	3.97552459639783	1.74577384450513
2002	5.04107234352016	3.57007090557493	1.47100143794523
2003	5.29831461587219	3.78683222545466	1.51148239041753
2004	4.63112373329891	3.37249080229781	1.2586329310011
2005	3.84540181190119	2.72111060418432	1.12429120771687
2006	3.9	2.7	1.2
2007	3.22178486881732	2.1852106066761	1.03657426214123
2008	3.77795219028109	2.66052971146555	1.11742247881553
2009	3.26918495380787	2.22357519125394	1.04560976255393
2010	3.60496980338947	2.59398196184851	1.01098784154096
2011	3.53896235462564	2.53940810179244	0.999554252833196
2012	3.30663839049028	2.58113123308313	0.725507157407149
2013	3.6	2.6	0.9
2014	3.3	2.3	1

Infant Mortality by cause

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period accounted for 44.2% of infant deaths in 2014. Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities accounted for a further 42.9%, sudden infant death syndrome accounted for 7.6%. Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs accounted for 0.9%, and all other causes, at 4.5%, accounted for the remainder. See table 4.8.

For infant deaths occurring in the first day of life, the causes of death were split between certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (68.9%), congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (28.4%) and all other causes (2.7%). See table 4.8.

Clare had the highest rate for infant mortality in 2014 with a rate of 8.2 per 1,000 births. The lowest rate occurred in Westmeath with a rate of 0.7 per 1,000 births in 2014. See table 4.3.

Stillbirths

The number of stillbirths in 2014 was 164, a decrease of 26 on the 2013 total of 190. The corresponding rate decrease was from 2.7 in 2013 to 2.4 in 2014. See fig. 4.3.

Year	Perinatal	Stillbirth
2004	7.85	5.15
2005	6.25	4.12
2006	5.97	3.84
2007	6.18	4.42
2008	6.04	3.9
2009	5.71	3.88
2010	5.69	3.62
2011	4.82	2.84
2012	4.63	2.62
2013	4.98	2.74
2014	4.21	2.43

For stillbirths, the highest rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths was in Limerick City (4.5). There were no registered stillbirths in 2014 for Carlow, Galway City and South Tipperary. See table 4.3.

In 2014, stillbirths classified as being due to certain conditions originating in the perinatal period accounted for 83.5% of the stillbirths and the remaining 16.5% were due to congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities. See table 4.12a.

While statistics of infant mortality are obtained in the course of the usual procedure for registration of deaths, which has been in operation since 1863, particulars of late foetal mortality have been obtained through a scheme of notification to the Directors of Community Care. The scheme of notifying late foetal deaths was introduced in 1957, but comparisons between different areas of the country showed marked differences in the coverage of the scheme in the early years. Consequently, the number of late foetal deaths in the early years of the scheme is believed to be understated.

In 1995 stillbirths were registered in Ireland for the first time under the Stillbirths Registration Act, 1994. The definition of a stillbirth under the Act is broader than the definition used for late foetal deaths in previous Vital Statistics Reports. Care should be taken in comparing statistics on stillbirths and late foetal deaths in consideration of the changes between the notification and registration systems.

The National Perinatal Reporting System (NPRS) (http://www.hpo.ie/latest_hipe_nprs_reports/NPRS_2014/Perinatal_Statistics_Report_2014.pdf) also produces statistics on stillbirths, which can be compared to the numbers in these reports. The NPRS figures are derived from birth notification forms, whereas the figures contained in this report are derived from stillbirths registered. In recent years, the numbers of stillbirths according to NPRS reports have been higher than the numbers published in these reports. This suggests that there is considerable non-registration of stillbirths and that caution should be taken in interpreting the statistics on stillbirths in these reports.

Pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium

There was 1 maternal death in 2014, giving a rate of 1.5 maternal deaths per 100,000 live and stillbirths. See table 4.19.

Year	Maternal death rate
1944	269.01031715705
1945	263.232676747282
1946	239.981154854097
1947	214.561164429238
1948	188.078264826331
1949	201.081788848534
1950	155.746086682923
1951	163.809281465695
1952	142.346551964228
1953	132.676875859203
1954	110.339975053571
1955	113.595793710039
1956	85.6108001317089
1957	132.262173018517
1958	102.503780877164
1959	64.7969694955805
1960	57.6273977113691
1961	45.1316339323025
1962	43.7020491405264
1963	34.7848085254403
1964	46.8223248845049
1965	28.3353010625738
1966	28.9319295989713
1967	22.8358914968927
1968	36.0632089699036
1969	31.7904374364191
1970	31.1119407628648
1971	25.1661707450667
1972	40.8598070833394
1973	11.6426294878698
1974	21.7684705472594
1975	7.44291285837625
1976	16.3744082884278
1977	11.6123787957963
1978	17.0699440959331
1979	9.64998138932161
1980	6.75091812486498
1981	4.15754316915657
1982	5.64628827124769
1983	11.9194838863477
1984	6.24395117230183
1985	6.41148938898506
1986	4.86854917234664
1987	3.42272346105796
1988	1.77304964539007
1989	3.84482294590334
1990	3.77045471683885
1991	5.69065594294169
1992	3.91473702754017
1993	2.02823300340743
1994	2.07232411149104
1995	0
1996	5.92241634586911
1997	5.68450971103742
1998	3.70583112527562
1999	1.85446183517543
2000	1.82518388727664
2001	5.18546686486673
2002	8.26405302216419
2003	0
2004	1.61363196282192
2005	1.62940754741576
2006	0
2007	2.80155205984115
2008	3.99079456719833
2009	3.97066998438203
2010	1.33024715992231
2011	2.70149798063026
2012	2.79041214387365
2013	4.35072657133741
2014	1.48

