asked the Minister for Health the number of stillbirths in each county for each year since 1970 to date.
Written Answers. - Stillbirth Statistics.
The attached table sets out the number of stillbirths which occurred in each county from 1970 to 1984. The numbers for years later than 1984 are not yet available.
Number of Stillbirths in each County: 1970-1984.
County |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
Carlow |
20 |
4 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
13 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
15 |
5 |
Dublin |
294 |
268 |
306 |
257 |
269 |
237 |
207 |
209 |
197 |
219 |
223 |
181 |
174 |
145 |
146 |
Kildare |
26 |
17 |
28 |
32 |
28 |
24 |
19 |
15 |
21 |
20 |
36 |
20 |
21 |
28 |
23 |
Kikenny |
18 |
15 |
18 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
19 |
20 |
10 |
21 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
20 |
10 |
Laois |
11 |
14 |
18 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
Longford |
10 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
Louth |
27 |
43 |
27 |
24 |
25 |
31 |
22 |
33 |
29 |
24 |
28 |
16 |
17 |
23 |
15 |
Meath |
22 |
24 |
28 |
26 |
22 |
15 |
20 |
31 |
15 |
22 |
21 |
22 |
16 |
14 |
21 |
Offaly |
14 |
15 |
21 |
23 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
20 |
17 |
10 |
12 |
7 |
15 |
6 |
6 |
Westmeath |
29 |
22 |
15 |
20 |
19 |
19 |
16 |
8 |
14 |
9 |
11 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
Wexford |
11 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
24 |
15 |
27 |
39 |
17 |
25 |
19 |
23 |
15 |
18 |
30 |
Wicklow |
27 |
18 |
26 |
14 |
19 |
19 |
16 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
20 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
Clare |
18 |
30 |
15 |
14 |
28 |
22 |
16 |
16 |
20 |
12 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
12 |
Cork |
95 |
77 |
82 |
73 |
90 |
87 |
102 |
80 |
80 |
63 |
64 |
70 |
55 |
71 |
69 |
Kerry |
28 |
39 |
26 |
25 |
39 |
32 |
36 |
29 |
17 |
30 |
15 |
11 |
13 |
21 |
17 |
Limerick |
47 |
46 |
50 |
59 |
40 |
44 |
42 |
27 |
29 |
31 |
29 |
24 |
20 |
25 |
31 |
Tipperary |
37 |
64 |
41 |
40 |
37 |
35 |
33 |
38 |
26 |
27 |
31 |
32 |
24 |
21 |
18 |
Waterford |
16 |
17 |
24 |
23 |
28 |
20 |
18 |
19 |
16 |
20 |
23 |
19 |
13 |
12 |
17 |
Galway |
45 |
47 |
45 |
45 |
48 |
36 |
32 |
45 |
31 |
37 |
30 |
34 |
35 |
29 |
28 |
Leitrim |
4 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
Mayo |
24 |
21 |
24 |
25 |
29 |
20 |
27 |
25 |
16 |
17 |
17 |
25 |
27 |
30 |
16 |
Roscommon |
11 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
Sligo |
11 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
9 |
17 |
11 |
4 |
13 |
12 |
7 |
11 |
18 |
14 |
6 |
Cavan |
20 |
22 |
11 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
Donegal |
29 |
37 |
35 |
30 |
31 |
9 |
34 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
26 |
17 |
22 |
21 |
14 |
Monaghan |
10 |
6 |
22 |
12 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
15 |
5 |
7 |
Total |
904 |
881 |
901 |
829 |
867 |
774 |
765 |
757 |
659 |
684 |
681 |
600 |
571 |
781 |
542 |