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Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan 2018-2022

Figure 14 – Co. Louth Live Register 2017

Source: CSO StatBank / Live Register / LRM07 / Select from table LRM07

The figure above shows the relative seasonality of female unemployment (over 25
years of age), and the near static rates of unemployment for young people aged under
25.

Z2 County Health Profile

Z2.1 Key Facts

The following have been extracted from the HSE Health Profile 2015 Louth. This
report references the CSO Census of Population 2011.

• Co. Louth has above average lone parent households of 12.4% (national rate
10.9%);

• Births to females aged under 20 at 17.4 is higher than the national rate of 12.3;

• Breast feeding rates are lower than the national average at 35.0% (national rate
46.6%);

• Deaths rates for all ages, respiratory and injury and poisoning are higher than the
national rates, whilst heart disease in those aged under 65 years is lower than the
national rate;

• Immunisation uptake at 24 months for the 3rd 6 in 1 of 93% and MMR1 of 91% are
lower than the national rates.

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