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  1. $Title{Table 4.: Vital Statistics}
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  3. Vital Statistics                         1951-56     1966-71     1971-79     1981-86
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  5. (per 1,000 of population)
  6. Birth rate                                21.3        21.3       21.6         19.1
  7. Death rate                                12.2        11.2       10.5          9.4
  8. Natural increase                           9.2        10.1       11.1          9.7
  9. Estimated net migration                  -13.4        -3.7       +4.3         -4.1
  10. Net increase in population                -4.3         6.4       15.4          5.6
  11. Marriage rate                              5.4         6.5        6.8          5.5
  12. Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 births)  39.5        20.0       15.3          9.8
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  14. Area                       27,136 square miles (70,284 square km.)
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  16. Notes
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  18. Unless otherwise stated, statistics refer to the State, i.e., Ireland
  19. exclusive of Northern Ireland.
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