A&E delays and deaths, religious identity in N Ireland and naming the monster numbers
More or Less: Behind the Stats
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Is There Still a Border Pole in Northern Ireland?
The Protestant and British identifying population is older. Protestants, people who identify as British, are dying at a higher rate because they would be a larger majority in the older age cohorts. People of a Catholic background and Irish identification are the majority in those younger age groups. It's an age-related factor, more so than a birth rate-related factor at this point.
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