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Third of babies born outside
marriage
01.03.11
MORE than one-in-three
babies were born outside of marriage in Co Donegal,
according to the latest figures. There were 773
babies born outside of marriage out of a total of
2,214 births in 2008. This translates to 34.9% of
all births in the county. The Co Donegal rate is
higher than the national average of 33.4%. It is
also higher than the average for the province of
Ulster, including Monaghan and Cavan, at 32.5%.
The rate of births outside of marriage in Co Donegal
is only lower than the average Leinster rate of
35.3%. The counties of Munster recorded an average
rate of 32.3% births outside of marriage while
Connacht's average rate was 27%. |
Of the babies born in
Co Donegal in 2008, 1,141 were boys and 1,073 were
girls. The breakdown for babies born outside of
marriage was 400 boys and 373 girls, the CSO figures
show. A sample of other counties show that Kerry had
642 babies born outside of marriage; Leitrim, 124;
Mayo, 532; Roscommon, 208 and Sligo, 295. Galway
city had 354 while the county had 728. Cavan had 371
while Monaghan had 261.
Meanwhile, the CSO's latest vital statistics table
for Co Donegal showed that of the 74 births
registered in the Buncrana area |
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in 2008, one mother was
under 20 years; 20 mothers were between 20-24; 16
were between 25-29; 20 were between 30-34; 13 were
between 35-39 and 4 were between 40-44. There were
no births in Buncrana to women 45 and over in 2008.
In the county generally, excluding Letterkenny and
Bundoran, 91 babies were born to women under 20; 196
were to women between 20-24; 471 were between 25-29
years; 597 were between 30-34 years; 359 were
between 35-39 years; 60 were between 40-44 years and
10 were 45 years and over. |
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