asked the Minister for Health the number of live births registered in the State from 1970 to 1988 inclusive.
Written Answers. - Live Births.
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The numbers of live births for each year from 1970 to 1987, inclusive, are set out in the table below. Nineteen eighty-seven is the last complete year for which figures are available.
Numbers of Live Births: 1970-1987
|
Year |
Number of Births |
|
1970 |
64,284 |
|
1971 |
67,551 |
|
1972 |
68,527 |
|
1973 |
68,713 |
|
1974 |
68,907 |
|
1975 |
67,178 |
|
1976 |
67,718 |
|
1977 |
68,892 |
|
1978 |
70,299 |
|
1979 |
72,539 |
|
1980 |
74,064 |
|
1981 |
72,158 |
|
1982 |
70,933 |
|
1983 |
66,815 |
|
1984 |
64,237 |
|
1985 |
62,388 |
|
1986* |
61,425 |
|
1987* |
58,864 |
*Provisional
Source: Reports on Vital Statistics, Central Statistics Office.
The numbers of live births registered during the first three-quarters of 1988 are as follows: March quarter: 13,967; June quarter: 14,426; September quarter: 13,800.