Vital Statistics Annual Report 2021

Births

Births to Women aged 40 and over increased by 33.3% in ten years, up from 3,827 in 2011 to 5,101 in 2021.

Births to Women aged under 20 decreased by 58.0% in ten years, down from 1,690 in 2011 to 710 in 2021.

The Average age of mothers increased by 4.7% in ten years, up from 31.8 years in 2011 to 33.3 years in 2021.

Main Causes of death in Ireland

Deaths from malignant neoplasms increased by 11.3% in ten years, up from 8,666 in 2011 to 9,642 in 2021.

Deaths from circulatory diseases increased by 0.7% in ten years, up from 9,236 in 2011 to 9,301 in 2021.

Deaths from respiratory diseases decreased by 6.9% in ten years, down from 3,438 in 2011 to 3,202 in 2021.