STATISTICS PRESS NOTICE
BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN NORTHERN IRELAND (2002)
9:30am - Thursday 7 August 2003,
The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency today released statistics on the
number of births and deaths in Northern Ireland in 2002. The published tables include a
breakdown of births (for both resident and non-resident mothers) and deaths by quarter
year and gender at Northern Ireland level. There is also a breakdown of births, deaths,
stillbirths and infant deaths, and the major causes of deaths, by District Council.
KEY RESULTS

In 2002, there were 21,385 births registered to Northern Ireland resident mothers. This
is the lowest number of births recorded in Northern Ireland in a single year. In 2001
there was 21,962 births and the 2000 figure was 21,512, which was the previous lowest
number of births recorded.

Using births and population data it is estimated that the current pattern of fertility is 1.77
children per woman of child bearing age. This compares with figures of 2.08 in 1992
and 2.53 in 1982.

In 2002, over one in three of all births occurred outside marriage. This compares with
just over one in five of all births occurring outside marriage ten years ago.

In 2002, there were 14,586 deaths registered in Northern Ireland. This compares to
14,513 deaths in 2001 and 14,903 deaths in 2000.

There were 122 stillbirths and 100 infant deaths registered in Northern Ireland in 2002.
The following tables are attached.
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4.
5.
6.
Vital events, 1992 to 2002
Live births, resident and non-resident by Health Board, 2002
Live births, resident and non-resident by quarter, 2002
Live births, inside and outside marriage by quarter, 2002
Deaths, stillbirths and infant deaths by quarter, 2002
Births, stillbirths, infant deaths, deaths and major causes of death (ICD 10) by
Local Government District, 2002
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Table 1(a) Vital events, 1992 to 2002 (Births)
Estimated Population
Year
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
1
2
Persons
1623300
1635600
1643700
1649100
1661800
1671300
1677800
1679000
1682900
1689300
1696600
Males
792100
798200
801900
804000
810300
815500
818700
818500
820500
824400
828900
Live Births
Females
831100
837300
841800
845100
851400
855700
859100
860500
862500
864900
867800
Total
Period
All resident Birth Fertility
births
Rate1 Rate
25354
15.6
2.08
24722
15.1
2.01
24098
14.7
1.95
23693
14.4
1.91
24382
14.7
1.95
24087
14.4
1.93
23668
14.1
1.90
22957
13.7
1.86
21512
12.8
1.75
21962
13.0
1.80
21385
12.6
1.77
Males
12924
12515
12361
12293
12382
12325
12058
11943
11120
11288
10874
Females
12430
12207
11737
11400
12000
11762
11610
11014
10392
10674
10511
Rate per 1,000 population
Percentage of all live births
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Males per
1000
females
1040
1025
1053
1078
1032
1048
1039
1084
1070
1058
1035
Outside marriage
Number
5579
5445
5337
5487
6346
6427
6743
6957
6833
7144
7161
%2
22.0
22.0
22.1
23.2
26.0
26.7
28.5
30.3
31.8
32.5
33.5
Table 1(b) Vital events, 1992 to 2002 (Stillbirths/Infant Deaths/Deaths)
Estimated Population
Stillbirths
Infant Deaths
Persons
Year
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Persons
1623300
1635600
1643700
1649100
1661800
1671300
1677800
1679000
1682900
1689300
1696600
Males
792100
798200
801900
804000
810300
815500
818700
818500
820500
824400
828900
Females
831100
837300
841800
845100
851400
855700
859100
860500
862500
864900
867800
Number
124
128
153
145
153
131
122
132
93
112
122
Rate2
4.9
5.2
6.3
6.1
6.2
5.4
5.1
5.7
4.3
5.1
5.7
Number Rate3
6.0
153
7.1
176
6.1
147
7.1
169
5.8
142
5.6
137
5.6
134
6.4
148
5.0
109
6.0
134
4.6
100
Number
14998
15633
15114
15310
15218
14971
14993
15663
14903
14513
14586
1
Rate per 1,000 population
Rate per 1,000 live and still births
3 Rate per 1,000 live births
2
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Rate1
9.2
9.6
9.2
9.3
9.2
9.0
8.9
9.3
8.9
8.6
8.6
Deaths
Males
Number Rate1
9.4
7469
9.7
7731
9.2
7362
9.3
7482
9.2
7418
8.9
7244
8.9
7321
9.1
7464
8.7
7128
8.5
7007
8.4
6948
Females
Number
7519
7902
7752
7828
7800
7727
7672
8199
7775
7506
7638
Rate1
9.0
9.4
9.2
9.3
9.2
9.0
8.9
9.5
9.0
8.7
8.8
Table 2
Live births, resident and non-resident by Health Board, 2002
Northern Ireland
Live Births
Resident in Northern
All live births
Ireland
Not
resident in
All
All
N Ireland
births
Males Females births
Males Females
21772 11067 10705 21385 10874 10511
387
Eastern Board
Northern Board
Southern Board
Western Board
7724
5428
4633
3987
Area
1
2
3944
2765
2303
2055
3780
2663
2330
1932
7654
5421
4422
3888
3912
2760
2200
2002
3742
2661
2222
1886
70
7
211
99
Crude
birth
Rate1
12.6
11.5
12.6
14.0
13.6
Rate per 1,000 population
Rate per 1,000 women aged 15-44
Table 3
