Louise O'Reilly
Question:195. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of births in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. [47290/18]
View answerWednesday, 14 November 2018
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According to CSO , the number of live births in Ireland for the relevant period of interest are outlined in the table below.
|
Year |
Number of live Births |
|
2015 |
65,536 |
|
2016 |
63,841 |
|
2017* |
62,053 |
|
2018^ |
15,659 |
*Please note birth information related to 2017 is based on year of registration of birth and therefore should be considered provisional.
Information on the number of births in 2018 is only currently available for the months January - March 2018 and is based on year of registration.