asked the Taoiseach the number of deaths registered in the country for each of the past five years; and the general causes for the same period.
Written Answers. - Registered Deaths.
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The following table shows the number of deaths registered in each of the years 1984-1987 and the first nine months of 1988 classified according to some of the principal causes of death. Greater detail is available in the annual and quarterly reports on vital statistics which are compiled by the Central Statistics Office for the Minister for Health.
Table: Registered Deaths classified by Cause of Death.
|
9 months |
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|
Cause |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
|
Infectious and parasitic diseases |
214 |
250 |
243 |
203 |
118 |
|
Malignant neoplasms |
6,638 |
6,723 |
6,876 |
6,919 |
5,406 |
|
Hypertensive disease |
267 |
257 |
285 |
235 |
192 |
|
Ischaemic heart disease |
8,544 |
8,945 |
8,765 |
8,477 |
6,482 |
|
Cerebrovascular disease |
3,451 |
3,536 |
3,642 |
3,184 |
2,535 |
|
Other diseases of the circulatory system |
3,680 |
3,810 |
3,669 |
3,152 |
2,446 |
|
Pneumonia |
2,027 |
2,142 |
2,202 |
1,721 |
1,403 |
|
Bronchitis, emphysema and asthma |
796 |
810 |
835 |
661 |
540 |
|
Other diseases of the respiratory system |
1,289 |
1,633 |
1,783 |
1,530 |
1,213 |
|
Diseases of the digestive system |
884 |
842 |
865 |
796 |
700 |
|
Injuries arising from motor vehicle accidents including non-traffic accidents |
489 |
492 |
423 |
416 |
338 |
|
Other injury and poisonings |
956 |
998 |
1,108 |
1,026 |
719 |
|
All other causes |
2,919 |
2,784 |
2,931 |
2,899 |
2,241 |
|
Total |
32,154 |
33,222 |
33,627 |
31,219 |
24,333 |