National Paediatric Mortality Register 2023: A review of mortality in children and young people in Ireland

The National Paediatric Mortality Register (NPMR) aims to collect, analyse and report on data relating to all deaths in children aged under 19 years in the Republic of Ireland. Although mortality in children has declined globally, many deaths continue to occur, and there is an urgent need to identify factors that contribute to those deaths so that appropriate intervention measures may be applied. The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of child mortality in the Republic of Ireland and to demonstrate the need for a universal, centralised system for the notification of deaths that will permit analysis and timely reporting of data on child mortality. This report examines the data, which is currently available, and highlights the deficits in information at national level.