Infant Mortality, Stillbirths and Maternal Mortality 2014 Tables 4.1 - 4.19

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Table 4.1 Live births, stillbirths and infant mortality, 2001 to 2014

Table 4.2 Live birth, stillbirth and infant mortality rates, 2001 to 2014

Table 4.3 Stillbirths and infant mortality 2014 per 1,000 live births

Table 4.3 Stillbirths and infant mortality^* 2014 per 1,000 live births


	Infant mortality		Neonatal mortality		Stillbirths		Perinatal mortality
Area of residence	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate

STATE	224	3.3	158	2.3	164	2.4	284	4.2

LEINSTER	112	2.9	82	2.1	102	2.6	162	4.1

Carlow	4	4.3	3	3.2	–	–	2	2.2
Dublin City	20	2.6	14	1.8	23	2.9	34	4.4
South Dublin	15	3.3	9	2.0	18	3.9	27	5.9
Fingal	15	2.9	11	2.1	11	2.1	19	3.7
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown	3	1.1	2	0.7	5	1.8	6	2.1
Kildare	3	0.9	3	0.9	9	2.6	10	2.9
Kilkenny	3	2.3	3	2.3	1	0.8	4	3.0
Laois	6	5.1	6	5.1	2	1.7	8	6.7
Longford	4	7.0	2	3.5	2	3.5	2	3.5
Louth	9	4.9	6	3.3	6	3.3	10	5.5
Meath	7	2.3	7	2.3	3	1.0	7	2.3
Offaly	5	4.4	4	3.5	1	0.9	4	3.5
Westmeath	1	0.7	–	–	6	4.4	6	4.4
Wexford	9	4.3	8	3.8	8	3.8	14	6.7
Wicklow	8	3.9	4	2.0	7	3.4	9	4.4

MUNSTER	68	4.0	44	2.6	37	2.2	73	4.2

Clare	12	8.2	10	6.9	2	1.4	10	6.8
Cork City	3	2.0	2	1.3	2	1.3	4	2.6
Cork County	17	2.8	12	2.0	8	1.3	17	2.8
Kerry	9	5.2	3	1.7	6	3.5	8	4.6
Limerick City	5	5.7	1	1.1	4	4.5	5	5.7
Limerick County	10	5.4	6	3.3	5	2.7	11	5.9
North Tipperary	6	6.3	5	5.2	4	4.2	7	7.3
South Tipperary	2	1.7	2	1.7	–	–	2	1.7
Waterford City	2	2.6	2	2.6	3	3.9	5	6.5
Waterford County	2	2.4	1	1.2	3	3.5	4	4.7

CONNACHT	28	3.8	22	3.0	18	2.5	34	4.7

Galway City	4	3.6	3	2.7	–	–	2	1.8
Galway County	6	2.4	4	1.6	11	4.4	15	6.0
Leitrim	1	2.5	1	2.5	1	2.5	2	5.0
Mayo	10	6.1	8	4.8	3	1.8	9	5.4
Roscommon	4	5.0	4	5.0	2	2.5	3	3.7
Sligo	3	3.7	2	2.4	1	1.2	3	3.7

ULSTER (Part of)	16	4.3	10	2.7	7	1.9	15	4.0

Cavan	5	4.8	4	3.8	2	1.9	5	4.7
Donegal	9	4.9	4	2.2	3	1.6	6	3.3
Monaghan	2	2.4	2	2.4	2	2.4	4	4.9

REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

Border	29	4.3	19	2.8	15	2.2	30	4.4
Midland	16	3.8	12	2.8	11	2.6	20	4.7
West	24	4.0	19	3.1	16	2.6	29	4.8
Dublin	53	2.6	36	1.8	57	2.8	86	4.2
Mid-East	18	2.1	14	1.7	19	2.2	26	3.1
Mid-West	33	6.4	22	4.3	15	2.9	33	6.4
South-East	22	3.1	19	2.7	15	2.1	31	4.4
South-West	29	3.1	17	1.8	16	1.7	29	3.1

* For definition see technical notes.
The stillbirth and infant mortality rates in some areas based on small numbers are subject to considerable fluctuation and caution should
be exercised in their interpretation.

