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]
Vol. 510 No. 6
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]
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 |
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 |