asked the Minister for Health if he will state in respect of each of the years 1968, 1969 and 1970 the maternity mortality rate in (a) this country and (b) the Dublin area.
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Maternity Mortality Rate.
3.
As the information requested by the Deputy is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, a Cheann Comhairle, with your permission, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
MATERNAL death rates per 100,000 live and still births in the State and the Dublin area for the years 1968-1970.
|
Area |
1968 |
1969 |
1970* |
|
Rate per 100,000 live and still births |
Rate per 100,000 live and still births |
Rate per 100,000 live and still births |
|
|
State |
36 (22) |
31 (20) |
29 (19) |
|
Dublin County Borough and County |
37 (7) |
15 (3) |
29 (6) |
* Provisional.
The numbers in brackets indicate the actual number of maternal deaths in each case.
4.
asked the Minister for Health if he will state in respect of each of the years 1968, 1969 and 1970 the peri-natal mortality rate in this country.
The peri-natal death rates per 1,000 live and still births in this country were as follows:—
|
1968 |
26.6 |
|
1969 |
25.8 |
|
1970 |
24.2 |
The 1970 figure is provisional.