asked the Minister for Health the number of stillbirths in each county for each year since 1960.
Written Answers. - Stillbirth Statistics.
The following tables set out the numbers of stillbirths which occurred in each county from 1966 to 1983. The numbers were not recorded nationally prior to 1966 and the numbers for years later than 1983 are not yet available.
Number of Stillbirths in each County, 1966-1983
Area |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
Carlow |
13 |
10 |
15 |
14 |
20 |
4 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
13 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
15 |
Dublin |
325 |
362 |
320 |
268 |
294 |
268 |
306 |
257 |
269 |
237 |
207 |
209 |
197 |
219 |
223 |
181 |
174 |
145 |
Kildare |
25 |
18 |
20 |
27 |
26 |
17 |
28 |
32 |
28 |
24 |
19 |
15 |
21 |
20 |
36 |
20 |
21 |
28 |
Kilkenny |
26 |
18 |
27 |
12 |
18 |
15 |
18 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
19 |
20 |
10 |
21 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
20 |
Laois |
15 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
11 |
14 |
18 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
8 |
Longford |
13 |
8 |
13 |
9 |
10 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
Louth |
30 |
35 |
18 |
38 |
27 |
43 |
27 |
24 |
25 |
31 |
22 |
33 |
29 |
24 |
28 |
16 |
17 |
23 |
Meath |
18 |
33 |
15 |
21 |
22 |
24 |
28 |
26 |
22 |
15 |
20 |
31 |
15 |
22 |
21 |
22 |
16 |
14 |
Offaly |
24 |
17 |
18 |
20 |
14 |
15 |
21 |
23 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
20 |
17 |
10 |
12 |
7 |
15 |
4 |
Westmeath |
28 |
19 |
28 |
18 |
29 |
22 |
15 |
20 |
19 |
19 |
16 |
8 |
14 |
9 |
11 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
Wexford |
19 |
12 |
23 |
20 |
11 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
24 |
15 |
27 |
39 |
17 |
25 |
19 |
23 |
15 |
18 |
Wicklow |
14 |
10 |
27 |
23 |
27 |
18 |
26 |
14 |
19 |
19 |
16 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
20 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
Clare |
32 |
21 |
25 |
18 |
18 |
30 |
15 |
14 |
28 |
22 |
16 |
16 |
20 |
12 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
Cork |
80 |
73 |
68 |
73 |
95 |
77 |
82 |
73 |
90 |
87 |
102 |
80 |
80 |
63 |
64 |
70 |
55 |
71 |
Kerry |
47 |
48 |
35 |
33 |
28 |
39 |
26 |
25 |
39 |
32 |
36 |
29 |
16 |
30 |
15 |
11 |
13 |
21 |
Limerick |
42 |
44 |
38 |
33 |
47 |
46 |
50 |
59 |
40 |
44 |
42 |
27 |
29 |
31 |
29 |
24 |
20 |
25 |
Tipperary NR |
23 |
27 |
26 |
38 |
18 |
28 |
19 |
16 |
12 |
19 |
11 |
20 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
16 |
5 |
3 |
Tipperary SR |
32 |
30 |
27 |
25 |
19 |
36 |
22 |
24 |
25 |
16 |
22 |
18 |
12 |
17 |
18 |
16 |
19 |
18 |
Waterford |
14 |
28 |
26 |
21 |
16 |
17 |
24 |
23 |
28 |
20 |
18 |
19 |
16 |
20 |
23 |
19 |
13 |
12 |
Galway |
41 |
42 |
49 |
38 |
45 |
47 |
45 |
45 |
48 |
36 |
32 |
45 |
31 |
37 |
30 |
34 |
35 |
29 |
Leitrim |
11 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
Mayo |
25 |
17 |
19 |
26 |
24 |
21 |
24 |
25 |
29 |
20 |
27 |
25 |
16 |
17 |
17 |
25 |
27 |
30 |
Roscommon |
16 |
14 |
8 |
17 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
Sligo |
17 |
20 |
15 |
14 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
9 |
17 |
11 |
4 |
13 |
12 |
7 |
11 |
18 |
14 |
Cavan |
15 |
22 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
22 |
11 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
Donegal |
38 |
31 |
32 |
38 |
29 |
37 |
35 |
30 |
31 |
9 |
34 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
26 |
17 |
22 |
21 |
Monaghan |
13 |
15 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
6 |
22 |
12 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
15 |
5 |
Total |
996 |
1,000 |
934 |
893 |
904 |
881 |
901 |
829 |
867 |
774 |
765 |
757 |
659 |
684 |
681 |
600 |
571 |
581 |