Open in Excel: Annual Report on Vital Statistics 2014 Table 4.3 (XLS 42KB)

Table 4.4 Infant mortality rates per 1,000 live births by detailed age, 1941 to 2014

Table 4.5 Infant deaths during 2014 by detailed age

Table 4.6 Infant mortality rates in Ireland and neighbouring countries, 1941-2014

Table 4.7 Stillbirth and perinatal mortality rates in Ireland and neighbouring countries, 1997-2014

Table 4.8 Infant mortality - deaths under 1 year in 2014, classified by sex, age and cause

Total under 1 year

Under 30 mins

30 mins and under 1 day

Total under 1 day

Total under 7 days

Total under 4 weeks

4 weeks and under 1 year

ICD-10 code

Days

Cause of death

Sex

7-13

14-20

21-27

A00-Y89

All causes

130

G00-H95

Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs

–

of which:

G00-G03

Meningitis

–

G04-H95

Remainder

–

P00-P96

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

–

of which:

P00-P04

Fetus or newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labour and delivery

–

P05-P08

Disorders related to length of gestation and fetal growth

–

P10-P15

Birth Trauma

–

P20-P29

Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period

–

P35-P39

Infections specific to the perinatal period

–

P50-P61

Haemorrhagic & haematological disorders of fetus and newborn

–

P70-P74

Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to fetus and newborn

–

P75-P78

Digestive system disorders of fetus and newborn

–

P80-P83

Conditions involving the integument and temperature regulation of fetus and newborn

–

P90-P96

Other disorders originating in the perinatal period

–

Q00-Q99

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

of which:

Q00-Q07

Congenital malformations of the nervous system

–

Q10-Q18

Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck

–

Q20-Q28

Congenital malformations of the circulatory system

–

Q30-Q34

Congenital malformations of the respiratory system

–

Q35-Q37

Cleft lip and cleft palate

–

Q38-Q45

Other congenital malformations of the digestive system

–

Q50-Q56

Congenital malformations of genital organs

–

Q60-Q64

Congenital malformations of the urinary system

–

Q65-Q79

Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system

–

Q80-Q89

Other congenital malformations

–

Q90-Q99

Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified

–

R95

Sudden infant death syndrome

–

All other causes

–

Open in Excel: Annual Report on Vital Statistics 2014 Table 4.8 (XLS 36KB)

Table 4.9 Infant mortality - deaths under 1 year in 2014, classified by age under 4 weeks, age 4 weeks to one year, sex and cause, assigned to each province

ICD-10 code

Total

Leinster

Munster

Connacht

Ulster (part of)

Cause of death

Age

A00-Y89

All causes

Under 4 weeks

4 weeks to 1 year

G00-H95

Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

of which:

G00-G03

Meningitis

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

G04-H95

Remainder

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

P00-P96

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

of which:

P00-P04

Fetus or newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labour and delivery

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

P05-P08

Disorders related to length of gestation and fetal growth

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

P10-P15

Birth trauma

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

P20-P29

Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

P35-P39

Infections specific to the perinatal period

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

P50-P61

Haemorrhagic & haematological disorders of fetus and newborn

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

P70-P74

Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to fetus and newborn

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

P75-P78

Digestive system disorders of fetus and newborn

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

P80-P83

Conditions involving the integument and temperature regulation of fetus and newborn

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

P90-P96

Other disorders originating in the perinatal period

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

Q00-Q99

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

Under 4 weeks

4 weeks to 1 year

–

of which:

Q00-Q07

Congenital malformations of the nervous system

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

Q10-Q18

Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

Q20-Q28

Congenital malformations of the circulatory system

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

Q30-Q34

Congenital malformations of the respiratory system

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

Q35-Q37

Cleft lip and cleft palate

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

Q38-Q45

Other congenital malformations of the digestive system

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

Q50-Q56

Congenital malformations of genital organs

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

Q60-Q64

Congenital malformations of the urinary system

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

Q65-Q79

Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

Q80-Q89

Other congenital malformations

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

Q90-Q99

Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

R95

Sudden infant death syndrome

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

All other causes

Under 4 weeks

–

4 weeks to 1 year

–

Open in Excel: Annual Report on Vital Statistics 2014 Table 4.9 (XLS 46KB)

Table 4.10 Infant mortality - deaths under 1 year in 2014, classified by sex and cause, assigned to each regional authority

ICD-10 code

Border

Midland

West

Dublin

Mid-East

Mid-West

South-East

South-West

Cause of death

A00-Y89

All causes

G00-H95

Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs

–

of which:

G00-G03

Meningitis

–

G04-H95

Remainder

–

P00-P96

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

of which:

P00-P04

Fetus or newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labour and delivery

