This November saw 2931 death notices for Ireland. That’s 9.7% more than November 2020 and brings this years running total to 33757 – which is 11% (3383) ahead of where we were by this point in 2020.
However this November:
December’s figures will indicate whether this drop in the numbers dying is a temporary change or indicates a new trend is emerging.
October’s 3085 notices bring the total so far this year to 30826. That’s 3124 (11%) more than by the same stage of 2020.
Comparing the two Octobers we find this year’s is 10% up on October 2020.
The 2914 deaths this August represent an increase of 18.7% on the 2454 deaths of August 20201Calculator.net
They bring the total deaths so far this year to 24870. While this is nearly identical to the 24862 deaths counted by this time last year, it is up 11% on the same point in 2020.2Calculator.net
Click a column heading to find out.
Beneath the graphs on each individual county page, you will now find interactive tables like the two below.
By default they rank the data by year. But you can click a column heading to list the years (from lowest to highest) based on that month, quarter etc. Click again to reverse the order.
This July we have seen 653 more deaths than July of 2020. That’s an increase of 27.6%1July 2020 = 2362. July 2024 = 3015. See the maths for yourself on Calculator.net
Taking a broader view, these 3015 notices bring us to 21956 so far in 2024. This is up 2003 (10%) on the 19953 recorded by this stage of 2020.2Calculator.net3(2nd August update: Apologies. In the first issue of this post year-to-date figures up to and including June had been given. As you’ll see in this corrected version, when July is included, the year-to-date figure for 2024 is actually 10% ahead of 2020 (not 7.7% as suggested in the first version). Again, apologies for the mistake and if you have shared the original inaccurate post please consider deleting/updating/replacing it as appropriate. Thank you.)
Do you remember 2020 – when ministers, media, medical professionals, public servants, schools, universities, celebrities, sports clubs, corporations, unions and more were up-in-arms about the (supposedly) vast numbers dying?!
Explore the details on our National and Counties pages.
This June we’ve seen 20% (476) more deaths than June 2020.1June 2020 = 2352. June 2024 = 2828. See the maths for yourself on Calculator.net Which keeps 2024 on course to exceed 2021 and match, if not outdo 2022 and/or 2023.
Yet, in marked contrast with 2020 (when less people were dying) the Irish media and public servants are not talking about it. Why?
More info on our National Picture and Counties pages.
This time four years ago you were hearing (non-stop!) about the numbers dying, and how the life changes being forced on you and society were warranted. Because we had to ‘save lives’.
Yet so far this year we’ve seen 874 more death notices than by the same time in 2020. But now there’s no official concern about saving lives. In fact there’s silence.
How come?
More thought-provoking graphs on our National Picture and Counties pages.
We are very glad that, in Tuam on Saturday, an audience question raised our work with European Parliament candidates John Waters and Una McGurk.
Glad too that our inspiration Patrick E. Walsh was also referenced.
Video will start where we are mentioned. Issues with video? Try watching direct on Odysee.1This video was Part 3 from the event’s coverage. Here are Part 1 and Part 2.
12,481 death notices in the first four months of 2020 – and media, public health and politicians were clamouring about the numbers dying.
635 more (13,116) in the first four months of 2024 – yet now media, public health and politicians are quiet about the greater numbers dying. Why?
How are the numbers in your county?
For March we counted 3177 death notices, bringing us to 10074 for the first quarter of 2024.. This is on par with the previous three years but up 15% on the first quarter of 2020.
More details on The National Picture.
Scroll our Counties page and see for yourself.
