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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 16 Nov 1999

Vol. 510 No. 6

Written Answers. - Birth Statistics.

Bernard Allen

Question:

230 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of births in each health board area in each of the years from 1984 to 1998. [23229/99]

Bernard Allen

Question:

231 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of non-marital births in each health board area in each of the years from 1994 to 1998. [23230/99]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 231 together.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables.

Table 1

Number of Births by Health Board Area, 1984 to 1998

Year

Eastern

Midland

Mid-Western

North-Eastern

North-Western

South-Eastern

Southern

Western

Total

1984

22,131

4,032

5,709

5,544

3,844

7,113

9,409

6,280

64,062

1985

21,941

3,780

5,637

5,408

3,719

6,889

9,074

5,940

62,388

1986

21,537

3,680

5,483

5,411

3,767

6,812

9,044

5,886

61,620

1987

20,625

3,495

5,135

4,989

3,537

6,516

8,465

5,671

58,433

1988

19,682

3,193

4,721

4,580

3,269

6,076

7,838

5,241

54,600

1989

18,799

3,057

4,527

4,323

3,064

5,855

7,625

4,768

52,018

1990

19,259

3,071

4,788

4,466

3,021

5,873

7,637

4,929

53,044

1991

19,690

2,989

4,530

4,378

2,981

5,744

7,600

4,806

52,718

1992

18,848

2,882

4,524

4,242

2,849

5,604

7,391

4,749

51,089

1993

18,378

2,846

4,425

4,038

2,791

5,298

7,133

4,395

49,304

Year

Eastern

Midland

Mid-Western

North-Eastern

North-Western

South-Eastern

Southern

Western

Total

1994

18,299

2,717

4,257

3,877

2,718

5,047

7,107

4,233

48,255

1995

18,443

2,845

4,168

4,019

2,686

5,236

7,080

4,310

48,787

1996*

18,879

2,911

4,489

4,036

2,756

5,495

7,396

4,428

50,390

1997*

20,087

2,985

4,626

4,500

2,773

5,385

7,415

4,540

52,311

1998*

20,619

3,016

4,695

4,411

2,772

5,610

7,743

4,685

53,551

*Provisional figures based on year of registration.
Source: Central Statistics Office.
Table 2
Number of Births Outside Marriage by Health Board Area, 1984 to 1998

Year

Eastern

Midland

Mid-Western

North-Eastern

North-Western

South-Eastern

Southern

Western

Total

1984

2,687

188

341

304

196

559

584

257

5,116

1985

2,851

200

333

289

210

559

573

267

5,282

1986

3,223

201

408

303

247

637

653

274

5,946

1987

3,378

255

407

374

246

733

661

293

6,347

1988

3,570

220

449

348

267

700

633

296

6,483

1989

3,586

243

453

411

267

665

765

281

6,671

1990

3,953

312

633

470

307

848

888

356

7,767

1991

4,518

354

651

592

365

965

1,016

451

8,912

1992

4,570

414

735

569

345

1,009

1,052

517

9,211

1993

4,828

436

759

632

416

1,032

1,212

511

9,826

1994

4,882

420

811

643

411

1,053

1,248

581

10,049

1995

5,230

503

872

760

443

1,147

1,326

581

10,862

1996*

5,776

579

1,036

853

541

1,369

1,597

733

12,484

1997*

6,562

623

1,216

986

552

1,434

1,670

849

13,892

1998*

6,986

709

1,255

1,102

625

1,690

1,881

885

15,133

*Provisional figures based on year of registration.
Source: Central Statistics Office.
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