–

P05-P08

Disorders related to length of gestation and fetal growth

–

P10-P15

Birth Trauma

–

P20-P29

Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period

–

P35-P39

Infections specific to the perinatal period

–

P50-P61

Haemorrhagic & haematological disorders of fetus and newborn

–

P70-P74

Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to fetus and newborn

–

P75-P78

Digestive system disorders of fetus and newborn

–

P80-P83

Conditions involving the integument and temperature regulation of fetus and newborn

–

P90-P96

Other disorders originating in the perinatal period

–

Q00-Q99

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

of which:

Q00-Q07

Congenital malformations of the nervous system

–

Q10-Q18

Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck

–

Q20-Q28

Congenital malformations of the circulatory system

–

Q30-Q34

Congenital malformations of the respiratory system

–

Q35-Q37

Cleft lip and cleft palate

–

Q38-Q45

Other congenital malformations of the digestive system

–

Q50-Q56

Congenital malformations of genital organs

–

Q60-Q64

Congenital malformations of the urinary system

–

Q65-Q79

Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system

–

Q80-Q89

Other congenital malformations

–

Q90-Q99

Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified

–

R95

Sudden infant death syndrome

–

All other causes

–

Open in Excel: Annual Report on Vital Statistics 2014 Table 4.10 (XLS 43KB)

Table 4.11 Infant mortality - deaths under 1 year in 2014, classified by age-group and cause, assigned to each regional authority

Table 4.11 Infant mortality - deaths under 1 year in 2014, classified by age-group and cause, assigned to each regional authority

ICD-10 code	Cause of death	Age	Border	Midland	West	Dublin	Mid-East	Mid-West	South-East	South-West

A00-Y89	All causes	Under 4 weeks	19	12	19	36	14	22	19	17
		4 weeks to 1 year	10	4	5	17	4	11	3	12

G00-H95	Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs	Under 4 weeks	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	of which:	4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
G00-G03	Meningitis	Under 4 weeks	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
G04-H95	Remainder	Under 4 weeks	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

P00-P96	Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period	Under 4 weeks	7	7	8	26	8	13	13	4
	of which:	4 weeks to 1 year	1	–	2	3	2	2	–	3
P00-P04	Fetus or newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labour and delivery	Under 4 weeks	2	3	2	6	2	1	4	2
P00-P04		4 weeks to 1 year	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P05-P08	Disorders related to length of gestation and fetal growth	Under 4 weeks	3	1	1	7	–	7	6	–
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	2
P10-P15	Birth trauma	Under 4 weeks	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P20-P29	Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period	Under 4 weeks	–	1	2	7	3	1	2	–
P20-P29		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–
P35-P39	Infections specific to the perinatal period	Under 4 weeks	–	1	1	3	–	2	–	–
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P50-P61	Haemorrhagic & haematological disorders of fetus and newborn	Under 4 weeks	1	–	–	2	2	1	–	2
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
P70-P74	Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to fetus and newborn	Under 4 weeks	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P70-P74		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P75-P78	Digestive system disorders of fetus and newborn	Under 4 weeks	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	–
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	–	2	–	1	–	–
P80-P83	Conditions involving the integument and temperature regulation of fetus and newborn	Under 4 weeks	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–
P80-P83		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P90-P96	Other disorders originating in the perinatal period	Under 4 weeks	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	–	1	–	1	–	–

Q00-Q99	Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities	Under 4 weeks	11	4	10	10	4	8	5	13
Q00-Q99		4 weeks to 1 year	9	1	3	6	1	4	1	6
	of which:
Q00-Q07	Congenital malformations of the nervous system	Under 4 weeks	1	–	1	–	1	1	1	3
		4 weeks to 1 year	2	–	1	–	–	–	–	–
Q10-Q18	Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck	Under 4 weeks	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q20-Q28	Congenital malformations of the circulatory system	Under 4 weeks	4	1	1	3	1	2	2	2
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	1	–	5	1	1	–	2
Q30-Q34	Congenital malformations of the respiratory system	Under 4 weeks	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q35-Q37	Cleft lip and cleft palate	Under 4 weeks	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q38-Q45	Other congenital malformations of the digestive system	Under 4 weeks	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q50-Q56	Congenital malformations of genital organs	Under 4 weeks	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q60-Q64	Congenital malformations of the urinary system	Under 4 weeks	1	–	1	1	–	1	1	1
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q65-Q79	Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system	Under 4 weeks	1	–	1	3	–	1	–	1
Q65-Q79		4 weeks to 1 year	3	–	–	–	–	1	–	1
Q80-Q89	Other congenital malformations	Under 4 weeks	–	1	1	1	1	–	–	2
		4 weeks to 1 year	3	–	–	–	–	–	1	1
Q90-Q99	Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified	Under 4 weeks	4	2	5	1	1	3	–	4
		4 weeks to 1 year	1	–	2	1	–	2	–	2

R95	Sudden infant death syndrome	Under 4 weeks	–	1	1	–	–	–	1	–
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	2	–	5	1	2	2	2

	All other causes	Under 4 weeks	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–
		4 weeks to 1 year	–	1	–	3	–	2	–	1

