Bernard Allen
Ceist:224 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health the number of non-marital births in each health board area in the years 1986 to 1989.
Written Answers. - Births Outside Marriage.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below:
Number of Births Outside Marriage by Health Board Area: 1986-89
|
Health Board |
1986 |
1987 |
1988* |
1989* |
|
Eastern |
3,223 |
3,378 |
3,479 |
3,481 |
|
Midland |
201 |
255 |
217 |
234 |
|
Mid-Western |
408 |
407 |
433 |
443 |
|
North-Eastern |
303 |
374 |
347 |
403 |
|
North-Western |
247 |
246 |
269 |
267 |
|
Southern |
653 |
661 |
624 |
746 |
|
South-Eastern |
637 |
733 |
670 |
657 |
|
Western |
274 |
293 |
297 |
291 |
|
Total |
5,946 |
6,347 |
6,336 |
6,522 |
* The figures for 1988 and 1989 are based on year of registration rather than year of occurrence and are therefore provisional.