BIG CHANGE SINCE 1911 CENSUS

WOMEN are living an average of almost 30 years longer now than they did just over 100 years ago.

Statistics from the 1911 census – gathered by the Central Statistics Office to mark the Centenary of the 1916 Rising – show that at the time, a woman could expect to die aged 54, while a man’s life expectancy was just 53.

By the time of the 2011 census, female life expectancy stood at 83 and male life expectancy at 78.

The way life has dramatically changed since the Rising has been mapped out in a fascinating trawl of national statistics from the early years of the 20th Century.

For every 1,000 babies born in 1916, 81 died before they reached their first birthday. In 2011, there were just 3.7 pre-first birthday deaths for every 1,000 births.

It was also found that the population increased dramatically in the 100 years between 1911 and 2011, from 3.1million to 4.6million.

It was further revealed that in 1911, 57% of the spending of an average household was on food and non-alcoholic drink. This had fallen to just 11.4% in 2011.