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Table 4.12a Stillbirths in 2014, classified by sex and cause, and with mention of affecting maternal factors

Table 4.12a Stillbirths in 2014, classified by sex and cause, and with mention of affecting maternal factors


ICD-10 code		Stillbirths			With maternal factors
ICD-10 code	Cause of death	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female

A00-Y89	All	164	84	80	58	30	28

P00-P96	Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period	137	69	68	57	30	27
	of which :
P00-P04	Fetus and newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labour and delivery
P00-P04		–	–	–	–	–	–
P05-P08	Disorders related to length of gestation and fetal growth	14	8	6	7	4	3
P10-P15	Birth Trauma	–	–	–	–	–	–
P20-P29	Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period	10	6	4	6	3	3
P35-P39	Infections specific to the perinatal period	1	1	–	–	–	–
P50-P61	Haemorrhagic and haematological disorders of fetus and newborn	3	1	2	–	–	–
P70-P74	Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to fetus and newborn	1	–	1	–	–	–
P75-P78	Digestive system disorders of fetus and newborn	–	–	–	–	–	–
P80-P83	Conditions involving the integument and temperature regulation of fetus and newborn	–	–	–	–	–	–
P90-P96	Other disorders in the perinatal period	108	53	55	44	23	21

Q00-Q99	Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities	27	15	12	1	–	1
	of which :
Q00-Q07	Other congenital malformations of the nervous system	4	–	4	1	–	1
Q10-Q18	Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q20-Q28	Congenital malformations of the circulatory system	1	–	1	–	–	–
Q30-Q34	Congenital malformations of the respiratory system	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q35-Q37	Cleft lip and cleft palate	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q38-Q45	Other congenital malformations of the digestive system	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q50-Q56	Congenital malformations of genital organs	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q60-Q64	Congenital malformations of the urinary system	2	2	–	–	–	–
Q65-Q79	Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q80-Q89	Other congenital malformations	1	1	–	–	–	–
Q90-Q99	Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified	19	12	7	–	–	–

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Table 4.12b Stillbirths in 2014, classified by maternal factors

Table 4.13 Stillbirths in 2014, classified by age of mother, sex of child and period of gestation

Table 4.14 Stillbirths in 2013, classified by age of mother and number of previous live and stillborn children

Table 4.15 Stillbirths in 2014, classified by cause and period of gestation

Table 4.15 Stillbirths in 2014, classified by cause and period of gestation


		Period of gestation (weeks)
ICD-10 code							40 and over
ICD-10 code	Cause of death	Total	Under 28	28-31	32-35	36-39	40 and over

A00-Y89	All causes	164	46	28	27	39	24

P00-P96	Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period	137	39	24	18	34	22
	of which:
P00-P04	Fetus and newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labour and delivery
P00-P04		–	–	–	–	–	–
P05-P08	Disorders related to length of gestation and fetal growth	14	8	3	–	2	1
P10-P15	Birth Trauma	–	–	–	–	–	–
P20-P29	Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period	10	3	1	–	2	4
P35-P39	Infections specific to the perinatal period	1	–	1	–	–	–
P50-P61	Haemorrhagic and haematological disorders of fetus and newborn	3	2	–	1	–	–
P70-P74	Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to fetus and newborn	1	–	–	–	1	–
P75-P78	Digestive system disorders of fetus and newborn	–	–	–	–	–	–
P80-P83	Conditions involving the integument and temperature regulation of fetus and newborn	–	–	–	–	–	–
P90-P96	Other disorders in the perinatal period	108	26	19	17	29	17

Q00-Q99	Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities	27	7	4	9	5	2
	of which:
Q00-Q07	Other congenital malformations of the nervous system	4	1	–	2	–	1
Q10-Q18	Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q20-Q28	Congenital malformations of the circulatory system	1	1	–	–	–	–
Q30-Q34	Congenital malformations of the respiratory system	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q35-Q37	Cleft lip and cleft palate	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q38-Q45	Other congenital malformations of the digestive system	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q50-Q56	Congenital malformations of genital organs	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q60-Q64	Congenital malformations of the urinary system	2	–	–	1	1	–
Q65-Q79	Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q80-Q89	Other congenital malformations	1	–	–	1	–	–
Q90-Q99	Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified	19	5	4	5	4	1

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Table 4.16 Stillbirths in 2014, classified by cause and number of previous children

Table 4.16 Stillbirths in 2014, classified by cause and number of previous live and stillborn children


ICD-10 code		Number of previous children
ICD-10 code	Cause of death	Total	0	1	2	3	4 or 5	6 or more

