Births, Deaths and Marriages in Quarter 3 2010
The CSO today released the Vital Statistics Third Quarter 2010 report.
Some of the key points highlighted in the report are as follows:
Births
- There were 19,171 births registered in quarter 3 of 2010. The corresponding total for quarter 3 2009 was 118 higher at 19,289 births, while the quarter 3 2005 total was 3,001 lower at 16,170 births. The quarter 3 2010 total is 30.5% higher than in 2001 when 14,688 babies were registered.
- The 19,171 births represent an annual birth rate of 17.2 per 1,000 of the population, 0.1 below quarter 3 of 2009 and 1.6 above quarter 3 of 2005. This rate is 1.9 per 1,000 of population higher than in 2001. In quarter 3 of 2010, Meath recorded the highest birth rate of 23.2 per 1,000 of population, while Limerick City recorded the lowest birth rate of 11.0 per 1,000 of population.
- Of the 19,171 births, there were 6,481 births registered as outside marriage. This accounted for 33.8% of all births, an increase of 1.4% on quarter 3 2009 and an increase of 2.3% on quarter 3 2005. Of these, 3,515 births were to unmarried parents with the same address, 18.3% of all births. The highest percentage of births outside marriage was in Limerick City at 58%, while the lowest percentage of births outside marriage was in both Dun Laoghaire Rathdown and Galway County at 25%.
- A total of 7,815 births (41.0%) were to first time mothers in quarter 3 of 2010. Second time mothers had 6,392 births (33.5%). First births in the third quarter of 2009 and 2005 accounted for 42.6% and 40.7% of all births respectively.
- The average age of mothers for births registered in quarter 3 2010 was 31.4 years, 0.2 years more than the corresponding figure in quarter 3 2009, 0.5 years more than in quarter 3 2005, and 1.1 years more than in quarter 3 2001. The average age of mothers having their first child in quarter 3 2010 was 29.4 years.
Deaths
- There were 6,517 deaths registered in quarter 3 of 2010, a decrease of 1.8% in the number of deaths registered in the third quarter of 2009. The quarter 3 2010 total represents a death rate of 5.8 per 1,000 of population, a slight decrease from the rate of 6.0 per 1,000 of population in the corresponding quarter in 2009. The death rate in quarter 3 of 2001 was 7.3 per 1,000 of population.
- For those aged 65 and over, the annual death rate was 39.3 per 1,000 of population, 5,010 deaths. This compares with a rate of 40.7 per 1,000 of population for the corresponding quarter of 2009, a decline of 3.4%. The decrease in this rate since 2001 was 21.9%, when 50.3 deaths per 1,000 of population, was registered.
- There were 71 infant deaths registered in quarter 3 2010 giving an infant mortality rate of 3.7 deaths per 1,000 live births. The corresponding rate in quarter 3 of 2009 was 4.1 per 1,000 live births and was 6.6 per 1,000 live births in quarter 3 of 2001. The number of neonatal deaths (deaths of infants at ages under 4 weeks) in quarter 3 of 2010 was 48, 2.5 deaths per 1,000 live births.
- Of the 6,517 deaths, over one third (33.9%) were attributed to diseases of the heart and arteries (circulatory disease), while 31.2% were attributed to malignant cancers (neoplasms), 10.3% to lung (respiratory) diseases and 6.1% to external causes, including accidents, suicides and other external causes.
- As usual, the leading cause of death in quarter 3 2010 varied widely by age group. Among young adults aged 15 to 44, external causes of death including accidents, suicides and other external causes ranked highest. Among individuals aged 45-74 malignant cancers was the leading cause, while for those aged 75 and older it was diseases of the heart and arteries.
Natural Increase
- The natural increase in the population (births minus deaths) for quarter 3 of 2010 was 12,654. This represents a rate of 11.3 per 1,000 of population, the same rate as quarter 3 of 2009 and 3.3 above quarter 3 of 2001 rate.
Marriages
- There were 7,787 marriages registered in quarter 3 of 2010. This is traditionally the most popular quarter in which to marry. The number of marriages in the quarter represents a rate of 7.0 per 1,000 of population, 0.2 below the corresponding quarter of 2009. The quarter 3 2010 total is 3.0% higher than in quarter 3 2001 when 7,557 marriages were registered.
Vital Statistics Third Quarter 2010 is available on our website www.cso.ie (PDF 163KB)
For more information contact Sandra Tobin on 021 453 5307 or Maria Crowley on 021 453 5016.
Internet address: http://www.cso.ie
Central Statistics Office 27 April 2011
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