{"id":584051,"date":"2025-11-21T05:28:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T05:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/584051\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T05:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T05:28:21","slug":"the-most-common-cause-of-death-in-northern-ireland-revealed-as-numbers-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/584051\/","title":{"rendered":"The most common cause of death in Northern Ireland revealed as numbers rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

The overall number of registered deaths have increased by 19% in 30 years\"AnAn ambulance outside a hospital(Image: Justin Kernoghan\/Belfast Live)<\/p>\n

The most common cause of death in Northern Ireland has been highlighted as the overall number of registered deaths here increase.<\/p>\n

New figures from the Registrar General\u2019s 103rd annual report revealed today, November 20, show that cancer<\/a> contributed to the most common cause of death in 2024, accounting for 25.6% of all deaths.<\/p>\n

In particular, the trachea, bronchus and lung (commonly referred to as lung cancer) was the most common site of cancer for both sexes.<\/p>\n

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At a more detailed level, the leading cause of death for all persons in 2024 was dementia and Alzheimer\u2019s disease accounting for 2,009 (11.1%) of all deaths.<\/p>\n

When analysed by sex, dementia<\/a> and Alzheimer\u2019s diseases was the leading cause of death for females (1,306 or 14.8% of all female deaths). However, for males the leading cause of death was ischaemic heart disease (1,001 deaths, 10.8% of all male deaths).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the overall number of deaths registered in 2024 (18,050) was a 4.6% increase to the level in 2023 (17,254) and over 19% more than 1994 (15,114).<\/p>\n

NISRA said the general upward trend in the number of deaths being registered in Northern Ireland<\/a> can be primarily accounted for by the growing and aging population – both of which are linked to increasing death numbers.<\/p>\n

Age-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) account for changes in size and age structure of the population by adjusting for age and showing deaths as a rate per 100,000 population. There has been a general decrease in the last three decades with ASMRs falling from 1429.9 deaths per 100,000 population in 1994 to 1018.3 in 2024.<\/p>\n

In 2024, the stillbirth rate decereased from 3.3 per 1,000 births in 2023 to 3.1 per 1,000. A total of 60 stillbirths were registered in Northern Ireland in 2024.<\/p>\n

The General Register Office for Northern Ireland stores records of births, deaths, marriages, civil partnerships, stillbirths and adoptions in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

Its annual report provides statistics on a number of areas to help inform policy. For example, the number of deaths has implications for hospital <\/a>and palliative care strategies.<\/p>\n

Figures such as population estimates, projections, and life-expectancy statistics have policy implications for pensions and the delivery of front-line services for the population in areas such as housing<\/a>, health care, education, and transport.<\/p>\n

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