Live births, resident and non-resident by quarter, 2002
Year/Quarter
2002
1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
All Live Births
Resident in Northern Ireland
Not Resident in Northern Ireland
Total
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
21385 10874
10511
387
193
194
5304
5334
5542
5205
2748
2635
2824
2667
2556
2699
2718
2538
95
77
117
98
52
41
55
45
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43
36
62
53
All resident live births
General
Males per
Fertility
1,000
Rate2
TPFR
females
58.1
1.77
1035
52.3
59.1
65.7
62.2
1.60
1.80
2.01
1.90
1045
1037
990
1062
Table 4
Live births, inside and outside marriage by quarter, 2002
2002
Resident Live Births
Within marriage
Outside of marriage
Total
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
14224
7197
7027
7161
3677
3484
1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
3518
3566
3684
3456
Year/Quarter
Table 5
1822
1761
1853
1761
1696
1805
1831
1695
1786
1768
1858
1749
926
874
971
906
860
894
887
843
Deaths, stillbirths, and infant deaths by quarter, 2002
2002
Total
14586
Deaths
Males
Females
6948
7638
1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
3871
3511
3527
1818
1706
1706
2053
1805
1821
23
30
32
24
26
23
4th quarter
3677
1718
1959
37
27
Year/Quarter
Stillbirths
Infant
Deaths
122
100
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Table 6
Births, stillbirths, infant deaths, deaths and major causes of death (ICD 10) by local government district, 2002
Cause of death
Local
Government
District
All Resident Live Births
Circulatory Deaths
Deaths
Total Total
Still- Infant
births Deaths
External Causes
Total
Malignant
Total
Neoplasms
(I00(C00-C97)
I99)
Male Female
100
14586
6948
7638
3652
5729
Ischaemic
Heart
Disease
(I20-I25)
2948
6
22
4
6
9
1
1
12
3
6
3
4
657
2935
635
514
891
747
294
1380
309
257
401
326
363
1555
326
257
490
421
176
756
184
125
210
166
261
1067
209
198
362
303
135
561
90
97
173
144
70
286
77
52
102
93
84
414
80
60
137
119
27
134
24
20
33
21
7
17
4
8
8
3
11
28
5
5
10
8
328
377
172
222
304
220
190
287
87
474
3
3
4
0
2
6
3
3
1
6
2
4
3
2
4
2
3
2
1
8
380
516
209
324
460
230
283
278
145
699
194
238
99
131
223
117
131
151
59
336
186
278
110
193
237
113
152
127
86
363
99
126
56
87
108
54
68
68
31
178
144
194
96
115
193
96
111
115
69
282
74
92
44
60
102
58
57
63
33
145
41
66
36
35
56
15
26
33
21
87
54
68
27
46
62
42
31
34
15
76
27
25
4
8
20
5
12
14
5
29
6
7
1
1
7
1
2
8
0
5
8
6
1
2
4
0
5
1
2
13
363
282
499
372
684
357
295
537
348
685
4
1
3
2
10
4
2
2
2
8
444
343
654
372
666
228
155
318
172
324
216
188
336
200
342
123
77
165
91
168
173
155
288
163
269
99
83
142
88
141
44
30
84
47
79
52
41
63
46
68
23
15
28
19
43
7
2
7
5
6
8
4
5
1
10
377
215
832
323
255
372
217
742
332
223
5
1
9
5
3
5
1
9
2
5
540
217
775
365
307
270
105
384
186
160
270
112
391
179
147
116
48
227
77
68
235
84
254
163
130
119
41
133
97
77
61
24
61
23
24
61
32
95
36
40
22
16
40
16
7
9
8
10
6
2
6
4
7
6
2
Total
Male
Female
Northern Ireland
21385
10874
10511
122
Ards
Belfast
Castlereagh
Down
Lisburn
North Down
811
3168
744
810
1381
740
411
1617
404
394
691
395
400
1551
340
416
690
345
Antrim
Ballymena
Ballymoney
Carrickfergus
Coleraine
Cookstown
Larne
Magherafelt
Moyle
Newtownabbey
674
751
363
434
657
450
357
580
162
993
346
374
191
212
353
230
167
293
75
519
Armagh
Banbridge
Craigavon
Dungannon
Newry & Mourne
720
577
1036
720
1369
Fermanagh
Limavady
Derry
Omagh
Strabane
749
432
1574
655
478
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Cerebro- Respiratory
vascular Diseases
Disease (J00-J99)
(I60-I69)
1573
1883
Total
(V01Y98)
637
Suicide &
Transport
Accidents self-inflicted
(V01-V99) injury (X60X84, Y87.0)
147
162
NOTE TO EDITORS
1. This information can also be accessed on the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research
Agency web site at http://www.nisra.gov.uk.
2. The results are based on analysis of all vital events registered within the 2002
calendar year. A separate press notice has been issued today which provides
information on the estimated size of the Northern Ireland population in mid 2002. A
more detailed breakdown of these and other statistics will be published later in the
year in the “Registrar General Annual Report (NI) 2002”.
3. Corresponding information for England and Wales is published by the Office for
National Statistics (London) and for Scotland by the General Register Office for
Scotland (Edinburgh).
4. Further information can be obtained from:
Press Office
Department of Finance and Personnel
Craigantlet Buildings
Stoney Road
BELFAST
BT4 3SX
Telephone: 028 9052 7374
Fax:
028 9052 7149
5. Statistical queries should be addressed to:
Dr David Marshall,
Demography and Methodology Branch,
NISRA,
2-14 Castle Street,
BELFAST
BT1 1SA
Telephone:
Fax:
(028) 9034 8155
(028) 9034 8134
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