A00-Y89	All causes	164	73	44	24	11	11	1

P00-P96	Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period	137	66	36	18	8	8	1
	of which:
P00-P04	Fetus and newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labour and delivery
P00-P04		–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P05-P08	Disorders related to length of gestation and fetal growth	14	6	5	1	2	–	–
P10-P15	Birth Trauma	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P20-P29	Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period	10	4	3	3	–	–	–
P35-P39	Infections specific to the perinatal period	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
P50-P61	Haemorrhagic and haematological disorders of fetus and newborn	3	2	–	–	–	–	1
P70-P74	Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to fetus and newborn	1	–	–	1	–	–	–
P75-P78	Digestive system disorders of fetus and newborn	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P80-P83	Conditions involving the integument and temperature regulation of fetus and newborn	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P90-P96	Other disorders in the perinatal period	108	53	28	13	6	8	–

Q00-Q99	Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities	27	7	8	6	3	3	–
	of which:
Q00-Q07	Other congenital malformations of the nervous system	4	1	1	1	1	–	–
Q10-Q18	Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q20-Q28	Congenital malformations of the circulatory system	1	–	1	–	–	–	–
Q30-Q34	Congenital malformations of the respiratory system	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q35-Q37	Cleft lip and cleft palate	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q38-Q45	Other congenital malformations of the digestive system	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q50-Q56	Congenital malformations of genital organs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q60-Q64	Congenital malformations of the urinary system	2	1	–	–	–	1	–
Q65-Q79	Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q80-Q89	Other congenital malformations	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Q90-Q99	Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified	19	4	6	5	2	2	–

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Table 4.17 Stillbirths in 2014, classified by cause and age of mother at maternity

Table 4.17 Stillbirths in 2014, classified by cause and age of mother at maternity


		Age of mother at maternity
ICD-10 code								40 and over	Not stated
ICD-10 code	Cause of death	Total	Under 20	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40 and over	Not stated

A00-Y89	All causes	164	–	12	32	57	40	20	3

P00-P96	Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period	137	–	9	29	49	33	14	3
	of which:
P00-P04	Fetus and newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labour and delivery
P00-P04		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P05-P08	Disorders related to length of gestation and fetal growth	14	–	2	–	6	5	1	–
P10-P15	Birth Trauma	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P20-P29	Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period	10	–	–	4	3	2	–	1
P35-P39	Infections specific to the perinatal period	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
P50-P61	Haemorrhagic and haematological disorders of fetus and newborn	3	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
P70-P74	Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to fetus and newborn	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
P75-P78	Digestive system disorders of fetus and newborn	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P80-P83	Conditions involving the integument and temperature regulation of fetus and newborn	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P90-P96	Other disorders in the perinatal period	108	–	7	25	37	26	12	1

Q00-Q99	Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities	27	–	3	3	8	7	6	–
	of which:
Q00-Q07	Other congenital malformations of the nervous system	4	–	1	–	3	–	–	–
Q10-Q18	Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q20-Q28	Congenital malformations of the circulatory system	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
Q30-Q34	Congenital malformations of the respiratory system	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q35-Q37	Cleft lip and cleft palate	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q38-Q45	Other congenital malformations of the digestive system	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q50-Q56	Congenital malformations of genital organs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q60-Q64	Congenital malformations of the urinary system	2	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
Q65-Q79	Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q80-Q89	Other congenital malformations	1	–	1	–	–	–	–	–
Q90-Q99	Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified	19	–	1	2	3	7	6	–

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Table 4.18 Stillbirths in 2014, classified by cause and birthweight

Table 4.18 Stillbirths in 2014, classified by cause and birthweight


		Birthweight (grams)
ICD-10 code		Total	Under 1000	1000-1499	1500-1999	2000-2499	2500-2999	3000-3499	3500-3999	4000 & over
ICD-10 code	Cause of death	Total	Under 1000	1000-1499	1500-1999	2000-2499	2500-2999	3000-3499	3500-3999	4000 & over

A00-Y89	All causes	164	62	18	14	16	14	23	12	5

P00-P96	Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period	137	52	12	11	13	11	22	12	4
	of which:
P00-P04	Fetus and newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labour and delivery
P00-P04		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P05-P08	Disorders related to length of gestation and fetal growth	14	10	–	–	2	–	1	1	–
P10-P15	Birth Trauma	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P20-P29	Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period	10	3	1	–	–	–	4	1	1
P35-P39	Infections specific to the perinatal period	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–
P50-P61	Haemorrhagic and haematological disorders of fetus and newborn	3	2	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
P70-P74	Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to fetus and newborn	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
P75-P78	Digestive system disorders of fetus and newborn	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P80-P83	Conditions involving the integument and temperature regulation of fetus and newborn	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
P90-P96	Other disorders in the perinatal period	108	37	11	10	11	10	17	9	3

Q00-Q99	Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities	27	10	6	3	3	3	1	–	1
	of which:
Q00-Q07	Other congenital malformations of the nervous system	4	1	2	–	–	1	–	–	–
Q10-Q18	Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q20-Q28	Congenital malformations of the circulatory system	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q30-Q34	Congenital malformations of the respiratory system	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q35-Q37	Cleft lip and cleft palate	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q38-Q45	Other congenital malformations of the digestive system	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q50-Q56	Congenital malformations of genital organs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q60-Q64	Congenital malformations of the urinary system	2	–	–	–	1	–	1	–	–
Q65-Q79	Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q80-Q89	Other congenital malformations	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
Q90-Q99	Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified	19	8	4	3	1	2	–	–	1

