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20/12/2012
Ireland Has Highest Birth Rate According To ESRI Report
At 16.2 per 1,000 population, Ireland again reported the highest birth rate of any of the 27 EU countries.
The second highest EU birth rate was reported for the UK at 12.9 per 1,000 population.
The decline in the perinatal mortality rate continues. This rate is estimated at 6.1 per 1,000 live births and stillbirths in 2011 compared with 6.8 per 1,000 live births and stillbirths in 2010 which represents a reduction of over 10%. When compared with 2002, when the perinatal mortality rate was 8.4 per 1,000 live births and stillbirths, the 2011 rate represents a reduction of 27%.
The stillbirth rate is estimated at 4.0 per 1,000 live births and stillbirths in 2011 compared with 5.6 per 1,000 live births and stillbirths in 2002, representing a reduction of 29%. The early neonatal mortality rate is estimated at 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2011 compared with 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2002 which represents a reduction of 25% over the decade.
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The second highest EU birth rate was reported for the UK at 12.9 per 1,000 population.
The decline in the perinatal mortality rate continues. This rate is estimated at 6.1 per 1,000 live births and stillbirths in 2011 compared with 6.8 per 1,000 live births and stillbirths in 2010 which represents a reduction of over 10%. When compared with 2002, when the perinatal mortality rate was 8.4 per 1,000 live births and stillbirths, the 2011 rate represents a reduction of 27%.
The stillbirth rate is estimated at 4.0 per 1,000 live births and stillbirths in 2011 compared with 5.6 per 1,000 live births and stillbirths in 2002, representing a reduction of 29%. The early neonatal mortality rate is estimated at 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2011 compared with 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2002 which represents a reduction of 25% over the decade.
(CD)
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