Vital Statistics - Live Births Registration

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The data is collected under the Vital Statistics Act 1952 and Section 73 of the Civil Registration Act 2004. Provides information on live births in Ireland, used in calculating natural increase which contributes to the population estimates and in fertility analysis. **Purpose:** To collect vital statistics on live births in Ireland. **Coverage:** All live births in Ireland. Data received on an ongoing basis from the GRO.

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Public Health

Theme

Public Health Mental Health Epidemiology

Language

Eng

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Non Public

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Ireland epidemiology health healthcare registry
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Department of Social Protection
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Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike

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Identifier NDC-0128
Isopen True
Issued 1864-01-01
License Id cc-by-sa
License Title Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike
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Max Typical Age 75
Metadata Created 2026-03-19T17:16:35.821678
Metadata Modified 2026-03-19T17:16:35.821681
Min Typical Age 18
Modified 2024-01-18
Name vital-statistics-live-births-registration-128
Notes The data is collected under the Vital Statistics Act 1952 and Section 73 of the Civil Registration Act 2004. Provides information on live births in Ireland, used in calculating natural increase which contributes to the population estimates and in fertility analysis. **Purpose:** To collect vital statistics on live births in Ireland. **Coverage:** All live births in Ireland. Data received on an ongoing basis from the GRO.
Num Resources 0
Num Tags 5
Number Of Records 1765959
Number Of Unique Individuals 216205
Private False
Provenance Live births are registered with a local Registrar and General Register Office (GRO). Data are then forwarded electronically from the GRO to the CSO for Vital Statistics. Data is received weekly from the GRO.
Title Vital Statistics - Live Births Registration
Type dataset