You wouldn't understand

I heard a reporter on Radio 1 last night outlining the main points of the HSE's first Health Status of the Population of Ireland Report which was published yesterday. One of the findings was that there are more people living in the republic than at any time since 1861. As well as the rise in immigration, she explained that 2 of the reasons for this is the increase in people being born and the decrease in people dying.

Let's see: more people being born, less people dying = more people overall.

I think I've got that.

Thanks for clearing that one up.