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Table 4.19 Maternal deaths per 100,000 total live and stillbirths, 1996 - 2014

Stillbirths, Infant Mortality and Maternal Mortality

The terms used in relation to stillbirths and infant mortality are defined as follows:

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

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

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

Perinatal deaths: Stillbirths or late foetal deaths p;us early neonatal deaths.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Infant Mortality, Stillbirths and Maternal Mortality 2014

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Table 4.1 Live births, stillbirths and infant mortality, 2001 to 2014


				Perinatal deaths	Neonatal deaths				Infant deaths
Year	Live births	Population²	Stillbirths	Perinatal deaths	Early	Late	Total	Post	Infant deaths

Persons

2001-10¹	66,595	4,211	307	464	157	39	195	82	277
2004	61,972	4,045	321	489	168	41	209	78	287
2005	61,372	4,134	254	385	131	36	167	69	236
2006	65,425	4,240	252	392	140	39	179	76	255
2007	71,389	4,376	317	443	126	30	156	74	230
2008	75,173	4,485	294	456	162	38	200	84	284
2009	75,554	4,533	294	433	139	29	168	79	247
2010	75,174	4,555	273	429	156	39	195	76	271
2011	74,033	4,575	211	358	147	41	188	74	262
2012	71,674	4,585	188	333	145	40	185	52	237
2013	68,954	4,593	190	344	154	27	181	64	245
2014	67,295	4,610	164	284	120	38	158	66	224

Males

2001-10¹	34,145	2,098	159	246	88	20	108	47	154
2004	31,966	2,012	171	262	91	19	110	43	153
2005	31,489	2,062	153	209	56	19	75	35	110
2006	33,655	2,121	129	215	86	18	104	51	155
2007	36,487	2,191	169	238	69	13	82	43	125
2008	38,619	2,239	162	250	88	22	110	52	162
2009	38,682	2,257	131	214	83	16	99	44	144
2010	38,395	2,262	140	227	87	21	108	46	154
2011	37,898	2,271	104	185	81	30	111	39	150
2012	36,890	2,270	93	165	72	18	90	25	115
2013	35,340	2,274	107	197	90	12	102	38	140
2014	34,681	2,280	84	153	69	21	90	40	130

Females

2001-10¹	32,450	2,113	148	218	69	19	88	35	123
2004	30,006	2,033	150	227	77	22	99	35	134
2005	29,883	2,072	101	176	75	17	92	34	126
2006	31,770	2,119	123	177	54	21	75	25	100
2007	34,902	2,185	148	205	57	17	74	31	105
2008	36,554	2,247	132	206	74	16	90	32	122
2009	36,872	2,276	163	219	56	13	69	34	103
2010	36,779	2,293	133	202	69	18	87	30	117
2011	36,135	2,304	107	173	66	11	77	35	112
2012	34,784	2,316	95	168	73	22	95	27	122
2013	33,614	2,319	83	147	64	15	79	26	105
2014	32,614	2,330	80	131	51	17	68	26	94

¹ Decennial average.
² The population estimates for year ending April 2007 and later periods are based on the usual residences concept.

Table 4.4 Infant mortality rates per 1,000 live births by detailed age, 1941 to 2014


	Under				21 days	4 weeks	2 months	3 months	6 months	Total
	24	1-6	7-13	14-20	and under	and under	and under	and under	and under	4 weeks to
Period	hours	days	days	days	4 weeks	2 months	3 months	6 months	12 months	1 year

1941-50¹	7.0	8.7	4.3	4.2	4.3	8.7	6.9	12.3	9.4	37.3
1951-60¹	7.8	8.7	2.7	1.9	1.5	3.6	2.4	4.5	3.6	14.1
1961-70¹	7.1	6.2	1.4	1.1	0.8	2.1	1.5	2.7	2.0	8.2
1971-80¹	5.1	3.8	0.9	0.4	0.4	1.2	1.0	1.8	1.4	5.3
1981-90¹	2.8	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.7	0.7	1.3	0.9	3.7
1991-00¹	2.1	1.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.7	0.5	2.0
2001-10¹	1.5	0.9	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.3	1.2
2000	2.1	1.0	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.5	1.9
2001	1.9	1.2	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.6	0.2	0.6	0.3	1.7
2002	2.1	1.0	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.3	1.5
2003	1.8	1.2	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	1.5
2004	1.5	1.2	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.3	1.3
2005	1.3	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.1
2006	1.3	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.2
2007	1.0	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.3	1.0
2008	1.3	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.3	1.1
2009	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.0
2010	1.4	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.3	1.0
2011	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	1.0
2012	1.1	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.7
2013	1.4	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.9
2014	1.1	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.0

¹ Decennial average.

