Vital annual stats also show a continued fall in birth rates.
The number of people who died by across Ireland dropped by almost 20 per cent last year.
A sociology expert says it could be due to the sense of community across the country during the Covid pandemic.
Paul O’Donoghue reports.
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— Central Statistics Office Ireland (@CSOIreland) May 28, 2021