Bantry among three regions with more deaths than births in 2021, says CSO

Cork City North-West had the third-highest incidence of covid deaths per 100,000 of population (129.5) in 2021

The latest release from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows that the Bantry-West Cork region had 255 deaths compared to 224 births. File picture: Larry Cummins

Bantry-West Cork was one of three local areas in Ireland that had more deaths than births in 2021.

The latest release from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows that the region had 255 deaths compared to 224 births.