Ireland (2016)
4.5
per 1,000 births
+7.1% vs 2014
Change vs. prior observation
+7.1%
per 1,000 births
Trend
up
Series length
6
years of data

Data

Ireland Perinatal Mortality Rate (2016) — source data. Eurostat.
Year per 1,000 births Change
2016 4.5 n/a
2014 4.2 n/a
2011 4.8 -15.8%
2010 5.7 unchanged
2009 5.7 n/a
2007 6.2 n/a

About this Dataset

Ireland recorded 4.5 per 1,000 births in 2016. The latest change was +0.3. Across 2007–2016 the series ranges from 4.2 in 2014 to 6.2 in 2007.

This page tracks the perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths + deaths in first week of life per 1,000 births) in Ireland from 2005 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths + deaths in first week of life per 1,000 births) in Ireland from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2016. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2016 (6 observations).

The series peaked at 6.2 per 1,000 births in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.2 in 2014. The latest reading of 4.5 in 2016 represents a change of +0.3.