The CSO, through Ireland's Institute for SDGs (IIS), supports reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals.
SDG 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio is published by the CSO, Vital Statistics section.
The SDG indicators metadata repository provides the following definition in the SDG 3.1.1 metadata document:
The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is defined as the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000 live births during the same time period. It depicts the risk of maternal death relative to the number of live births and essentially captures the risk of death in a single pregnancy (proxied by a single live birth).
According to the Vital Statistics Annual Report 2021 there were no maternal deaths registered in 2021, giving a rate of 0.0 maternal deaths per 100,000 live and stillbirths. See Table 4.1 and Figure 4.1.
| Year | Maternal death rate |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 6.2 |
| 2017 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
SDG 3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel is published by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The SDG indicators metadata repository provides the following definition in the SDG 3.1.2 metadata document:
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (generally doctors, nurses or midwives but can refer to other health professionals providing childbirth care) is the proportion of childbirths attended by skilled health personnel. According to the current definition these are competent maternal and newborn health (MNH) professionals educated, trained and regulated to national and international standards.
They are competent to:
World Health Organisation (WHO) published data show that all births in Ireland from 2000-2020 were attended by skilled health personnel.
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) there was an estimated 7.25 obstetricians and gynaecologists per 1,000 live births and 72.27 practising midwives per 1,000 live births in 2021.
SDG 3.2.1 Under-five mortality rate is published by the CSO, Vital Statistics section.
The SDG indicators metadata repository provides the following definition in the SDG 3.2.1 metadata document:
The under-five mortality rate is the probability of a child born in a specific year or period dying before reaching the age of 5 years, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of that period, expressed as deaths per 1,000 live births.
Mortality data for children aged under-five years show there were 186 deaths in 2023, down from 210 in the previous year. Deaths recorded show that 98 were males and 88 were females. See Table 4.2. and Figure 4.2.
| Year | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.64 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
SDG 3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate is published by the CSO, Vital Statistics.
The SDG indicators metadata repository provides the following definition in the SDG 3.2.2 metadata document:
The neonatal mortality rate is the probability that a child born in a specific year or period will die during the first 28 completed days of life, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of that period, expressed per 1,000 live births.
Neonatal deaths (deaths among live births during the first 28 completed days of life) may be subdivided into early neonatal deaths, occurring during the first 7 days of life, and late neonatal deaths, occurring after the 7th day but before the 28th completed day of life.
The neonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births was 2.5 in 2021, an increase of 0.1 from 2020. See Table 4.3 and Figure 4.3.
| Year | Male | Female | Both sexes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
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