![\"\"](\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/1296x728_When_Do_Newborn_Babies_Start_to_See-1-Newborn_to_4_Months-1024x575.jpg\")
There were more than 61,000 babies born in Ireland last year, a slight decrease on the previous year.<\/p>\nThere were more than 61,000 babies born in Ireland last year, a slight decrease on the previous year.<\/p>\n
There were 61,016 births in 2018 compared to 62,053 in 2017.<\/p>\n
The CSO figures show the average age of Irish mothers is 33.<\/p>\n
Limerick has the highest percentage of births outside marriage at 54%, the lowest is in Dun Laoighre in Dublin with 23.8%.<\/p>\n
A total of 980 teenagers had babies in 2018 – 22 of them were under 16.<\/p>\n
The figures show Dublin city has the highest number of births registered (7,041), followed by Cork (5,541).<\/p>\n
Leitrim has the lowest number 399 births, accounting for 0.7% of total live births in the country.<\/p>\n
There were 187 infant deaths registered in 2018 giving an infant mortality rate of 3.1 per 1,000 live births.<\/p>\n
There were 31,116 deaths were registered last year resulting in a natural increase in the population of 29,000 people.<\/p>\n
Of the 31,116, 15,967 were male while 15,149 were female.<\/p>\n
That total is 2.1% higher than in 2017 when 30,484 deaths were registered.<\/p>\n
Diseases of the circulatory system accounted for 8,938 deaths while there were 9,198 deaths from malignant neoplasms.<\/p>\n
Deaths from chronic lower respiratory disease numbered 1,743, pneumonia accounted for 1,084 deaths.<\/p>\n
The CSO says that the number of marriages registered in 2018 was 21,053.<\/p>\n
664 were same-sex marriages.<\/p>\n