Thomas P. Broughan
Question:229 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Health and Children the infant mortality rate within the State since statistics were first recorded. [15115/98]
Written Answers. - Infant Mortality.
The infant mortality rate for each year since the foundation of the State is set out in the following table.
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births, 1922-97
|
Year |
Rate |
Year |
Rate |
|
1922 |
68.9 |
1960 |
29.3 |
|
1923 |
66.4 |
1961 |
30.5 |
|
1924 |
71.7 |
1962 |
29.1 |
|
1925 |
67.9 |
1963 |
26.6 |
|
1926 |
74.4 |
1964 |
26.7 |
|
1927 |
70.8 |
1965 |
25.2 |
|
1928 |
67.9 |
1966 |
24.9 |
|
1929 |
70.4 |
1967 |
24.4 |
|
1930 |
68.0 |
1968 |
21.0 |
|
1931 |
68.9 |
1969 |
20.6 |
|
1932 |
72.2 |
1970 |
19.5 |
|
1933 |
65.2 |
1971 |
18.0 |
|
1934 |
63.3 |
1972 |
18.0 |
|
1935 |
68.4 |
1973 |
18.0 |
|
1936 |
74.2 |
1974 |
17.8 |
|
1937 |
73.0 |
1975 |
17.5 |
|
1938 |
66.6 |
1976 |
15.5 |
|
1939 |
65.8 |
1977 |
15.5 |
|
1940 |
66.4 |
1978 |
14.9 |
|
1941 |
73.5 |
1979 |
12.8 |
|
1942 |
69.4 |
1980 |
11.1 |
|
1943 |
82.6 |
1981 |
10.3 |
|
1944 |
79.4 |
1982 |
10.5 |
|
1945 |
70.9 |
1983 |
10.1 |
|
1946 |
64.6 |
1984 |
9.6 |
|
1947 |
67.9 |
1985 |
8.8 |
|
1948 |
50.2 |
1986 |
8.9 |
|
1949 |
53.2 |
1987 |
7.9 |
|
1950 |
46.0 |
1988 |
8.9 |
|
1951 |
45.7 |
1989 |
8.1 |
|
1952 |
41.4 |
1990 |
8.2 |
|
1953 |
39.4 |
1991 |
7.6 |
|
1954 |
37.8 |
1992 |
6.5 |
|
1955 |
36.7 |
1993 |
6.1 |
|
1956 |
35.6 |
1994 |
5.7 |
|
1957 |
33.1 |
1995* |
6.3 |
|
1958 |
35.4 |
1996* |
5.5 |
|
1959 |
32.0 |
1997* |
6.2 |
*Provisional figures based on year of registration.
Source: Central Statistics Office.