Table 4.6 Infant mortality rates in Ireland* and neighbouring countries, 1941-2014


	Deaths of infants under 1 year per 1,000 live births
Period	Ireland*	Northern Ireland	England and Wales	Scotland

1941-1950¹	66	60	43	57
1951-1960¹	37	32	25	30
1961-1970¹	25	25	19	23
1971-1980¹	16	19	15	16
1981-1990¹	9	10	9	9
1991-2000¹	6	6	6	6
2001-2010¹	4	5	5	5
1998	6	6	6	6
1999	6	6	6	5
2000	6	5	6	6
2001	6	6	5	6
2002	5	5	5	5
2003	5	5	5	5
2004	5	5	5	5
2005	4	6	5	5
2006	4	5	5	5
2007	3	5	5	5
2008	4	5	5	4
2009	3	5	5	4
2010	4	6	4	4
2011	4	4	4	4
2012	3	4	4	4
2013	4	5	4	3
2014	3	5	4	4

¹ Decennial average.
* Exclusive of Northern Ireland.

Table 4.7 Stillbirth and perinatal mortality rates in Ireland¹and neighbouring countries, 1997-2014


	Stillbirth rate				Perinatal mortality rate
Year	Ireland	Northern Ireland	England and Wales	Scotland	Ireland	Northern Ireland	England and Wales	Scotland

1997	6.0	5.4	5.3	5.3	9.6	8.6	8.3	7.8
1998	6.0	5.1	5.3	6.1	9.5	8.1	8.2	8.7
1999	5.7	5.7	5.3	5.2	8.9	10.0	8.2	7.6
2000	5.9	4.3	5.3	5.6	9.0	7.4	8.2	8.4
2001	6.1	5.1	5.3	5.7	9.2	8.4	8.0	8.5
2002	6.0	5.7	5.6	5.4	9.0	8.7	8.3	7.6
2003	5.6	5.0	5.8	5.6	8.5	8.0	8.6	8.0
2004	5.2	5.0	5.7	5.8	7.8	8.0	8.4	8.1
2005	4.1	4.0	5.4	5.3	6.2	8.1	8.0	7.7
2006	3.8	3.8	5.4	5.3	6.0	6.9	8.0	7.4
2007	4.4	4.2	5.2	5.6	6.2	6.9	7.7	7.8
2008	3.9	4.5	5.1	5.4	6.0	7.4	7.6	7.4
2009	3.9	4.8	5.2	5.3	5.7	7.8	7.6	7.4
2010	3.6	4.1	5.1	4.9	5.7	7.8	7.4	6.9
2011	2.8	3.6	5.2	5.1	4.8	6.4	7.5	6.9
2012	2.6	4.2	4.9	4.7	4.6	6.4	7.0	6.5
2013	2.7	4.5	4.7	4.2	5.0	7.5	6.7	5.8
2014	2.4	3.3	4.7	4.0	4.2	6.5	6.6	5.9

¹ Exclusive of Northern Ireland.

Table 4.13 Stillbirths in 2014, classified by age of mother, sex of child and period of gestation


		Period of gestation (weeks)
Age of mother	Sex of child	Total	Under 28	28-31	32-35	36-39	40 and over

Total	Males	84	24	13	15	22	10
	Females	80	22	15	12	17	14

Under 20	Males	–	–	–	–	–	–
	Females	–	–	–	–	–	–

20-24	Males	7	2	–	2	2	1
	Females	5	1	2	1	–	1

25-29	Males	18	7	2	1	6	2
	Females	14	5	1	2	4	2

30-34	Males	29	9	6	7	5	2
	Females	28	6	2	6	9	5

35-39	Males	17	4	3	3	5	2
	Females	23	9	5	2	4	3

40 and over	Males	12	2	1	2	4	3
	Females	8	–	5	–	–	3

Not stated	Males	1	–	1	–	–	–
	Females	2	1	–	1	–	–

Table 4.14 Stillbirths in 2014, classified by age of mother and number of previous live and stillborn children


	Age of mother at maternity
Number of previous children	Total	Under 20	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40 and over	Not stated

Total	164	–	12	32	57	40	20	3

0	73	–	10	13	29	11	7	3

1	44	–	2	8	14	15	5	–

2	24	–	–	6	9	8	1	–

3	11	–	–	1	3	4	3	–

4 or 5	11	–	–	4	2	2	3	–

6 or more	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–

Table 4.19 Maternal deaths per 100,000 total live and stillbirths, 1996 - 2014


Year	Number of maternal deaths	Maternal death rate

1996	3	5.9
1997	3	5.6
1998	2	3.7
1999	1	1.8
2000	1	1.8
2001	3	5.2
2002	5	8.2
2003	-	–
2004	1	1.6
2005	1	1.6
2006	-	–
2007	2	2.8
2008	3	4.0
2009	3	4.0
2010	1	1.3
2011	2	2.7
2012	2	2.8
2013	3	4.3
2014	1	1.5