Health in Ireland

1,265 indicators covering health for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic 6.6% 2023 down 34.5% 95th
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 0.0% 2023 148th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 76.6% 2023 up 7.8% 31st
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure 11.3% 2023 down 17.9% 160th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 5.0% 2023 down 29.3% 51st
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 22.2% 2023 up 23.7% 5th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current 23.4% 2023 down 19.2% 145th
Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ 6,878 2023 up 29.9% 9th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ 1,610 2023 up 5.0% 9th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in 5,268 2023 up 40.0% 9th
Total healthcare expenditure gdp 6.58 2023 down 34.5% 94th
Health expenditure government expenditure 22.16 2023 up 23.7% 5th
Mumps - number of reported cases 120 2025 down 94.0% 58th
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population) 0.16 2023 down 42.9% 142nd
Hib vaccine 92 2024 down 4.2% 84th
Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases 0 2025 16th
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 0 2023 151st
Dentists 2,560 2024 down 7.2% 80th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 80,947 2024 up 42.7% 55th
Nursing personnel 76,558 2024 up 35.0% 55th
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.033 2024 down 46.2% 107th
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural 96.1% 2024 up 12.7% 9th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 24.62 2019 down 14.8% 148th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 26.45 2019 down 10.3% 129th
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 50.3% 2019 up 7.2% 120th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence 32.3 2019 down 8.2% 143rd
Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 23.8% 2019 up 33.7% 57th
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 25.1% 2019 up 38.7% 55th
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 43.2% 2019 up 10.8% 91st
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 40.7% 2019 up 6.5% 105th
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 52.5% 2019 up 10.5% 104th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 35.3 2019 down 1.9% 112th
Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) 81.0% 2025 down 12.0% 113th
Adolescent birth rate 0.01 2022 down 66.7% 138th
Rubella number unvaccinated 6,384 2023 up 29.8% 91st
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 41 2023 down 33.9% 149th
Medical doctors 39.89 2024 up 32.4% 31st
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 99.5% 2021 down 0.3% 57th
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 23.9% 2022 down 22.7% 110th
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 21.9% 2022 down 25.9% 117th
3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of 93 2022 down 2.1% 73rd
Nursing and midwifery personnel 154.04 2024 up 26.5% 5th
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV 9,500 2025 up 55.7% 99th
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 0.2% 2025 unchanged 92nd
Cases of paralytic polio from wild vs vaccine derived viruses 0 2023 24th
Immunization measles vs vaccine safety 90 2024 unchanged 69th
Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 90 2024 unchanged 69th
Cases of paralytic polio from vaccine derived viruses 0 2023 24th
Infant health: low birthweight 6 Percentage of live births 2023 up 7.1% 33rd
Life expectancy 83.1 Years 2024 up 2.2% 9th
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 3.3 Years 2024 down 19.5% 37th
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -3.3 Years 2024 up 19.5% 4th
TB patients with known HIV status 45.0% 2024 up 66.7% 167th
Reported number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy 7,672 2023 up 97.4% 94th
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV 91.0% 2023 up 30.0% 15th
Dentists 4.87 2024 down 17.7% 65th
Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB 7 2024 up 250.0% 135th
Hib3 number unvaccinated 4,062 2023 up 15.6% 119th
Number of new HIV infections 200 2025 down 60.0% 108th
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes 100 2025 unchanged 99th