"There were 408 babies born to women aged over 44 in 2023, up 80.5pc compared to 2013. Ireland's total period fertility rate for 2023 stood at 1.5, which is below the rate of 2.1 needed to replace the population; in 2013 the rate stood at 1.9. There were 43 fewer births in Ireland in 2023 compared with 2022, but over the last decade, there has been a fall of over a fifth when compared with 2013."
"The number of people who died aged 100 years and over in 2023 was 312, of which 61 were male and 251 were female. Neoplasms, which can be benign or malignant cancerous growths accounted for the largest number of deaths in 2023 at 10,480, followed by deaths due to diseases of the circulatory system at 9,784 and 4,124 deaths from diseases of the respiratory system."
There were 408 babies born to women aged over 44 in 2023, an 80.5% increase since 2013. The total period fertility rate in 2023 was 1.5, below the 2.1 replacement level; it was 1.9 in 2013. There were 43 fewer births in 2023 than in 2022 and births have fallen by over a fifth since 2013. There were 35,649 deaths in 2023, a 20.8% increase since 2013, with male deaths up 24.5% and female deaths up 17%. Three hundred twelve people aged 100 and over died in 2023 (61 male, 251 female). Neoplasms caused 10,480 deaths, followed by 9,784 circulatory and 4,124 respiratory deaths.
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