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Infant Mortality, Stillbirths and Maternal Mortality

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Department/Agency

Central Statistics Office (CSO)

Key information

Infant deaths by detailed age; infant mortality, neonatal mortality and still births by area of residence; infant mortality by area, sex, age and cause; stillbirths by sex and cause, by age of mother, sex of child, and period of gestation; stillbirths by cause and weight; maternal deaths.


A Methods and Quality Report is available for this statistic.

Links

Links to web pages that lead to the statistics:

Contact

vitalstats@cso.ie

Source

General Register Office.

Scope

Stillbirths registered under the Stillbirths Registration Act, infant deaths (under the age of one year) occurring in the reference year, registered during the reference year or the following year, and maternal deaths.

Frequency

Annual

Reference period

Calendar year

Start date

2001, with some tables from 1941, 1957 or 1980

Timeliness

24 months after the end of the reference period

Classifications

  • Age (detailed)
    <30 mins; 30 mins to under 1 day; 1 day; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7-13; 14-20; 21-27 days; 4 weeks to under 2 months; 2 months; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 9; 10; 11 months.
  • Province
    Leinster; Munster; Connacht; Ulster (part).
  • Region (NUTS3)
    Border; Dublin; Mid-East; Midland; Mid-West; South-East; South-West; West.
  • County or City
    The 34 administrative counties.
  • Cause of death
    ICD-9 Codes.
  • Gestation period
    <24 weeks; 24-27 weeks; 28-36 weeks; 37+ weeks; Not stated.
  • Age of mother
    <20 years; 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40+ years; Not stated.
  • Infant weight
    <1000g; 1000-1499; 1500-2499; 2500+g; Not stated;

Theme

People and Society - Births, Deaths and Marriages

Page Created

2008-12-02

Page Modified

2010-04-28

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