Both rates have dropped in recent years.
Births and deaths are declining across the Midlands.
New figures from the CSO shows over 2,880 births and 1,860 deaths are recorded across Laois, Offaly and Westmeath for 2022.
That's a decrease of 18% for births from 2021, with a smaller drop of 1.2% in the death rate.
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